Slow Food’s Ark of Taste Welcomes 5,000th Passenger 8 February 2019 Honey made by the Gourmantché people in the Tapoa region of Burkina Faso chosen to mark this important milestone Honey made by the Gourmantché people in the eastern Tapoa region of Burkina Faso is the product Slow Food has chosen as the...
Slow Food in Sierra Leone: Journey Among the Kola Nut Growers 28 January 2019 Travelling southeast from Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital, towards the eastern provinces, eventually brings you to the unpaved roads that lead to the Gola Rainforest National Park, one of the few remaining tracts of rainforest left in the country. Rivers...
Honey: The Precious Nectar that Links Tradition with the Future of the New Generation 17 December 2018 For the Ogiek people, honey was the main source of food during droughts, famines, and other calamities because it could be preserved for a long time. Apart from being a staple food, honey played a key role in various...
New Slow Food Presidium in Morocco: Rif Einkorn Wheat 4 September 2018 Slow Food launches a new Presidium to prevent the extinction of an ancient Moroccan wheat variety. The Presidium for Rif Einkorn Wheat becomes Morocco's 5th.
Slow Food Tanzania at Karibu-KiliFair 31 May 2018 For the very first time Slow Food Tanzania will participate in this international Event Slow Food Tanzania will participate for the first time in Karibu-KiliFair, the largest and most important tourism trade fair in East Africa, which will take...
Soweto Eat-in: South Africa’s Slow Food Network Takes Another Step Forward 16 May 2018 The Rainbow Nation continues its rise in the world of Slow Food, with another successful installment of the Soweto Eat-in. Held at the eponymous theatre in the famous Johannesburg township of Soweto, the Soweto Eat-in is an event illustrating...
South Africa joins the Slow Food Chefs’ Alliance 5 May 2018 South Africa joins the Slow Food Chefs’ Alliance Chefs and cooks of the new born Alliance will be active change makers and trend setters, as well as protectors of local traditions Today Slow Food officially launches the Slow Food...
Slowdowntown: Slow Food Cairo Convivium Earth Market 19 April 2018 In 2016, our Slow Food Cairo convivium began a partnership with Eish & Malh, a restaurant in downtown Cairo located on one of the most famous streets of the capital. Eish & Malh which translates into Bread & Salt,...
Slow Fish en Tunisie – A Triumph for Traditional Fishing 12 April 2018 In response to the ever-growing industrialization of the fishing industry, and the subsequent risks the overfishing and destruction of the local ecology posed to the existance of fishing communities in the region, the Club Bleu Artisanal was founded. This...
The Kabalo Peace Garden: A Seed of Hope in the Democratic Republic of Congo 20 February 2018 The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the largest country in Africa. Characterized by a rich biodiversity of plants and animals, as well as being home to over 450 ethnic groups, the country has long been shaken by successive...
