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2008 Press Releases
April 20, 2008
NEW ANALYSIS OF AT-RISK FOODS IN NORTH AMERICA
The Renewing America’s Food Traditions (RAFT) Alliance announces the first continent-wide analysis of at-risk food species and varieties in North America. More than 1,000 unique seeds, breeds, fruits, nuts, fish and game are currently threatened or endangered across the continent. The RAFT Alliance has not only identified which foods are vulnerable, but is calling for the restoration of regional food networks, farms, wildlands and waters to prevent such extinctions.
The list is included as an appendix to the groundbreaking new book, Renewing America’s Food Traditions: Saving and Savoring the Continent’s Most Endangered Foods, edited by Dr. Gary Nabhan, founder of RAFT. It will be released by Chelsea Green Publishing May 2008.
2007 Press Releases
November 19, 2007
SLOW FOOD NOMINATES YOUNG VICE PRESIDENT
An international delegation of youth attended Slow Food’s International Congress in Puebla Mexico and presented a six-point proposal that establishes opportunities for leadership by, investment in, and engagement of youth in the Slow Food movement and organization. Their presentation was met with enthusiasm by Slow Food leaders, culminating in the nomination of 20 year-old Kenyan student John Kariuki Mwangi as one of three International Vice Presidents of Slow Food.
November 2, 2007
YOUTH FOOD MOVEMENT
New York City, NY: In order to highlight the work being accomplished by youth around the country, and to inspire international Slow Food leaders to bring these models for youth engagement back to their home countries, Slow Food USA and Slow Food International are sponsoring a delegation of Youth Food Movement representatives to attend the Slow Food Leaders Congress in Mexico this coming week.
August 30, 2007
THE SLOW FOOD USA ARK OF TASTE SETS SAIL ON THE WISCONSIN STATE CAPITOL STEPS
On September 15th, 2007, rare American heirloom fruit, vegetables and livestock such as the Native Wisconsin Cranberry, the Mississippi Cotton Patch Goose, the Florida Wilson Popenoe Avocado and the Inland Empire Old-Grove Navel Orange from California will be welcomed onto the Slow Food USA Ark of Taste.
August 10, 2007
SLOW FOOD MOVEMENT BECKONS AMERICA’S YOUTH
Slow Food USA is pleased to announce the expansion of their Slow Food membership chapters to college and university campuses across the country. In response to demand from college aged students eager to get involved in the national conversation about food and the environment, Slow Food USA and its program Slow Food in Schools, will bring together a diverse group of students who are passionate about food and sustainability issues.
July 20, 2007
ARK TO DOCK IN BLACK HILLS OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Slow Food USA to Board Bison onto the ‘Ark of Taste’ Next Week -- Erika Lesser, executive director of Slow Food USA, is expected to make the formal announcement of the bison addition to the Ark of Taste when she addresses the International Bison Conference in Rapid City,
South Dakota.
May 10, 2007
SAVE THE DATE! SLOW FOOD NATION 2008
On May 1 – 4, 2008, Slow Food USA will hold an unprecedented public event, Slow Food Nation, at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco.
May 9 , 2007
SLOW FOOD SF'S GOLDEN GLASS EVENT COMING THIS JUNE
Top Italian indigenous & regional wines complemented by gastronomic delights from leading Bay Area restaurateurs and food producers
April 19 , 2007
Native Foods Celebration at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe
Renewing America’s Food Traditions (RAFT) and the Institute of
American Indian Arts (IAIA) are bringing together over two dozen farmers, ranchers, gatherers,
historians, cooks and food activists for a Native Food Producers’ Retreat at IAIA in Santa Fe, NM. To
complement this retreat, a free public celebration will be held on Sunday May 20 from 10:00am to
4:00pm on the IAIA campus.
2006 Press Releases
September 21, 2006
SLOW FOOD REVOLUTION: Carlo Petrini in Conversation with Gigi Padovani
Can food be political? The question might seem frivolous, but to Carlo Petrini, the founder of Slow Food, and to the more than eighty thousand worldwide members of the movement, the question is vital, and the answer is yes, absolutely.
