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...
Slow Food Coffee Festival is back: Celebrating Uganda’s Special Coffee Varieties 16 February 2018 The event will launch a network of producers of native Ugandan coffee varieties at risk of extinction Celebrating Uganda’s Special Coffee Varieties, the third edition of the Slow Food Coffee Festival, will take place at Mayor’s Gardens Mable in Mbale, Eastern Uganda,...
Kerkennah Islands Traditional Fishing Presidium launched 6 December 2017 Slow Food will launch the Kerkennah Islands Traditional Fishing Presidium in Tunisia on December 9, a project funded by the Lighthouse Foundation. Kerkennah is a small archipelago of ten islands in the Gulf of Gabes, not far from the city...
