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The Next Four Years: Food and Farm Transition Recommendations

Jan 15, 2021 | Current Events, Food and Farming, Food Justice, Policy & Public Health, School Food, Slow Fish, Take Action

Sent to the Honorable Anita Dunn, Ted Kaufman, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Cedric Richmond, and Jeffrey Zients Co-Chairs, Transition Team of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris 1401 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20230 Re: Food and Farm...

Food Advocacy on Capitol Hill: Slow Food USA’s COVID-19 Work and Ongoing Food Issues

Sep 21, 2020 | Current Events, Food Justice, Policy & Public Health, Take Action, Youth Network

Food Advocacy on Capitol Hill: Slow Food USA’s COVID-19 Work and Ongoing Food Issues Written by Sara S. Blomquist (SFYN USA Communications Team) In media portrayals of environmental advocacy, we often see handmade signs at climate change rallies and hear catchy...

A Step Closer to Banning Factory Farms

Aug 19, 2020 | Current Events, Food and Farming, Food Justice, Policy & Public Health, Slow Meat, Take Action

Written by Caitlin Balagula (Fellow) and Ed Yowell (Chair) It is no secret that factory farms produce a vast majority of the nation’s meat. There are over 25,000 factory farms in the United States, and meatpacking is dominated by just a few corporations. Just four...

Fish Head Soup with Melanie Brown

Jul 9, 2020 | Cooking, Slow Fish, Slow Food Live, Take Action

Melanie Brown joined her multi-generational family of Bristol Bay commercial fishermen when she was 10, spending summers fishing for sockeye salmon with her great-grandparents in Bristol Bay. You can learn more about Melanie and her family’s fish head soup story...

Back to School During the Pandemic (and a Homework Assignment for You)

Jul 6, 2020 | Current Events, Policy & Public Health, School Food, Take Action

Written by Alejandra Cleves Morales (Intern), Cynthia Walters and Margaret Read (Member), Ed Yowell (Chair), SFUSA Food and Farm Policy Steering Committee A Spring Semester Like No Other There is little doubt that the nation’s 2020 spring semester was like no other...

EIJ Action Steps from Slow Food USA

Jun 10, 2020 | EIJ, Food Justice, Take Action

In early June, we asked the entire Slow Food USA network to define six action points to renew our commitment to becoming an antiracist organization. As the national office, we also have work to do to dismantle systems of oppression. We revisited the Equity, Inclusion,...

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