Slow Food Cocagne Acadie received a group of twenty people for their smelt ice fishing activity on the Bouctouche River ice Saturday January 23rd. [Scroll down for the whole story] With more than 30 years experience, Roger Hébert taught the apprentice-fishermen how to catch … [Read more...]
Terra Madre Salone del Gusto 2016 Steps Outside!
Official press release from Slow Food International There is great news for the international event that brings thousands of farmers and food producers from 150 countries to Turin, Italy every two years. On the 20th anniversary of the first edition of Salone del Gusto and Slow Food Italy’s 30th … [Read more...]
Columbia River Watershed Storytelling Tour launches in Osoyoos November 26, 7-9 pm
Watermark, Osoyoos (15 Park Pl @ Main) Whether we live upriver or downwind, in sharing local stories we can develop sustainable cultural and environmental responses to the challenges that surround us. That’s the premise of the Columbia River Watershed Storytelling Tour, which launches in Osoyoos … [Read more...]
We Feed The Planet: A Canadian Story
By Christina Allain, Slow Food in Canada Board member From October 3rd-6th 2015, the Slow Food Youth Network held the We Feed the Planet International Conference to discuss the future of food and the planet. Over 2,500 youth from 120 different countries gathered in Milan, Italy, to gain knowledge … [Read more...]
Indigenous Resilience in the Face of Climate Change
By the Okanagan Nation Alliance Since 1996 and years before that, the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA), under the leadership of the Chiefs Executive Council (CEC), has dedicated their tribal efforts to re-establish their role as Indigenous Peoples by reintroducing ntytyix (sockeye salmon) … [Read more...]
Slow Fish 2016 Gateway to the Americas program
(By the organizing committee of Slow Fish in New Orleans) Slow Food New Orleans will host Slow Fish 2016: Gateway to the Americas, March 10-13, 2016 in New Orleans at the Old US Mint and French Market. This Slow Fish event is an international gathering of fishers, scientists, chefs, students, … [Read more...]
Cheese 2015: The tenth edition closes successfully
(Source: Slow Food International) New impetus for Slow Food to continue its battle in defense of small-scale cheesemakers The tenth edition of Cheese, the international biennial event organized by Slow Food, dedicated to milk in all its shapes and the world of cheese, bowed out in style having … [Read more...]
The Tenth Edition of Cheese Launched with the Winners of the 2015 Slow Cheese Award
(source: Slow Food International) The tenth edition of Cheese was officially launched today with the presence of Slow Food president Carlo Petrini and the leading local authorities. Cheese takes place from September 18 until September 21 in Bra, Italy. During the inaugural ceremony the Slow … [Read more...]
Slow Food Members to represent Canada at the Slow Meat Event in the US
Canada, May 27th, 2015 – Taking place June 4-6 in Denver, Colorado, Slow Meat is an event that “brings together ranchers, farmers, butchers, chefs, eaters and more to share ideas on how we can turn the herd toward meat that is good, clean and fair for all” (Slow Meat Website). Three Canadians will … [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...]