Meet Atlanta’s 12 Snail of Approval restaurants
By Makiah Josephson, Slow Food USA Communications Coordinator Last month, Slow Food Atlanta became the newest member of Slow Food USA’s Snail of Approval program, which recognizes outstanding food businesses in seventeen cities. The Snail of Approval is an influential...Slow Food Live: Celebrating women-owned food businesses embracing good, clean and fair
Join a panel of award-winning women business owners who are taking food to a whole new level. In honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, this Slow Food USA production will create space for stories and experiences from four winners of...Bobolink Dairy and Bakehouse Creates Harmony with Animal Management and Environmental Stewardship
Bobolink Dairy and Bakehouse is part of our Snail of Approval program, granted by Slow Food Northern New Jersey; the farm sits on 187 acres of land in Milford, New Jersey, and focuses on 100% grass-fed, farmstead cheese, produced on a small-scale regenerative farm. In 2002, when Nina and Jonathan started the project, most landowners were utilizing their properties for tract housing or subsidy farming, causing negative environmental effects and reducing community value. The fields the dairy and bakehouse currently operate on were originally used for conventional crop rotation; the land was barren, pale and parched and faced erosion as well as flooding issues after heavy rainfalls.
Demeter’s Kitchen Exemplifies Fertility Through Sustainability, Nutrition and Community
Catie Cohen, Founder of Demeter’s Kitchen, was not always a baker. After graduating with a degree in chemical engineering and pursuing a career within that field, it became clear to her this was not the right fit. Her longtime interest in holistic health set her on a path to explore working in the restaurant and bakery industry while also hosting holistic health workshops on the side.
