By Voula Halliday, Co-leader Slow Food Toronto Since the New Year chimed in I’ve been asking myself, what does a Slow Food life look like for all of us in the year to come? It isn’t that I doubt how my family has been living up to now; it’s that I was challenged by my husband with a simple … [Lire plus...]
National Food Strategies: What Canada can learn from the world
By Meredith Davis Canada has much to learn from other countries when it comes to developing a national food strategy. During February’s Canadian Food Summit, put on by the Conference Board of Canada and various partners, the subject of a Canadian national food strategy was the main item on the … [Lire plus...]
Ark Spotlight: Saskatoon Berry
Saskatoon Berry (Amelanchier alnifolia) By Tabitha Steager The Saskatoon berry, also known as the Serviceberry, Juneberry, and Shadbush, is a wild plant native to Western Canada. Saskatoon berries grow in Canada from the Great Plains to the British Columbia coast. The berries are … [Lire plus...]
Slow Food Abitibi-Témiscamingue célèbre le jour Terra Madre
By Norman Laflamme Val-d’Or, 20 janvier 2011 - Un vendredi pas comme les autres se prépare au Forestel de Val-d’Or. Les invités du convivium Slow Food de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue arrivent joyeux et pour certain contents de se revoir. Ils sont des cinq coins de notre belle et grande région. Ils … [Lire plus...]
World renowned scientist and philosopher Dr Vandana Shiva to speak in the Annapolis Valley, February 24th
Dr Vandana Shiva is a philosopher, environmental activist, vice president of Slow Food International and the founder of Navdanya, a research and activism institute in India. Shiva, currently based in Delhi, has authored more than 20 books and over 500 papers in leading scientific and technical … [Lire plus...]
Slow Food Columbia Valley: the Little Convivium that Could/Un petit convivium qui pouvait!
By/Par Alison Bell Located in the southeastern corner of British Columbia, the mountain town of Invermere is home to Slow Food Columbia Valley. With a population of around 3000, we are proud to say that our little convivium hovers at around thirty members, depending on how quickly we renew … [Lire plus...]
A Slow Food Reading List
Compiled by dee Hobsbawn-Smith for Slow Food Calgary The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan (Penguin) In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto by Michael Pollan (Penguin) Slow Food Revolution: A New Culture for Eating and Living by Carlo Petrini … [Lire plus...]
All about haskups, with recipe/avec la recette
By Sarah Galvin Haskaps, also known as the edible blue honeysuckle, are a relatively new orchard berry in Canada. They are dusty purple in colour and are the shape of a lima bean. The University of Saskatchewan has been developing cultivars and has collected hundreds of samples of wild plants … [Lire plus...]
Learn about Canadian Food From Coast to Coast with Margaret Webb’s book, Apples to Oysters
By Grace Evans What a lucky student I was to unknowingly walk into a classroom with Margaret Webb as my writing instructor. Last September I hastily enrolled in a freelance journalism class at Ryerson. Upon my discovery that my new teacher Margaret writes about food and farming in Canada, I felt … [Lire plus...]
Getting to Know Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre
On October 25-29, 2012, Turin will host the new Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre at Lingotto Fiere and Oval For the first time in 2012, Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre will come together into one event to recount the extraordinary diversity of food from all continents. The division between the … [Lire plus...]
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