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.
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....
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...
May 4, 2023 | Chapter Highlight, Current Events, Food and Farming, seeds, Slow Food Chapters
By Zachary Czuprynski, Prescott College Sustainability Coordinator On Sunday, March 5, the Crossroads Center and Cafe at Prescott College in Prescott, AZ, were filled with community members for the resurrection of Seed Mania!, an event that had not occurred since the...
Sep 14, 2022 | Biodiversity, Chapter Highlight, Plant A Seed, seeds, Slow Food Chapters
When the pandemic hit and seeds were scarce, Reana Kovalcik, Founder of Share a Seed and Slow Food Southeast Regional Councilor, worked with Slow Food USA to pilot a model for sharing seeds and growing resources at the community level. “Share a Seed is a mutual aid-style program,” Reana explained. “I wanted to find a way to democratize seed access, grow community, and redistribute resources at a time when scarcity was all around us. Mutual aid networks are a great way to do that kind of resource and skill-sharing without barriers to access.”
Aug 15, 2022 | Food and Farming, Food Justice, seeds, Stories
Perhaps one of the most unique facets of Hudson Valley Seed Company is the marriage of seeds and art. From the start, K felt the seed packages were an opportunity to communicate to people how they felt about and valued seeds – not just their commodity, but also their story.
