It's hard to believe that the next edition of Terra Madre Salone del Gusto (TMSdG) is just a few short months away. We've now chosen our delegates and are extremely proud of the fantastic group we've assembled. Our delegation represents our country from coast to coast to coast (!) and is full of … [Read more...]
Terra Madre Salone del Gusto 2016 is online!
issued by Slow Food International The Terra Madre Salone del Gusto 2016 website was presented this month: 5,000 delegates from 160 countries, over 800 exhibitors, 300 Slow Food Presidia and 500 Terra Madre food communities will take part in the most important international event dedicated to food … [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...]
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...]
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...]
International Slow Food Youth Network meeting #4: Sharing is key
(Photo Credit: Anika Mester) The culmination of the two workshops featured at the Slow Food Youth Network meeting resolved in a fishbowl-type discussion, where we sat in a large circle, with 4 chairs in the middle, the rules being that the four in the middle are the only ones allowed to … [Read more...]
Slow Food Youth Network : On building and creating (Part III)
READ THE 1st part and 2nd part of Darl’s story. The Slow Food Youth Network meeting also included a seminar from Joris Lohman, the chair of the network and its representative at the Slow Food Executive table, about fundraising. Joris opened with a brief introduction outlining that the Youth … [Read more...]
Slow Food Youth Network : Reflection (Réflexion)
International Slow Food Youth Network meeting Part 1: Reflection By Darl Hobsbawn Think about the last time your world really gave you a unique surprise, something too subtle to give back. Discovering an extension to your senses perhaps: what if you found excitement from cliff … [Read more...]
Slow everything in Italy / L’Italie «slow»
By Caroline Cloutier I recently got the chance to go to Italy for a press trip, in the region of Emilia Romagna. Of course when most people think Italy, they think food: pasta, pizza, gelato and so on. But for us Slow Food-ers, Italy is also the heart of everything Slow Food. Even if I knew it … [Read more...]
A Special Greeting for Slow Food In Canada / Un message très spécial pour Slow Food au Canada [VIDEO]
By / Par Voula Halliday In his message to all the members of Slow Food in Canada, Carlo Petrini reflects on the most important highlights of the International Congress meeting held during Terra Madre in Turin October 2012. Watch this video where Petrini expresses what Slow Food has become, and … [Read more...]