By Jennifer Bain, author of Buffalo Girl Cooks Bison So is it bison or buffalo, people always ask me. I don’t blame them for being confused about North America’s original red meat. Buffalo is the romantic name, the one that conjures up images of majestic animals with shaggy brown coats and … [Read more...]
“Slow Food in Canada” documentary premiered across Canada on Terra Madre Day 2014
By Michael Howell Slow Food Canada releases film by Edmonton International Film Festival award winner Kevin Kossowan. The new short documentary “Slow Food in/au Canada” was screened across the nation on Terra Madre Day, December 10th, 2014. The movie can be watched online … [Read more...]
Learning from Recruitment Struggles on a University Campus
By Rebecca Gordon and Riley DeForest, University of Guelph The beginning of fall is a busy time on campus. For our University of Guelph Slow Food Convivium, it’s when we recruit the majority of our members. There’s probably no better place to have a Slow Food Convivium than the … [Read more...]
Reflections on Terra Madre
Amanda Koyama, Calgary convivium “Terra Madre is a way of giving a voice and a face to people engaged in producing food in their own geographical and social realities” (Carlo Petrini) I could tell you that “Terra Madre brings together those players in the food chain who together support … [Read more...]
Terra Madre: A Tidal Wave of Inspiration
From Megan Giffen, Toronto Convivium I began my Salone Del Gusto Terra Madre journey filled with excitement, a sense of nervousness and anxiety. I was excited to try new flavours and meet like minded people, nervous because I didn’t know what to expect and anxious that I hadn’t done enough or … [Read more...]
Thanking Mara Jernigan at Terra Madre
- By Brooke Fader While in Turin, Italy for Terra Madre 2014, Slow Food in Canada hosted its very own meeting for Canadian members from all over the country to discuss about the future of the organization. The Canada Meeting at Terra Madre was also an opportunity to thank a founding member … [Read more...]
Slow Food Concludes a Successful 2014 Edition of Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre
(Cut from the Official International Press Release sent by Slow Food International) The international Salone del Gusto event, organized in part by Slow Food International, was back to Turin, Italy, this year in its 10th edition. Dedicated to the world of food, Salone del Gusto was once more … [Read more...]
Pickled Wild Chanterelles Recipe
Automn rhymes with mushrooms and mushroom foraging, so here is a recipe for Pickled Wild Chanterelles offered by Oliver Kienast, of Wild Mountain Dinners in our Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands Convivium. The idea is to have the brine mimic the forest. 1-2 cups wild chanterelles, cleaned … [Read more...]
Slow Food is seeking 10,000 global members!
25 years ago, we started the Slow Food movement because we believed that we were on the verge of losing something beautiful, basic and essential to life: the diversity of food, the richness of our traditions, the connection between what we eat and how it is produced. Slow Food International is … [Read more...]
Slow Food in Canada’s Shirts Are Here!
Yes, you read well. Slow Food in Canada now has shirts available for men and women! Want to show your passion for Slow Food to your community? This is a great way to do it! They look great, don't they? Click here to buy your own Slow Food Canada shirt! … [Read more...]
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