Dec 14, 2023 | Biodiversity, Plant A Seed, School Gardens, seeds, Stories
By Brian Solem, Communications Director MAKE A GIFT TO SLOW FOOD USAPrograms like Plant a Seed thrive because of our donors and members. Our generous community of supporters power up school gardens and education efforts, and help a diverse array of businesses thrive....
Dec 5, 2023 | Biodiversity, Food and Farming, Gardens, Plant A Seed
By Robin Mosley, Communications and Development Coordinator Slow Food USA’s 2024 Plant a Seed campaign will explore eight different roots and grains, and a partnership with Seed Savers Exchange and its ADAPT program will give gardeners the opportunity to build...
Nov 6, 2023 | Biodiversity, Food and Farming, Plant A Seed, seeds, Slow Food Live
Join Slow Food USA and the Heirloom Collard Project as we holler for collards in the kitchen! Collard seed champion Chris Smith will be our host, taking you through lively discussions featuring collard stories, seed stories and food stories with friends Bonnetta Adeeb...
Nov 2, 2023 | Cooking, Plant A Seed, Recipe
Millard and Connie Locklear describe how they make their beloved collard sandwich to Chris Smith, farmer and Heirloom Collard Project administrator. Millard and Connie own New Ground Farms and are enrolled members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, which is...
Oct 31, 2023 | Cooking, Plant A Seed, Recipe
Our 2023 Plant a Seed campaign celebrates greens and the communities who celebrate them. If you grew the our Plant a Seed kit in your garden this year, then you know that two greens in particular have been rockstar standouts deserving of celebration: fluffy Matilde...
Oct 30, 2023 | Campaigns, Cooking, Plant A Seed, Stories
By Mara Welton, Director of Programs It’s finally Collard Week — though anytime is a perfect time to celebrate these glorious greens! We are entering the months when frost becomes a possibility in the low points of our nation’s topography, which is when collards start...