Slow Food News & STORIES
Nine quotes I’ll never forget from the 2022 Slow Seed Summit
By Brian Solem, Director of Communications This past weekend, I joined over 150 other people at 18 different sessions of the 2022 Slow Seed Summit. This virtual space was designed to welcome...
In Northern California, a little seed library program expands access to growing food
By Michelle DiMuzio, Communications CoordinatorWhen the pandemic broke out, the fragility of our supply chain was spotlighted, especially in the world of seeds. Seed companies, garden stores and...
20 food justice orgs tell White House: ensure upcoming food conference focuses on equity and justice
Slow Food USA and more than twenty like-minded, partnering organizations support the coming White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. This Conference is only the second of its kind in...
Meet The 2022 Slow Seed Summit Keynote Speakers
By Michelle DiMuzio, Communications Coordinator From May 13-15, hundreds of people from around the world will virtually gather, listen and discuss the regeneration of our world’s foodways to advance...
Little seeds, big ideas discussed at global Slow Seed Summit
ÖBROOKLYN, May 3 — Dozens of speakers from around the world will present perspectives on food security, seed preservation and sovereignty, community engagement, and more at Slow Food USA’s second...
Practicing Cultural Exchange Through Radio
By Michelle DiMuzio, Communications CoordinatorLissa Johnson and Nina Rosenberg, Board Members of Slow Food Santa Fe, never expected to become radio hosts, but when a spot opened up at their local...
Been Dreaming of Beans: Tips on How to Grow These Wondrous Pulses
By Charlie Nardozzi, Guest Blog WriterCharlie Nardozzi is a regional Emmy award winning garden writer, speaker, radio, and television personality. He has worked for more than 30 years bringing...
Mona Esposito: The Grain Lady
By Michelle DiMuzio, Communications CoordinatorMona Esposito, also known as The Grain Lady, attributes her love of food to her Italian mother, Dorina, who grew up on a farm near Bologna. Mona,...
Tell the USDA: Support local farmers and ranchers
Slow Food USA’s work to advance good, clean and fair food for all means that we support localizing American foodways to ease the burden of food travel and production on the environment and our food...
Backyard Gardens Nourish the Local Food Economy
By Michelle DiMuzio, Communications CoordinatorThe pandemic exposed the deep disparities and inefficiencies in our food system, leaving communities food insecure. When Gwen Garcelon, a...
Celebrating Snail of Approval’s women-owned food businesses
Happy International Women’s Day! Today and every day, we want to celebrate all the amazing women who are transforming our foodways. We are especially inspired by the women who have created...
Bean Dreams
Deep in the freeze-thaw cycle of midwinter here in the Northeast, I find myself pulled between enjoying those surprising days when the sun actually feels warm again and those bitter windswept ones...