Open the floodgates: Diving into the AQUAA Act
Two virtual summits highlighted foodways on land and sea in 2021
By Michelle DiMuzio, Communications Coordinator 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 those moments that reinvigorated or re-inspired members of...Kelp Wanted: Eat Seaweed to Save the World
Kelp Wanted: Eat Seaweed to Save the World by Makala Bach, Slow Food Youth Network It’s a warm day. Actually, it’s a hot day that’s hotter than it should be because of climate change. You escape the heat by exploring a nearby forest that hasn’t burned down yet. It’s...Slow Fish 2021: Week Two
The Deep Dive on Aquaculture kicked off the second weekend of the Slow Fish gathering, and there was perhaps no better way to dig into the nuanced, complex, and globalized issues that the Slow Fish community is facing worldwide. The group of fishers and farmers, each with their own relation to farming in our oceans, rivers, and bays, gathered and spoke for over four hours. The discussed, debated, disagreed and commiserated, and as Kelly Collins Geiser said in her closing remarks, it was a conversation that could have continued for many more hours.
Slow Fish 2021: Week One
The weekend was filled with productive talks about how to make more sustainable seafood chains not only for the fish and their habitats, but for the people who fish and eat them as well.