The Power of Girls’ Dreams: The Hana Garden in Arak, Iran 23 June 2023 Solmaz Bayat Slow Food has been gradually growing its presence in Iran. Despite the dominance of fast food culture in many urban areas, there has been increasing interest among Iranians in preserving traditional culinary practices and supporting local farmers. An active member of the Slow Food network, Somayeh Bayat leads the Alborz Convivium in Iran and has …
Agroecology Learning Exchange by Slow Food Uganda 26 January 2022 For the first time, Slow Food Uganda organized an Agroecology Learning Exchange for its members and partners, bringing together representatives from the Slow Food Uganda Agroecology working group, regional coordinators, project leaders, food community representatives, partner organizations, and the media. The 3 days exchange was held from 6th to 8th of January 2022 with 42 …
The Slow Food Burkina Caravan: promoting good, clean and fair food and fighting terrorism 7 July 2020 Jean Marie Koalga Burkina Faso lived at a snail’s pace in the last months of February and March 2020, just before the COVID pandemic arrived. Before the measures to slow the pandemic were implemented, limiting travel as much as possible, the Slow Food Burkina Faso network set up a project called “Laafi Riibo” (health food): a Slow Food …
Slow Tegucigalpa Gastronómica in Honduras: Connects Nursing homes with Fresh Food 22 June 2020 Members of Slow Food Honduras Tegucigalpa Gastronómica, the first Convivium in Honduras C.A., a movement that promotes the consumption of good, clean, and fair ingredients, have created the campaign called “Slow Food Solidarity” where four Slow Food Drives have already been held. Thanks to all the donations received by the people who support the Slow …
The Slow Food Network in Colombia Mobilizes Different Efforts to Face the Crisis Generated by the Covid-19 pandemic 27 April 2020 Colombia is one of the many countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. To confront it, the national government has adopted a series of measures that include the confinement of the Colombian population, the strengthening of health care and humanitarian aid for those most in need. One of the sectors that currently faces the greatest demands …
WE BELONG TO THE EARTH 9 April 2020 Many of the striking examples of resilience in human communities are to be found among indigenous peoples, whose lifestyles have developed over millennia, from the Amazon rainforest to the Siberian Arctic. Mostly self-sufficient and distinct from the dominant societies in terms of language, religious beliefs, and attitude towards life, indigenous peoples are among the most …
Increasing Signs of Solidarity and Resistance Across the Balkans and Turkey 30 March 2020 With ever more people unable to do their everyday groceries, increasing signs of solidarity and resistance emerge from throughout the Slow Food network across the Balkans and Turkey. Now, more than ever, the direct supply chains remain of the vital importance to safeguard people’s access to food. However, many farmers’ markets that Slow Food initiated …
In Worldwide Lockdowns, Slow Food Acts to Support and Inspire 25 March 2020 Indre Anskaityte The current outbreak of the coronavirus #COVID19 has disrupted the lives of almost every country in the world. With Europe currently being an epicenter of the pandemic, many countries are under lockdown, with people confined to their homes, schools, and workplaces closed, and only essential businesses still operating. As Slow Food, we want to send …
Gardening Communities: Agroecology and Gardening within the Slow Food Global Network 20 February 2020 Damini Ralleigh Gardening agro-ecologically has always been a crucial action for the movement and many Slow Food Communities are active around the world to promote this model.Gardening can mean many things. It can mean to educate new generations on food and its complex relationship with the environment, it can mean to promote biodiversity and food sovereignty, or …
Slow Food Communities & Projects on Food Biodiversity 17 January 2020 Slow Food Communities are spreading the message of biodiversity, agro-ecological practices, and fairness through the food chain. Projects like the Ark of Taste and the Slow Food Presidia give communities a tool to promote their products and preserve their traditions. With more than 5000 products listed in the Ark of Taste, and more than 500 …