Join the first World Disco Soup Day in history on April 29th! From Slow Food International This year the Slow Food Youth Network has decided to organize the first Global Disco Soup Day. While in some parts of the world people suffer from hunger, one third of the food intended for human … [Read more...]
Ontario Youth on Garden education, here and in Africa
In May of 2014, the Slow Food Perth County convivium launched a Youth Booth at their Slow Food Market. The idea behind the booth is to give practical experience in growing and marketing food that is local, free of synthetic pesticides and yummy to eat. The Youth Booth has been using Market fare for … [Read more...]
2016 Slow Food Annual Summit in Invermere, BC
By Christina Allain, board of directors member. Summit Activities More than 70 Farmers, fishermen, chefs, academics and food activists from all across Canada gathered in Invermere, British Columbia, from April 6-10th for the 11th annual Slow Food Canada Summit. In … [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...]
Young Canadians Create Slow Food Youth Network
Slow Food in Canada is happy to announce the official creation of a Slow Food Youth Network in the country. The Youth Network’s goal is to engage more youth in ensuring the future of a good, clean, fair food system in Canada, where food would be prepared with respect and grown as sustainably as … [Read more...]
SFC’s new Board: more Bilingual Directors, more Youth, more Women!
Montreal, May 11th, 2015 – Slow Food in Canada would like to welcome six new members elected to its board after the recent elections held during its annual national conference in Montreal. Not only this new board is more bilingual than ever, it also counts 3 youth representatives and is led by a … [Read more...]
A very lively school garden in Sooke, BC
By Brooke Fader In 2004, we planted a school garden at the high school in Sooke. We had help from our friends at Farm Folk/City Folk and the Feast of Fields fundraiser, along with local businesses and an army of local gardeners. Chef Pia Carroll ran the celebrated culinary arts … [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...]
International Slow Food Youth Network meeting Pt.2
An extraordinary sense of organization The first thing I notice I have forgotten every time I get to Italy is how transportation is “different” from here. Trains are everywhere, in every direction, presumably all leading to Rome one day. Turin (Torino) is the host city of Terra Madre, a … [Read more...]
Terra Madre 2012: Canadian Delegates +Terra Madre, In Pictures / Délégué(e)s canadien(ne)s + Terra Madre, en images
By/Par Sara Dent, Déléguée de / Slow Food Vancouver Delegate I feel really fortunate to have gone to Terra Madre in Turin, Italy this year thanks to the fundraising efforts of Slow Food Vancouver and FarmFolk CityFolk. Being exposed to an international community of food producers and activists was … [Read more...]