Food Advocacy on Capitol Hill: Slow Food USA’s COVID-19 Work and Ongoing Food Issues Written by Sara S. Blomquist (SFYN USA Communications Team) In media portrayals of environmental advocacy, we often see handmade signs at climate change rallies and hear catchy...
Written by Caitlin Balagula (Fellow) and Ed Yowell (Chair) It is no secret that factory farms produce a vast majority of the nation’s meat. There are over 25,000 factory farms in the United States, and meatpacking is dominated by just a few corporations. Just four...
“The time feels right for a slow food revolution”: An Interview with SFYN USA Leader Gavin Myers Written by Amelia Keleher (SFYN USA Communications Team) “I just feel like Slow Food is so poised for helping to revolutionize food,” Gavin shared as he reflected on his...
SFYN USA Launches Reading Club and Discusses Environmental Justice Image courtesy of Amelia Keleher. Written by the SFYN Communications Team (Amelia Keleher, Maddy Duval, and Sara Blomquist) America was built on the preferential treatment of white people — 395 years...
The Next Covid-19 Aid Package Written by Alejandra Cleves (Fellow), Caitlin Balagula (Fellow), Ed Yowell (Chair), SFUSA Food and Farm Policy Working Group The following letter was recently sent by Executive Director Anna Mulé to key U.S. Senators requesting that the...
Written by Amelia Keleher (SFYN USA Communications Team) “When I was very little, I loved chocolate.” Elizabeth began. “And when you’re like six years old, and you find out that chocolate comes from a plant… It sort of made something click in my head. I was like ‘Oh...
