How a Garden Changed My Life 2 September 2014 By Christine Saas, Slow Food volunteer in Tanzania Maji Ya Chai is a small village in the north of Tanzania, at about 10 km from Arusha, along the river. Its name comes from the dark color of its water...
Chontalpa 1 September 2014 Guido Gobino is currently one of the most interesting chocolatiers working in artisanal chocolate production in Italy and indeed the world. The careful selection of the best ingredients, meticulous control of the entire production chain, the hunt for new...
Slow Iftar 5 August 2014 The iftar is the time in the evening when Muslims break the fast during the month of Ramadan. And it is on this occasion that Sara El Sayed – Slow Food International Counselor for Egypt – and a group...
Samson Kiiru – My story 4 August 2014 My name is Samson Kiiru and I am 27 years old. I come from Kenya (where my family still lives and works) but I have lived in Italy for several years now. I came to study in Pollenzo, at...
Slow Food Youth Festival in Tanzania 28 July 2014 The country’s first Slow Food Youth Network meeting was held on Saturday, July 19 in Makumira village (20 km outside Arusha City in northern Tanzania). The idea emerged from the collaboration between Helen Nguya, the local representative of...
From 1,000 to 10,000! 11 July 2014 There are now 1,000 active members in the Facebook group for our “1,000 Gardens in Africa” project: associates, leaders, teachers, activists and people passionate about the Slow Food philosophy. Coming from Europe and the USA, but mainly from Africa,...
A label for France 8 July 2014 The decision was made on Sunday during the Assembly of Slow Food Convivia in France. The reunion of French Slow Food Convivia (groups) was wrapped up on Sunday in Gap, in the Hautes-Alpes region of France. The meeting was...
Now on the catwalks of Milan, Slow Food’s 10,000 gardens! 7 July 2014 Unveiled in Milan last June, Etro’s new 2015 Spring-Summer collection is based on agricultural biodiversity with the slogan “you are what you eat”. Made of natural fibers (nettles, bamboo, soy and banana leaves) and using the theme of...
The 10,000 Gardens Project is Creating Not Just Gardens, But a New Idea of Agriculture 10 June 2014 An Italian daily newsletter recently published an article entitled “Gli orti d’oro di Slow Food” (Slow Food’s golden gardens), claiming that Slow Food has entered the “business” of international development by raising funds for creating 10,000 food gardens in...
Balkan Emergency 21 May 2014 Even from a distance, reading newspapers and watching television reports, it’s clear that the situation in the Balkans right now is serious. Early last week, torrential rain started falling in Serbia, on ground that was already saturated with water,...
