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...Mar 23, 2022 | Chapter Highlight, Food and Farming, School Gardens
By Michelle DiMuzio, Communications Coordinator The pandemic exposed the deep disparities and inefficiencies in our food system, leaving communities food insecure. When Gwen Garcelon, a regenerative strategies consultant, saw food insecurity spiking in her own...Feb 22, 2022 | Biodiversity, EIJ, Food and Farming, Food Justice, Stories
By Michelle DiMuzio, Communications Coordinator Back in 2020, Cedar Schimke, former Executive Director of Slow Food Minnesota, had a vision to make a documentary that showed how the values of Slow Food are embraced by producers throughout the greater Minnesota...Jan 15, 2022 | Cooking, Food and Farming, Food Justice, Stories
By Michelle DiMuzio, Communications Coordinator This blog post was written in partnership with Adriana Stetson from the Good Food Foundation. Responses have been edited for clarity. For a long time, certifications for responsible practices and awards for superior...
