Slow Food - Good, Clean and Fair Food for All
Slow Food Farms. Slow Food Farms are set to become the largest global network of farms dedicated to producing good, clean and fair...
Our History - Slow Food
1986. Slow Food springs to life in Rome, Italy in March 1986, when the opening of a fast food restaurant near the Spanish Steps sparks widespread national protest. This symbolic arrival of homogenization in a place so rich in history and culture convinces Carlo Petrini and the other founders of the movement that it is time to act, and so the ...
Following One Welfare Principles for Slow Animal Farming
In Lamezia Terme, Calabria, a large group of farmers, representatives from institutions, experts and activists attended one of the training sessions of Slow Food’s “Food to Action” program, aimed at demonstrating how to raise pigs with respect and in accordance with One Welfare principles. The Piglow app, produced by the PPILOW project ...
Our Global Movement - Slow Food
Slow Food rallies everyone in the fight for better, cleaner and fairer food: from activists and local groups to partner organizations and institutions. Diversity is what defines us, and our movement is open to everyone. Local member groups have been the backbone of our movement since its foundation in 1986. But as our movement has expanded, so ...
Funded projects Archive - Slow Food
Global Footprint Network. Read more. all closed funded projects. The project aims to enhance the climate crisis adaptation capacities of coastal communities in the ecotourism destination of Maya Ka’an. […]
Carlo Petrini on the Future of the Slow Food Movement
Carlo Petrini on the Future of the Slow Food Movement. In a world in which 800 million malnourished people co-exist alongside almost 2 billion who are obese or overweight, food remains a central question to defining the future of human society on this planet. This assertion is only further supported by the fact that the production, distribution ...
About Us - Slow Food
About Us. Slow Food is a global movement of local groups and activists united by the common goal of ensuring everyone has access to good, clean and fair food. Founded in Italy in 1986, we are now active in more than 160 countries. OUR GLOBAL MOVEMENT.
Biodiversity - Slow Food
Our future depends on defending the diversity of plants and animals: learning lessons about what we have lost to focus on what we can save. Slow Food was the first to consider food products and production techniques as integral aspects of biodiversity, in need of protection. Our conservation of food biodiversity by promoting agroecological ...
Our Activities - Slow Food
How Slow Food Is Seeding Global Change. Our work centers around three pillars: biodiversity, education and advocacy. The preservation and promotion of local food products as cultural heritage within communities lies at the heart of our biodiversity work, and is best embodied by our Presidia program and Ark of Taste.. Educating people about sustainable means of …
Cashew Nuts: A Toxic Industry - Slow Food
The Ivory Coast has witnessed an incredible rise in cashew nut production over the same period of time: up from 280,000 tons a year in 2007 to 761,000 tons in 2018, according to Asoko Insight.Most of these nuts are exported raw to India and Vietnam for processing, so we may be tempted to think that at least workers here are spared the burns and skin boils in the …