Strength in Unity: 10,000 Gardens in Africa 13 April 2016 Today, George Njoroge Ngumba, president of the “Jedidia” young people’s group, which looks after the community garden in Kanjuiri, Kenya, tells us about his experience. When was the Jedidia group set up and why? We are 15 young people...
Dillard University Visits Slow Food Ghana 7 April 2016 On the 15th of March 2016, a Dillard University delegation from Louisiana, USA came to visit the activities of Slow Food in Ghana. Dillard University is a private, historically black liberal arts college in New Orleans founded in 1869....
Young Generations Take Action: Slow Food Clubs Started in Tanzanian Schools 4 March 2016 “Even if Slow Food has a slow approach to food, young people must act fast to prevent further damage to agrobiodiversity.” That’s the idea behind the formation of Slow Food Clubs in schools that involve the younger generations, as...
Who Is Behind the Slow Food Projects? 5 February 2016 The Kiswahili term sukuma wiki, “managing to get to the weekend,” is also the name of an everyday vegetable served with maize porridge or rice in order to ensure a meal through to the end of the week. This...
Gardens, nettles…and sustainability! 21 January 2016 “The way to do really big things is to do really small things, and grow them bigger” Paul Graham An Interview with Salome Njeri Mwangi, coordinator of the Slow Food Karirikania Family Garden in Kenya How did you discover...
Cooking for peace 30 October 2015 Already two centuries ago, the celebrated German philosopher Ludwig Feuerbach declared “we are what we eat,” in other words that diet plays an important role in defining human culture. What’s certain is that food is a fundamental part of...
Eataly Supports 10,000 Gardens in Africa 29 October 2015 Abease is a historic town in the district of Pru, in Ghana. Here, the Abease Bono tribe has created a school garden where 325 students between the ages of 9 and 17 grow peanuts, beans, soy, peppers, tomatoes, eggplant...
Beyond the Beer 9 September 2015 Italian craft brewery Baladin supports Slow Food’s Gardens in Africa The Baladin brewery began as a brewpub in 1996 in Piozzo, a small town overlooking the Langhe region in Piedmont. It was opened by brew master Teo Musso, owner...
Lambarkien, a Village Without Land… But Rich in Gardens 17 August 2015 A small but significant revolution is underway amidst the golden wheat-covered hills of the Moroccan municipality of El Brechoua, 60 kilometers from Rabat. The fields of wheat extending as far as the eye can see do not belong to...
From Burkina Faso to Italy: further integration is possible 31 July 2015 Around fifteen members of migrant associations from Burkina Faso and partners of the Fondazioni for Africa Burkina Faso project met in Bra on Saturday, July 25, to discuss the Slow Food movement and the 10,000 Gardens in Africa project....
