Slow Cheese network established to support raw milk cheese producers around the world 8 December 2017 During the State of Raw Milk meeting held at Cheese 2017, which brought together more than 350 people from different countries, Slow Food proposed the creation of a network to bring together cheese producers, animal breeders, cheesemongers, technical experts,...
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...
New Slow Food Presidium in Mexico to protect the Caribbean Spiny Lobster 20 November 2017 On November 15, Slow Food officially launched the Banco Chinchorro and Sian Ka’an Spiny lobster Presidium, as part of the Slow Fish Caribbean project*. The launch took place during the Participatory Monitoring Workshop and Slow Food Methodology Workshop, in...
Slow Food at Semana MESA São Paulo 24 October 2017 The Semana MESA São Paulo is coming, from October 26-29 2017. On October 26, on the first day of the Congresso MESA Tendências 2017, we’ll welcome Carlo Petrini, the founder and president of the Slow Food movement. The theme...
Creating Virtuous Networks for a Solidarity That Is Never Futile 1 September 2017 How many times have we heard it said, even from unexpected sources, that the work of NGOs and foundations in Africa or South America may well be motivated by good intentions, but is entirely irrelevant given the mountain of...
The Slow Food Chefs’ Alliance is expanding in Latin America Starting officially today in Colombia 29 May 2017 The Slow Food Chefs’ Alliance is opening its newest chapter in Colombia, joining the large network of chefs committed to cooking and promoting products from the Slow Food Ark of Taste, Slow Food Presidia and other communities of local...
International Day For Biological Diversity: Endangered Foods 22 May 2017 During the Irish potato famine of the 1840s, socio-political challenges and a disease known as potato blight obliterated the dietary staple for one-third of the population, resulting in the deaths of about 1 million people. Over a century later,...
Ugandan Fish Heritage for the first time at Slow Fish 18 May 2017 Uganda, also known as the pearl of Africa, is known for hosting Lake Victoria, the second largest freshwater lake in the world and the source of the Nile—the longest river in the world—along with other freshwater bodies which for...
Quality Cane Sugar Comes From Peru to Italy 26 April 2017 Unrefined cane sugar from Tailin in Peru is now available for sale in Italy thanks to the Alce Nero brand, which not only supports the Slow Food Presidium but is now also importing the sugar and distributing it to...
Slow Food Presidium Product Receives Well-Deserved Recognition 20 April 2017 German-French ARTE TV program “at the table” travels to Macedonia to discover a rich heritage of local cuisine, including the Bukovo Pepper. The episode features Slow Food Presidium producer Ilinka Glavevska and her family, who explain its preparation and...
