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10,000 Ark Nominations for Terra Madre!

February 22, 2016 by

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...]

Filed Under: Slow Food Ark of Taste and presidia Tagged With: ark of taste, local, product, Slow Food International

A Struggle on Many Fronts

July 1, 2015 by slowadmin

By Kate Mann, Slow Food International (original post here) Taking a pen and a piece of paper, Pauline Terbasket begins to sketch a map of the area at the Canadian-USA border, from the Columbia River estuary in Portland to the Okanagan Sub Basin and the far reaches of the headwaters in British … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Canadian Ark, News Tagged With: British Columbia, Okanagan, salmon

Nova Scotia Celebrates Terra Madre Day with an Ark of Taste Dinner

December 19, 2014 by

Slow Food Nova Scotia celebrated 2014’s Terra Madre Day with a joyous dinner celebrating Ark of Taste Foods at Lion and Bright in Halifax, Nova Scotia on December 10th. Co-Leader of SFNS Sean Gallagher, proprietor of L&B, welcomed dozens of Slow Food members for a four course meal which included … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Canadian Ark, Canadian Convivium Event Tagged With: TerraMadreDay

Thanking Mara Jernigan at Terra Madre

November 7, 2014 by

- 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...]

Filed Under: Blog, featured, Slow Food Ark of Taste and presidia Tagged With: philosophy, presidia, red fife, vancouver

Camas Bulbs and Fiddleheads embark on the Canadian Ark of Taste

June 20, 2014 by

Camas, an edible bulb traditionally eaten by the native people from Western Canada, and fiddleheads, the new fronds of the Ostrich fern plant resembling the scroll of a violin, have recently been accepted on the Canadian Ark of Taste as endangered foods to be protected and remembered. Camas … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Canadian Ark, News Tagged With: ark of taste

What Exactly is the Ark Of Taste?

April 18, 2014 by

By Laura Buckley   Did you know that pawpaw is native to Ontario? Have you ever heard of herring spawn on kelp or tasted Lunenburg pudding? I hadn’t before I got involved with the Ark of Taste. As the chair of the Ark of Taste Commission for Slow Food in Canada, I am responsible … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Canadian Ark Tagged With: ark of taste, Canadian food

Okanagan Sockeye Salmon & Savignac Tomato enter the Ark of Taste

February 23, 2014 by

Two products recently made their way on the Canadian Ark of Taste which reflects Canada’s vast, diverse landscape of peoples and foods. First up, the Okanagan Nation sockeye salmon: Throughout generations, it has been the mainstay for the food and trading traditions between First Nations bands … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Canadian Ark Tagged With: ark of taste, British Columbia, Canadian food, Québec

Slow Food Youth Network : Reflection (Réflexion)

January 27, 2014 by

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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...]

Filed Under: Blog, Slow Events, Slow Food Ark of Taste and presidia Tagged With: Italy, Slow Food Calgary, slow food youth network, Turin

Terra Madre 2013: Celebrating Canadian foods on the Ark of Taste * Célébrons les aliments canadiens sur l’Arche du goût

December 10, 2013 by slowadmin

By Dave Adler December 10th is celebrated as Terra Madre Day in over 160 countries around the world that make up the International Slow Food network. This year, the theme of Terra Madre Day is the Ark of Taste. The Ark of what? That’s right. Taste.  The Ark of Taste is a campaign of Slow Food … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Canadian Ark, News Tagged With: ark of taste, Terra Madre

Canadian Ark of Taste Update / L’Arche du Goût

September 23, 2013 by slowadmin

By / Par Laura Buckley The Ark of Taste has been highlighted as a priority for Slow Food International and will play a large role at the next Terra Madre in October, 2014. There are currently 1,200 items on the international ark and the push is on to make it to 10,000. Canada now has 17 items, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Canadian Ark, News Tagged With: ark of taste

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