September 8, 2006
Terra Madre 2006: October 26-30 in Turin, Italy
Largest International Gathering of Small-Scale Farmers and Food Producers, Including 500 from the U.S. Chefs and Universities Will Also Attend
August 26, 2006
Slow Food USA holds its first Sustainable Seafood Gala
On September 25, 2006, Slow Food USA will hold its first
Sustainable
Seafood Gala at Agraria Restaurant in Washington, DC, to highlight the
importance of
responsible fishing practices, sustainable food systems and ocean
conservation.
May 9, 2006
Ragya—Tibetan Plateau’s First Yak Cheese Export
The Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity and the Trace Foundation announce the advent of Ragya Yak Cheese, a unique and aromatic creation from the high-altitude land of Tibet.
March 14, 2006
Slow Food's Terra Madre Katrina
Relief Fund awards grants to 12 Gulf Region producers and
restaurant owners in an effort to help rebuild the local food
system
New Orleans, Crescent City Farmers Market, March 21st, 2006,
10am: Slow Food USA will distribute $30,000 to twelve local
food producers and restaurant owners who have been heavily
affected by Hurricane Katrina.
January 19, 2006
The Slow Food Guide to San
Francisco
When people around the world think of the San Francisco Bay
Area, they immediately think of delicious food. Its restaurants,
farms, vineyards and specialty food producers are at the epicenter
of cutting edge food in America.
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Food Trends Worth Following
October 2007
Slow Food
Launched in Italy 20 years ago by Carlo Petrini, Slow Food was originally designed to protest the encroachment of fast food on the traditional Mediterranean lifestyle. The trend's principles—choosing locally grown and produced items, preparing them in traditional ways, and eating with friends and family—celebrate a relaxed approach to living that provides a welcome contrast to the fast-paced, eat-on-the-run lives many people lead.
Why it's here to stay: As with locally grown food, freshness is a key component of the Slow Food trend. "Investing the time to choose what's fresh that day will ensure that night's meal will be at its peak nutritionally," Stokes says. This principle applies whether you're making a family recipe or dining in a restaurant where the chef selects ingredients based on their seasonal availability. Family togetherness is also an important aspect of the trend. "Slow Food is all about cherishing the eating experience and getting back to what food used to be: a vehicle for drawing people together," explains Slow Food USA.
What it means for you: Healthful whole foods are a great start, but Slow Food goes a step beyond good nutrition—and it's a difficult one to quantify. No scientific studies have conclusively proven that friends and family make better dinner companions than televisions, but the benefits are clear. "Slow Food embraces the psychological component in food choices, meal preparation, and the act of eating," Estrow says. "A healthful diet isn't just about what you eat but how you eat it."
Conference to Showcase Bison's Benefits
Tuesday July 24, 2007 11:31 AM
By DIRK LAMMERS
Associated Press Writer
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The North American bison is continuing its cross-country stampede into restaurants, butcher shops and natural food stores...Ranchers, restaurateurs, retailers and other buffalo aficionados are gathering in South Dakota's Black Hills this week for the third-ever International Bison Conference, a once-every-seven-years occurrence - though not by design...Erika Lesser, executive director of Slow Food USA, will talk about the bison's role in the sustainable food movement.
For truly good food, get a taste of activism
The Oregonian
May 22, 2007
by Leslie Cole
In case anyone here thought Slow Food was about taking a longer lunch, Carlo Petrini, the movement's founder and president, set them straight with a fiery lecture May 8 in downtown Portland. Among the many zingers he launched at the near-capacity crowd: "Mangiamo merde." (Translated: We eat, um, waste.)
Slow Food movement has global outreach
Farmers, producers share knowledge at Italy convention
Carol Ness, Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, October 30, 2006
(10-30) 04:00 PST Turin, Italy -- Americans who think of Slow Food as an elite supper club for snobby food purists would be stunned by the scene unfolding inside the former Olympic speed skating arena here over the past four days.
In a regular pilgrimage, Slow Food members follow the path toward ethical eating to Turin
Monday, November 20, 2006
By Virginia Phillips
TURIN , Italy -- For Slow Food enthusiasts every two years, all roads lead to this Piedmont city.
In Turin, the center of a legendary regional cuisine, about 8,000 people took part late last month in talks and tastings. The point of Slow Food's global gathering was, as it has been since the first meeting in 1996, to reclaim markets for locally grown food and artisan producers all over the world.
