Slow Food Travel: Another Amalfi 29 July 2021 Beyond its world famous beaches and seaside resorts, the Amalfi Coast is made up of communities and small-scale artisanal productions that protect this paradise from abuse; products which bear witness to the existence of a rich gastronomic heritage. The...
Caucasian Buffalo and Mountain Honey are new Slow Food Presidia in Azerbaijan 28 July 2021 The EU-funded ‘Community-based Value Chain Enhancement in the Greater Caucasus Mountains Area’ (COVCHEG) project has reached another fundamental milestone today: the creation of two new Slow Food Presidia in Azerbaijan. Fitting perfectly into the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, a core part of...
Settlers’ Icelandic Hen Landnámshæna Named a Slow Food Presidium 18 December 2020 The new status, obtained thanks to the shared efforts of farmers and institutions, recognizes the fundamental importance of this heritage poultry breed to protecting and promoting the island’s biodiversity The Settlers’ Icelandic hen first arrived on the shores of...
A new dawn in Kirinyaga County with the launch of the Slow Food Earth Market Kagio 3 August 2022 A unique ambiance filled with enthusiasm and joy defined the new Earth Market Kagio in Kirinyaga County. People walking between the tents filled with fresh produce, seeds, and organic fertilizer, ask questions, buy products, and are greeted by the...
Fighting for the Right to Live with Peace and Justice: Slow Food Gardens in Burkina Faso Are Sowing the Seeds for the Future 22 July 2022 War, in any form, renders life on our planet more fragile. This is all too true on the African continent, which in 2021 saw 41%* of the world’s jihadist terrorist attacks, with thousands of victims and a devastating impact...
Slow Food launched the Slow Food Cooks’ Alliance in Turkey, through a dedicated event in Istanbul organized with Gastronometro 7 July 2022 Chefs, activists, food producers and members of the press all gathered at the Headquarters of Gastronometro to attend the event that launched the Slow Food Cooks’ Alliance in Turkey, the 25th such alliance launched worldwide to unite those cooks...
Slow Food Coffee Coalition on a mission at World of Coffee in Milan 6 July 2022 Three intense days under the banner of good, clean, and fair coffee, in an international context with producers and roasters who flocked to Milan for the WoC from all the far corners of the planet to meet and design...
Mexico joins the Slow Food Coffee Coalition 7 June 2022 By Stephany Escamilla Femat Mexico is the northernmost coffee-growing country in the Americas. Something distinguishing Mexican coffee from other countries is that more than 90% of it is produced under shade, with cover ranging from 50% to 84%. That...
The true price of coffee: the bitter aftertaste of seasonal migration and child labor in Guatemala 7 June 2022 By: Lucía Rivera Lima The food industry is full of “dark sides” that need to step into the light for us to see. Coffee is no exception. This time, we will explore the relationship between coffee as a commodity...
Ugandan coffee communities protecting diversity and quality 7 June 2022 By John Wanyu The Slow Food coffee growers from Uganda are working hard to protect the diversity and quality of their products. To achieve their goals, they participate in a campaign regarding the Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) model that is currently...
How coffee shaped Colombia 6 May 2022 By Maria Jose Parra For many decades, Colombia has held a strong reputation for its single-origin coffee. It has suitable land to produce one of the most sought-after mild Arabica in the world. It Represents a crucial product for...
Discovering Luwero Kisansa Coffee 6 May 2022 Uganda is Africa’s second-largest coffee producer, after Ethiopia. While the Ethiopian highlands are the birthplace of Coffea arabica, the equatorial forests of Central and East Africa are home to Coffea canephora, better known as robusta. Robusta is most commonly used...
Ugandan Farmers in the EU Spotlight 6 May 2022 By Lorenz Stöckert In the fall of 2020, I started working with the Miale Tubana Mixed Farmers Collective from Mount Elgon in Eastern Uganda. The new member of Slow Food‘s Coffee Coalition and established Slow Food Presidium is cultivating and...
