May 19, 2022 | Biodiversity, Food Justice, Slow Food Events, Slow Food Leaders, Slow Seed
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 international conversations about food sovereignty, seed ownership, the...May 19, 2022 | Biodiversity, Chapter Highlight, Slow Food Chapters, Slow Seed
By Michelle DiMuzio, Communications Coordinator When the pandemic broke out, the fragility of our supply chain was spotlighted, especially in the world of seeds. Seed companies, garden stores and nurseries were running out of seeds and garden materials; seed libraries...Apr 20, 2022 | Biodiversity, Chapter Highlight, Food Justice, Stories
By Michelle DiMuzio, Communications Coordinator Lissa 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 radio station, they decided to give it a try. “It took a couple months...Apr 18, 2022 | Biodiversity, Food and Farming, Plant A Seed, Slow Beans
By Charlie Nardozzi, Guest Blog Writer Charlie Nardozzi is a regional Emmy award winning garden writer, speaker, radio, and television personality. He has worked for more than 30 years bringing expert gardening information to home gardeners through radio, television,...Apr 7, 2022 | Biodiversity, Food and Farming, Snailblazer/Snail of Approval
By Michelle DiMuzio, Communications Coordinator Mona 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, winner of our 2021 Biodiversity Snailblazer Award, recounted stories of...Mar 29, 2022 | Biodiversity, Current Events, Food and Farming, Labeling, Policy & Public Health, Slow Meat, Take Action
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 producers and workers. Right now, if you buy packaged meat and poultry...