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Slow Food Leaders: Aretta Begay

Dec 10, 2019 | Farms and Farming, Slow Food Leaders, Slow Meat

Everyone should be mindful of the history of food. So many American foods stem from wild edible native American foods.

Growing the Next Generation of Family Farmers with Snailblazer Greg Gunthorp

Nov 9, 2018 | Farms and Farming, Slow Meat, Take Action

Fourth generation hog farmer Greg Gunthorp sold his first hog to a restaurant twenty years ago. Since then he has become a leader in sustainable, family-farming practices in a region that has become dominated by large-scale factory farms. Greg highlights the importance of small-scale farming and some of the advantages it still holds over big agra.

Four Slow Food Presidia That Inspired Us

Apr 3, 2018 | Dairy, Slow Fish, Slow Meat

Recent discoveries from an Italian company focused on Presidia-centered tours.

To Save Rural Iowa, We Need to Make Healthy Food a Right

Mar 9, 2018 | Biodiversity, Farms and Farming, Food Justice, Policy, Slow Meat, Take Action

Industrial agriculture that favors corporate interests comes at the expense of our rural communities. Austin Frerick describes the current situation in Iowa.