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...
The Resilience Fund project, aimed at supporting the fishermen of the Mediterranean Prud’homies Slow Food Presidium, was presented today 14 December 2020 This initiative, endorsed by FPT Industrial, was conceived by Slow Food with the aim of promoting collective projects with a significant sustainable and social impact, by helping them develop their potential to transform the food system. A project to...
Slow Food in Azerbaijan Launches its National Slow Food Cooks Alliance and Opens Up its Virtual Showcase in the Marketplace of the Terra Madre Salone Del Gusto 2020 Platform 14 December 2020 The EU-funded COVCHEG project opens up its virtual doors at the Terra Madre marketplace dedicated to Slow Food in Azerbaijan and launches the Slow Food Cooks Alliance in Azerbaijan. 7 chefs have come together to join the international network...
The Ark of Taste Book: Lifting the Food Heritage of the Netherlands 16 November 2020 The Ark of Taste Netherlands’ Book is the latest addition to the global encyclopedia of local food products from countries like Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and Kenya, with more books currently in the works. It is a gathering place for...
A Fund for Change, starting with Communities 3 July 2020 These recent times of crisis have presented governments and the global community with unprecedented challenges: the importance and essential value of the food supply chain is emphasized by all parties and yet, the risk is to lose sight of...
Comeback of the Begawi Chicken 11 November 2019 Last month, at the invitation of Dr. Adel Abdel Salam, coordinator of Slow Food Egypt Begawi Chicken Presidia, I traveled to Tameya, Fayoum, a town south of Cairo, to meet delegates from Themar Project , an NGO in Sohag,...
A Party for Cuba! 24 October 2019 The Country’s First Earth Market Opens in Havana Havana has had its very first Earth Market! Sunday, September 29th, on a beautiful sunny day, over 500 people attended the inauguration of the first Earth Market in Cuba at the...
The Ark of Taste Travels to Azerbaijan With a Competition for the Best Nomination 17 October 2019 Since its founding, Slow Food has made the defense of biodiversity the focus of its strategies. Biodiversity is under threat around the world, and the biodiversity linked to family farming and small-scale agriculture is at particular risk. The reasons...
Cooks’ Alliance Recipe: Ēriks Dreibants from Latvia 16 October 2019 An old forest house, far from the main roads, sits surrounded by dense conifer forests and marshes inside Latvia’s Gauja National Park, 70 kilometers from Riga and 20 from Cisis. Today it is home to Dabas Garša, known as pavāru radošā māja,...
Community Gardens Are Taking Fayoum by Storm 2 October 2019 Last March, the village of Tunis Fayoum in Egypt was the site of a remarkable workshop on community gardens delivered by Edie Mukibi, Vice-President of Slow Food International.
