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The 2020 democratic presidential candidates on food issues

Jan 24, 2020 | Current Event, News, Policy, Take Action

by Alana Williams This year’s Presidential race is already intense. Democrats seem focused on finding a candidate “electable” enough to challenge sitting President Trump, and with so many vying for...

Food in the Workplace with Slow Food South Bay

Jan 14, 2020 | Event, Slow Food Chapters in Action

written by By Britt Bensen with Kim Marinucci Acker, Slow Food South Bay On a beautiful fall Saturday in Northern California, three dozen guests descended upon Hidden Villa, a teaching farm in Los...

Slow Food Leaders: Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino

Dec 18, 2019 | Food Justice, Slow Food Leaders

Right now, we have to choose a side that we are honoring. We need to stand up to massive corporations who are homogenizing food and make sure that culture has a voice. Working on a global level with food activists, indigenous or not, relationships develop and we are stronger together.

Slow Food Leaders: Jin-Ya Huang

Dec 11, 2019 | Cooking, Food Justice, Slow Food Leaders

“It’s not just cooking. We are starting a revolution, and the ladies [from Break Bread Break Borders] who cook are my chosen sisters. In creating job opportunities, we are amplifying voices that don’t usually get heard and celebrating women. They practice English and talk to people from all spaces in life. Their community is not just their physical neighbors. We are building community and celebrating differences too.”

Slow Food Leaders: Taylor Pate

Dec 11, 2019 | Cooking, Farms and Farming, Food Justice, Slow Food Leaders

“Our regional, local food system is based on this movement. I think that’s pretty incredible. The ethos of the organization exists beyond the organization itself… Slow Food chapters are the body of what Slow Food USA is doing. People have a keen interest now in understanding their food, especially because of climate change. Food goes well beyond just diet.”

Slow Food Leaders: Aretta Begay

Dec 10, 2019 | Farms and Farming, Slow Food Leaders, Slow Meat

Everyone should be mindful of the history of food. So many American foods stem from wild edible native American foods.

Slow Food Leaders: Brian Yazzie

Dec 10, 2019 | Cooking, Food Justice, Slow Food Leaders

“This is the time and place for the Indigenous food movement. The Western perspective may see us as a trend or a fad, but we’ve always been here; we’ve just been overlooked. Not only did our ancestors survive colonization, but so did our ingredients.”

Slow Food Leaders: Arden Lewis

Dec 10, 2019 | Cooking, Food Justice, Slow Food Leaders

The immigrant and refugee women who cook at Comal are participants in that experience, not simply hourly workers in a cafe. They are cultural ambassadors to the surrounding community, sharing recipes, techniques, and stories. They cook food that humanizes and equalizes.

Slow Food Leaders: Christina Ng

Dec 10, 2019 | Cooking, Farms and Farming, Food Justice, Slow Food Leaders

The message is to slow down. Gather around the bread making or the smell of sautéing onion. Let that capture your attention, get involved. It is innate within you already.

Slow Food Leaders: Yusuf Bin-Rella

Dec 10, 2019 | Cooking, Farms and Farming, Food Justice, Slow Food Leaders

“Food sovereignty is reconnecting to and celebrating one’s roots and ancestry and not needing to ask permission to feed yourself, your family and your community foods that are culturally appropriate.”