The Ark of Taste is very close to reaching 2,900 products, and we have good reason to think that it could double or even triple its passengers in 2016. In fact the new year has brought an important development. As many of you will already have learned from the newsletter, a collaboration has … [Read more...]
Thanking Mara Jernigan at Terra Madre
- By Brooke Fader While in Turin, Italy for Terra Madre 2014, Slow Food in Canada hosted its very own meeting for Canadian members from all over the country to discuss about the future of the organization. The Canada Meeting at Terra Madre was also an opportunity to thank a founding member … [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...]
Tamworth Pig- The Ark of Taste Nomination
Tamworth Pigs The first Tamworth pigs arrived in eastern Canada in 1877 and grew in popularity relatively quickly. The breed was appreciated as a low-maintenance breed and described as an “easy keeper.” Popular on many Canadian farms from east to west until the mid-20th century, Tamworths … [Read more...]