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...]
A Wild Salmon Manifesto for Slow Food Canada
Slow Food in Canada encourages only the seasonal consumption of wild salmon on the West Coast, discourages the consumption of any form of farmed salmon including "organic" farmed salmon, and is committed to the restoration of wild salmon stocks. Read our Wild Salmon Manifesto, adopted in 2006, … [Read more...]
Slow Fish Canada rocked Slow Fish Month / Un succès pour le mois Slow Fish
By Dave Adler Started in the late ‘80s as a tongue-in-cheek protest to fast food (and fast living), Slow Food has grown into an international movement that celebrates and supports small-scale food systems. It believes, amongst others, the idea that both consumers and producers hold an active and … [Read more...]
A SLOW FISH CANADA MESSAGE TO CONVIVIA / UN MESSAGE DE SLOW FISH CANADA À TOUS LES CONVIVIA
Dear Canadian Convivia, This October 2013 will be Slow Fish Canada month! We hope all of you will help celebrate Canada’s rich and diverse fishing heritage. From coast to coast, in convivia and fishing communities, events will encourage people to become more engaged with the seafood they … [Read more...]