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2001-2003 Press Releases

November 1, 2003
HERITAGE TURKEYS GROW IN CALIFORNIA FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS!
In 2003, Slow Food has helped secure 10,000 orders for heritage turkeys including 2,000 in California.

November 1, 2003
HERITAGE TURKEYS RISE AGAIN!
Slow Food USA is working with 45 heritage breed farmers in 17 states to help sustain breeds of turkey such as the Bourbon Red, Narragansett, Jersey Buff, American Bronze and Blue Slate.

September 16, 2003
SLOW FOOD USA DESIGNATES OCTOBER, 2003 AS "AMERICAN FARMSTEAD CHEESE MONTH"
Slow Food USA is naming October 2003 as "American Farmstead Cheese Month." America's cheesemaking tradition is deeply rooted in our nation's farmsteads, where cheeses are born of the connection between the land, the animal, and the producer.

June 12, 2003
SLOW FOOD USA CONVIVIA LEADERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY MEET IN VERMONT
From May 30th to June 1st, 2003 delegates from 80 of Slow Food USA's 110 local chapters (convivia) met in Shelburne, Vermont at Shelburne Farms for the second National Leader Congress.

April 23, 2003
SLOW FOOD USA LAUNCHES THE AMERICAN RAW MILK FARMSTEAD CHEESE CONSORTIUM
Slow Food USA inaugurated the American Raw Milk Farmstead Cheese Consortium with a cheese tasting and evaluation at the French Culinary Institute in New York City on Saturday, April 12.

June 4, 2002
RECLAIMING A LEGACY
Slow Food USA is honored to announce Iroquois White Corn (also known as Tuscarora White Corn), an ancient heirloom corn grown by Iroquois Indians, as the newest food to board Ark USA.

AUGUST 1, 2002
SUMMER BOUNTY CELEBRATION
Slow Food U.S.A. and COPIA join together to present a very special summer celebration at COPIA on Sunday, August 25, 2002, from 10am to 5pm. A walk-around organic produce tasting in COPIA's South Garden, six exceptional tasting seminars, a selection of winning short films from the Slow Food Film Festival and more!

February 5, 2002
EVENT ADVISORY - Traditional New England Feast
Chef Jasper White, known for his culinary talents using traditional New England ingredients, will collaborate with Slow Food Boston, food historian Sandy Oliver and cookbook author/Maine home cook Karyl Bannister to assemble a 5-course New England feast February 5th, 2001 at his Summer Shack in Cambridge, MA

November 15, 2001
THE SNAIL PICKS UP THE PACE
Slow Food U.S.A. and Brooklyn Brewery together will donate more than $2,000 to the New York Police and Fire Widows and Children's Benefit Fund thanks to money raised at two recent events celebrating the diversity of U.S. food traditions: Cheese 2001 and America's Great Regional Breweries.

November 15, 2001
SLOW FOOD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHELSEA GREEN PUBLISHING
Slow Food is proud to announce an agreement with Chelsea Green Publishing, an independent publisher that specializes in "books for sustainable living". Chelsea Green will become Slow Food's publishing partner in North America.

November 15, 2001
SLOW FOOD U.S.A. MOVES TO NEW OFFICES AT THE FRENCH CULINARY INSTITUTE
On October 15th, Slow Food U.S.A. moved into new, beautiful offices on the French Culinary Institute campus in downtown New York City. The days of walking to the post office each morning are over!

If you've got inquiries or would like to discuss story ideas, upcoming events, or the movement in general, please contact Kate Evanishyn at kate@slowfoodusa.org or 718.260.8000.

November 15, 2001

THE SNAIL PICKS UP THE PACE

Slow Food U.S.A. and Brooklyn Brewery together will donate more than $2,000 to the New York Police and Fire Widows and Children's Benefit Fund thanks to money raised at two recent events celebrating the diversity of U.S. food traditions: Cheese 2001 and America's Great Regional Breweries.

From September 21st to 24th, Slow Food U.S.A. presented the products of 52 cheesemakers at Cheese 2001 in Bra, Italy. This largest-ever presence of U.S. cheese in Europe shattered the myth of American cheese as slices of plastic, as tens of thousands of visitors flocked to the stand to taste 90 different cheeses. Artisans from West Virginia and Alabama to Idaho and Oregon provided 1,200 pounds of cheese, and crowds were so dense that participants like Robert Kaufelt (Murray's Cheese Shop), Peter Kindel (Artisanal Restaurant), and Garrett Oliver (Brooklyn Brewery) joined the efforts by rolling up their sleeves to help cut and serve the cheese. Proceeds from Cheese 2001 were donated to relief efforts in New York City.

On September 30th, Slow Food U.S.A. and Brooklyn Brewery organized a tasting of America's Great Regional Breweries at New York City's Puck Building. Over 700 people came to taste the work of 24 of America's best regional breweries from the Atlantic coast to the Gulf of Alaska. Stands were manned by the producers themselves who shared stories about their work crafting fine artisanal beers. New York foods were generously provided by numerous metropolitan mainstays such as Cabbage Hill Farms, Guss Pickles, Martin's Pretzels, and Tom Cat Bakery. Proceeds from the event were donated to relief efforts in New York City.

On October 13th, the second annual Slow Food Awards took place in Porto, Portugal. Perhaps no other Slow Food project better conveys our commitment to eco-gastronomy and the work of food artisans, the true defenders of biodiversity from around the world. From Beja Devi's organic cooperative in India to Kuang Choon Rew's work to sustain traditional anchovy production methods in South Korea, the Slow Food jury of 500 journalists and academics put together yet another stellar group of 14 winners. For more information on this year's winners, please go to our website: www.slowfood.com.

FOR MORE INFORMATION
CONTACT: PATRICK MARTINS
PHONE: (212) 965-5640
EMAIL: pmartins@slowfoodusa.org