By/Par Alison Bell Located in the southeastern corner of British Columbia, the mountain town of Invermere is home to Slow Food Columbia Valley. With a population of around 3000, we are proud to say that our little convivium hovers at around thirty members, depending on how quickly we renew … [Lire plus...]
A Slow Food Reading List
Compiled by dee Hobsbawn-Smith for Slow Food Calgary The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan (Penguin) In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto by Michael Pollan (Penguin) Slow Food Revolution: A New Culture for Eating and Living by Carlo Petrini … [Lire plus...]
All about haskups, with recipe/avec la recette
By Sarah Galvin Haskaps, also known as the edible blue honeysuckle, are a relatively new orchard berry in Canada. They are dusty purple in colour and are the shape of a lima bean. The University of Saskatchewan has been developing cultivars and has collected hundreds of samples of wild plants … [Lire plus...]
Learn about Canadian Food From Coast to Coast with Margaret Webb’s book, Apples to Oysters
By Grace Evans What a lucky student I was to unknowingly walk into a classroom with Margaret Webb as my writing instructor. Last September I hastily enrolled in a freelance journalism class at Ryerson. Upon my discovery that my new teacher Margaret writes about food and farming in Canada, I felt … [Lire plus...]
Terra Madre Day 2011 Across Canada
Check out the great events that happened across Canada on December 10, 2011 for Terra Madre Day! The stories below are a selection of the Canada stories originally published on Slow Food International. See what cities in other countries did to celebrate here! SLOW FOOD CALGARY: THE PLEASURE AND … [Lire plus...]
New Slow Food Calgary Youth Movement
By Stephanie Kolk Calgary has always had a strong and open-minded group of youth set on changing the world. Now the youth have come together for a food-based purpose, to educate their peers on the growing and handling of food. The Youth Food Movement is a network of young farmers, … [Lire plus...]
Résolutions 2012, prendre soin de soi
By Catherine Lefebvre Si 9 Canadiens sur 10 présentent au moins un facteur de risque de développer des maladies cardiovasculaires et que la majorité de ces facteurs est contrôlable, il est peut-être encore le temps d’agir. En effet, les facteurs contrôlables … [Lire plus...]
ChocoSol déménage: le chocolatier artisanal horizontal s’agrandit
By Charles Antoine Rouyer ChocoSol, un fabricant artisanal de chocolat à Toronto et qui pratique le commerce « horizontal », étrénait ses nouveaux locaux lors d'une soirée célébrant le solstice d'hiver, le 22 décembre 2011. Sur la photo: le fondateur de ChocoSol, Michael Sacco (à droite) et … [Lire plus...]
How do you eat all of that jam? Words of wisdom from Well Preserved’s Joel MacCharles
By Joel MacCharles I have eaten preserves for most of my life. I remember my parents making one to two batches of jam as a child, I still covet my Grandmother’s ‘famous’ Acadian Mustard pickles, and tomato sauce showed up in my early teenage years. It’s only been in recent years when our … [Lire plus...]
International Councillor’s Report from Morocco
By Sinclair Philip In May, over 60 representatives from Slow Food networks in 17 countries from around the world met in Africa for the first time in Slow Food’s history. The choice of Morocco reflects the growth of the Slow Food movement in Africa. The meeting took place in Rabat, the capital … [Lire plus...]