Jun 26, 2024 | Food and Farming, Food Justice, Slow Food Leaders
The food that LGBTQ2S+ people make isn’t in theory much different from anyone else in taste, but in context it can do a lot of things – promote activism, raise awareness, restart and build community, develop safe spaces and even help someone see themselves. It’s not only activism, but it’s also celebration.
Jun 13, 2024 | Food Justice, Slow Food Leaders
by Lauren J. Mapp, excerpted from San Diego Tides and Tacos Red foods, like the watermelon used in this summer cocktail, are commonly used to celebrate Juneteenth. The color red represents the blood lost by slaves before they were freed after the Civil War ended....
Jun 5, 2024 | Biodiversity, Food and Farming, Food Justice, Gardens, seeds, Slow Food Chapters, Slow Food Leaders, Slow Seed
How do we honor the seedkeepers who have nurtured food on this land for countless generations? That’s a question that lives in a gray area, and not all Indigenous communities agree on the outcome.
May 22, 2024 | Biodiversity, Food and Farming, Food Justice, Policy & Public Health, Take Action
Let’s take action to preserve and expand biodiversity by contacting our elected officials.
Mar 28, 2024 | Food Justice
By Taylor Pate, Slow Food USA board member On Dec. 14, 2023, Slow Food USA hosted a call with Slow Food leaders in the West Bank. The goal of this call was to open a dialogue about the wider context of the genocide in Gaza and the impacts that this has had on...
Jan 9, 2024 | Cooking, Food Justice, Slow Food Leaders
I was blessed to celebrate the 53rd anniversary of my first official meal sold this past weekend, and am truly moved by the number of people who sent me warm wishes and heartfelt congratulations.
