Bringing Terra Madre Home

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Bringing Terra Madre Home

What do obesity and diabetes in the global North have to do with hunger and malnutrition in the global South? The industrial food system affects communities around the world. The loss of biodiversity, culture, and food sovereignty knows no borders.  Environmental degradation, land grabbing, and unfair labor practices don’t either. Domestic and international food policies are making it harder to diversify, cultivate and consume local food that is sustainable and nutritious, socially just and culturally appropriate…



Slow Food and Terra Madre communities are on the march, growing awareness and local solutions to this global crisis in industrial food and farming. Everyday, all around the world, small-scale producers are practicing good, clean, and fair principles. Communities are organizing projects to bring about a more just, sustainable, and delicious food system. By uniting together—across lines of nationality, race, class, gender, culture, and religion—we can build a stronger global movement. It starts right here, right now, with you.  If you’re interested in learning more about Terra Madre, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).