Kids Dig
Healthy Harvest
'Plant A Thousand Gardens' Program Teaches Fifth-Graders At
Miami Shores Elementary And Nine Other Area Schools How To
Plant And Care For An Organic Garden As Well As How To Use
The Produce
By Emily Steven
U/Miami News Service
Gifted fifth-graders at Miami Shores Elementary learn more
than traditional curriculum through the "Plant a Thousand
Gardens" program, which teaches students at nine area schools
how to plant and care for an organic garden on campus as well
as /and/ how to use the produce.
Slow Food in a
Fast City
Finding health and supporting sustainable agriculture by embracing
the sensual nature of food.
November 3, 2005
Healthy Living NYC
Delight and enjoyment may not be the words that come to mind
when you think about healthy eating. After all, so much of
the discussion on eating right focuses exclusively on deprivation.
But in today's era of ever expanding "don't eat"
lists, foodies will be surprised to find that the pursuit
of healthy eating is ultimately in the doing. If you are tired
of being told what not to do, maybe you should consider joining
a different conversation.
Say Formaggio!
Cheese: Le forme del latte, Slow Food International's Biennial Exhibition
September 20, 2005
By Karen Silverston
This year's edition of Cheese, the world's largest cheese
exhibition, featured well-loved and rarely seen cheeses from
around the world, according to Slow Food USA Executive Director
Erika Lesser, based in Brooklyn, NY.
The disappearing
Gravenstein
Effort started to preserve Sebastopol's apple orchards
Friday, August 5, 2005
By TIM TESCONI
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
Gravensteins are rolling out of Sebastopol orchards right
on cue, but acreage continues to decline, with fewer of the
spicy apples hitting markets this year.
The shrinking acreage is so alarming that one international
food group fears
the Gravenstein could become nearly extinct in Sonoma County.
Even with an
average Gravenstein crop this year, there remain fewer roadside
apple stands
in Sebastopol as orchards are converted to wine grapes or
rural estates.
Slow Food USA, dedicated to preserving artisan foods, has
put Gravensteins on its Arc of Flavor, pegging it for salvation
along with other regional delicacies, such as the Delaware
Bay oyster.
Grace
Before Dinner
By Deborah Madison, Orion Magazine, March 2005
For the full article, including photos and an audio interview
with Deborah, visit Orion Magazine online at http://www.oriononline.org.
I FELT A NUDGE AGAINST MY LEG. The bare black foot of a farmer
had crept out from beneath a green and gold caftan; the jet-lagged
Senegalese behind me was stretching in his seat in Turin's
cavernous Palazzo del Lavoro. I looked around me. A cluster
of women from Ladakh walked by in brightly colored dresses,
striped aprons, and black hats. Two women from Russia were
wearing suede and beaded clothing reminiscent of American
Plains Indians. I saw reindeer-meat smokers (were they Lapps?)
in red and blue outfits and big soft boots, Peruvians in red
hats and embroidered capes, elegant women from Kenya adorned
with finely beaded neckbands and bracelets. A bevy of Caribbean
women flounced by in pink dresses with silver threads and
puffy sleeves; the Bolivians were dressed in voluminous skirts
and tiny hats.
DEBORAH MADISON is the author of multiple cookbooks, most
recently Local Flavors, and the winner of the James Beard
Award and the Julia Child Cookbook of the Year prize. She
is a Slow Food convivia leader in Santa Fe and a board advisor
to The Center for Sustainable Environments at Northern Arizona
University. She lives in Santa Fe.
To read the full article, visit Orion Magazine at http://www.oriononline.org
"A Politically-charged
food fest"
by Elisabetta Povoledo, International Herald Tribune, October
22, 2004
In the normal scheme of things, it's unlikely that Masai
peasants growing cowpeas in the Arusha region of Tanzania
would ever bump into grass-stock beef producers from the state
of Washington, let alone chat with a group of traditional
women farmers from Palau, the archipelago just north of Australia.
This week they'll get the chance to share their knowledge
and experiences with nearly 5,000 other food producers from
128 countries who have converged here for Terra Madre, which
means Mother Earth, touted as the world's first meeting of
food communities.
.Addressing an enthusiastic - if jet-lagged - assembly at
Wednesday's opening plenary, Carlo Petrini, the founder and
president of Slow Food, the environmentalist food movement,
and the mastermind behind this ambitious international project,
set out his agenda: to protect the rights of the small farmer
and promote sustainable agriculture.
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