Sep 2, 2021 | Cooking, Recipe, Youth Network
It’s fall, which means I have pumpkins and pickles on my mind. The pumpkins are self-explanatory, but the pickles? Most people think of summer as the prime time to preserve the season’s bounty, but I personally like my summer produce fresh and my fall produce tangy and pickled. But the truth is, you can pickle all year round! It’s an easy way to reduce food waste – in fact, you can even pickle “food waste” itself like watermelon rinds and citrus peels.
Mar 12, 2021 | Biodiversity, Campaigns, Youth Network
By Kelly Franson, Slow Food Youth Network USA Photos by Scott Chang-Fleeman ““It is a reminder that agriculture has the potential to exist outside of frameworks of capitalism like the commodification of seed.” – Scott Chang-Fleeman In honor of Slow Food USA’s recent...
Aug 17, 2020 | EIJ, Food Justice, Youth Network
“The time feels right for a slow food revolution”: An Interview with SFYN USA Leader Gavin Myers Written by Amelia Keleher (SFYN USA Communications Team) “I just feel like Slow Food is so poised for helping to revolutionize food,” Gavin shared as he reflected on his...
Jul 20, 2020 | Food Justice, Policy & Public Health, School Gardens, Youth Network
Written by Amelia Keleher (SFYN USA Communications Team) “When I was very little, I loved chocolate.” Elizabeth began. “And when you’re like six years old, and you find out that chocolate comes from a plant… It sort of made something click in my head. I was like ‘Oh...
Jul 16, 2020 | Food and Farming, Food Justice, Policy & Public Health, Youth Network
Beyond Capitalism: Hermione Zhou Talks Land Justice, Local Food, & Community Organizing Written by Amelia Keleher (SFYN USA Communications Team) “Why do people do that? Why do they waste so much of our Earth’s resources?” These were the questions on Hermione Zhou’s...
