By / Par Jerry Kitt Rain, rain, go away! After years of drought finally we’ve been getting some good precipitation. The pastures are loving it and any cows or bison out grazing will certainly have all they can eat of the fresh succulent grass. They had better enjoy it now because when fall comes … [Lire plus...]
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 … [Lire plus...]
Vins et Fromages à la Foire gourmande de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue et du Nord-Est ontarien / Wine + Cheese at the Abitibi-Témiscamingue + Ontario North-East gourmet fair
Par / By Brigitte Tisserant Slow Food Abitibi-Témiscamingue De part et d’autre de la ligne qui sépare le Québec et l’Ontario, il y a longtemps que des coproducteurs créent des liens entre eux et se soutiennent mutuellement. En 2002, un groupe de régionalistes visionnaires mettaient sur pied la … [Lire plus...]
A Week with Slow Food Edmonton / Une semaine passée avec des membres de Slow Food Edmonton
By Grace Evans After attending the National Meeting in the Okanagan, I headed to Edmonton for a week to hang out with some Slow Food folks. It was one of the better trips I’ve ever taken. Here’s what I did: Après avoir assisté à la Réunion nationale dans la vallée de l’Okanagan, je me suis … [Lire plus...]
From the Farm / De la ferme
By / Par Jerry Kitt The spring rains sure have been a blessing. Soil moisture has been dropping for the past several years and the drought has had a major effect on the farm. Lack of rain had reduced the amount of grass that could grow and without that pasture or hay the size of our beef herd has … [Lire plus...]
FEAST: An Edible Road Trip / Un voyage comestible sur la route
By / Par Lindsay Anderson In my fourth year of university, I discovered Slow Food. Actually, I first discovered the University of Gastronomic Sciences (UNISG), and that’s what led me to Slow Food. I had grown up believing the only food-related career a person could have was in the kitchen, and it … [Lire plus...]
Ottawa: Potluck in the Park / Potluck dans le Parc
Ottawa Slow Foodies have a reason to celebrate! After a few years of inactivity, the Ottawa convivium is resuming its activities and is eager to welcome new members and reconnect with its former supporters. To celebrate this great news, we would like to invite anyone interested in joining or … [Lire plus...]
Slow Fish May 9 -12, 2013 – Genova, Italy / le 9 -12 mai 2013 – Gênes, Italie
By / Par Dan Donovan Every two years, Slow Food hosts a gathering in Genova Italy to bring together Slow Food members from around the world who have an interest in the Slow Fish Campaign. It is always a diverse group of people including fishers, chefs, academics, biologists and policy activists … [Lire plus...]
Slow Food Canada launches the Slow Fish Canada campaign / Slow Food Canada lance la campagne de Slow Fish
SLOW FOOD CANADA LAUNCHES THE SLOW FISH CANADA CAMPAIGN Canada – Slow Food Canada is excited to announce the creation of the Slow Fish Canada campaign, a national group that will focus efforts on issues related to fisheries. During the 2013 Annual General Meeting, held last April in Osoyoos, BC, … [Lire plus...]
From the Farm: Large Black Pigs / De la ferme : des cochons noirs
By / Par Barbara Schaefer When I first began farming the Large Black Pig in 2008, I was invited to provide some pork shoulder for a Slow Food dinner in Ottawa. Chef Dave Neil made a delicious sausage with my pork that garnered rave reviews and launched my germinating farming business in the … [Lire plus...]