What is Slow Food?
Slow Food is an idea, a way of living and a way of eating. It is a global, grassroots movement with thousands of members around the world that links the pleasure of food with a commitment to community and the environment.
Our chapter (convivium) carries out the Slow Food mission on a local level. We advocate sustainability and bio-diversity through educational events and public outreach that promote the appreciation and consumption of seasonal and local foods and the support of those who produce them.
We believe the food we eat should taste good; it should be produced in a clean way that does not harm the environment, animal welfare, or human health; and its producers should receive fair compensation for their work.
For more information about the Slow Food movement, visit the Slow Food USA website.
Coming Up:
Now to fall: Volunteer opportunities with GRub and Left Food Organics
May 16: Josh Schonwald will discuss his book, "The Taste of Tomorrow: Dispatches from the Future of Food"
Now through May 18: Support GRuB's Kitchen Garden Project
May 20: Book discussion and potluck
What’s up with the 2011
reauthorization of the Farm Bill?
What will happen to the Farm Bill (due for reauthorization this year) now that the Super Committee negotiations have collapsed? No one seems to know. Slow Food USA leaders say that even staffers who had been working the issue do not know if it will come up for reauthorization anytime soon.
If you want to keep up to date, Slow Food USA recommends signing up for email
notifications from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition at http://sustainableagriculture.net/
Don't Miss:
2011 Annual Report: Summary of 2011 Slow Food Greater Olympia Events and Activities
Tips for Teaching Your Kids to Eat Healthy Foods
$5 Challenge Meal Article:
Check out the story, pictures and recipes from our Sept 17 Slow Food $5
Challenge Meal. Slow Food member and food writer, Mary Ellen
Psaltis, wrote about the event and provided photos in the online newspaper,
ThurstonTalk.com. Check it out at http://www.thurstontalk.com/category/food-wine/
Our local chapter focuses on...
Providing support to local farmers, educating the community about the value and benefits of local food, and providing opportunities for members to learn about and enjoy local and heritage foods through social interactions. We promote and support local restaurants that serve local, organic, and heritage foods and support other local organizations with common values that strive to preserve farmland, educate the public about the importance of food diversity, reduce global warming; and establish backyard gardens. We support school gardens where young children learn to plant, care for, harvest, and enjoy the bounty of local, organic produce.
