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...
Jan 11, 2022 | EIJ, Food and Farming, Food Justice, Policy & Public Health, Slow Food Live
By Michelle DiMuzio, Communications Coordinator Last week, Slow Food USA hosted its last Slow Food Live of the year, Winning a Fair Farm Bill. The panel discussed the successes and failures of past legal action, legislation, executive action, and existing programs...
Dec 16, 2021 | Food and Farming, Food Justice, Stories
By michelle dimuzio, communications coordinatorSpanish-language interpretation provided by Jackie Parral To bring our year to a close, Slow Food USA wants to highlight some Slow Food Sparks that have emerged for members of our national community. What are some of...
Nov 15, 2021 | Current Events, Food and Farming, Food Justice, News, Policy & Public Health, Uncategorized
By Sara S. Blomquist, SFUSA Food and Farm Policy Steering Committee In recent years, particularly since the pandemic, our food system has become a much more nationally prominent subject. Be it the destructive environmental impacts of factory farming, the unjust...
Nov 5, 2021 | Current Events, Food Justice, Slow Food Events
by Lindsay Anne Herring, Food Studies Master of Arts Candidate, Chatham University and Food Justice Intern, Contemporary Craft Anna Metcalfe, Pop-up Pollinator Picnic, (detail) Installation, dimensions vary; .5”x6”x7” (one plate), Porcelain, glaze, transfer prints,...
Sep 17, 2021 | EIJ, Food Justice, Youth Network
By Makala Bach, Slow Food Youth Network USA On September 20, 2017, Luz Cruz hosted a dinner party among the seed library in their New York City apartment. Cruz, a trans Puerto Rican queer in their late 20s, had gathered passionate Puerto Rican chefs, farmers, and food...
