Jul 21, 2022 | Biodiversity, Slow Food Chapters, Slow Seed
In October 2021, Slow Food Denver co-hosted their first annual seed-saving event at Ekar Farm, an organization that serves as a “focal point for Denver’s Jewish community to come together around issues of food security, environmentalism, and urban farming,” and Spirit of the Sun, an “indigenous womxn-led nonprofit working to empower Native communities, one youth at a time.”
May 19, 2022 | Biodiversity, Chapter Highlight, Slow Food Chapters, Slow Seed
By Michelle DiMuzio, Communications Coordinator When the pandemic broke out, the fragility of our supply chain was spotlighted, especially in the world of seeds. Seed companies, garden stores and nurseries were running out of seeds and garden materials; seed libraries...Jan 24, 2022 | AR21 1, EIJ, Food Justice, Slow Food Chapters, Slow Food Leaders, Stories
By Michelle DiMuzio, Communications Coordinator Brittany Lemon, Food Justice Chair of Slow Food Atlanta, discovered her passion for food and the all-encompassing agricultural space at a young age. When she was seven, she supported her family’s produce business at...Dec 23, 2021 | AR21 2, Plant A Seed, School Gardens, Slow Food Chapters
By Brian Solem, Director of CommunicationsPhotos provided by Shawana Ledgister-Joseph Marc Gauthier didn’t start his career as a school garden expert, but that’s where he thrives today. After working as a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) teacher...Nov 15, 2021 | Slow Food Chapters, Slow Food Events
By Eryn Kelly, Slow Food USA Policy Coordinator and Chair, Slow Food Dallas-Fort Worth Slow Food Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) was a partner in the first annual Pecan Festival, which took place on Oct. 17, 2021, at Opportunity Park in Dallas. This free educational event,...
