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Terra Madre 2006
A World Meeting of Food Communities
5,000 sustainable food producers, chefs, and university representatives
from over 150 countries
October 26-30, 2006
Turin, Italy
“A food community is a physically
identifiable entity, that shares values, interests and a common
purpose, and is engaged—through seed saving, harvesting,
breeding, farming, fishing, food processing, food distribution,
marketing, education and other eco-gastronomic activities—in
bringing small scale food products to consumers.” -Carlo
Petrini, Slow Food Founder and President
In October 2004, Slow Food held the first edition of Terra
Madre, a forum
for those who seek to grow, raise, catch, create, distribute
and promote
food in ways that respect the environment, defend human dignity
and protect the health of consumers.
The gathering provided an unprecedented opportunity for dialogue
and
exchange between the land stewards and food artisans of our
international sustainable food network.
The second edition of Terra Madre
will expand and reinforce this network by introducing a number
of new food communities‹as well as delegations of cooks,
academics, and researchers ‹who are interested in the
production and consumption of food that is good, clean and
fair, and who believe in supporting food communities that
produce quality food. Slow Food believes that only through
interdependence‹between food producers, chefs and academics‹will
a global sustainable food network thrive. It is with this
understanding that we bring together those who are: directly
involved in food production and who are the guardians of traditional
wisdom and knowledge; cooks who seek out quality products
of the land and who process them with empirical experience;
and academics whose effort defends, strengthens and expands
our collective work.
Workshops, farm stays, and shared meals provide occasion
to discuss methods of production, marketing, and processing.
All Terra Madre delegates will also have the opportunity to
attend Slow Food's Salone del
Gusto, the world's largest marketplace of artisanal
food products, which will be held concurrently.
Whether you plan to nominate yourself, your food community,
or someone you know to attend, all are encouraged to apply.
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