I cannot help but mourn the the arrogance of modern people who disregard the ways in which the indigenous ancestors of this land walked; amnesia of how this land has been stewarded for over a millennia upon the oak savanna and foothill forests.
We are pleased to announce that the Slow Food USA Board of Directors, at its April meeting, voted to offer Anna Mulé the executive leadership of Slow Food USA.
David Shields is the 2018 SnailBlazer award winner for Biodiversity. He is the Chair of the Ark of Taste Southern Region and his critical research has helped revive over thirty crops including benne.
The passing of Folco Portinari, author of the SF Manifesto, at the age of 93 encouraged us to reflect on how the Manifesto inspired generations of manifestos to come.
Reflections from the Japanese Front Lines Where Agriculture, Youth, Imagination and Desperation Collide.
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.