Archive for May, 2012

May 31 2012

Slow Food USA Announces Leadership Changes

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Official statement from Slow Food USA.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Emily Walsh / Slow Food USA / 718-260-8000 x154 / emilyw@slowfoodusa.org
Slow Food USA Announces Leadership Changes

BROOKLYN, NY (May 31, 2012) – The Board of Directors for Slow Food USA, a national non-profit dedicated to creating a world where the food we eat is good for us, good [...]

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May 31 2012

Fighting to change “Business as usual”

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Slow Food USA officially endorses the Nourish 9 Billion campaign and encourages you to sign on as well

Written by Tim Smith, Slow Food USA’s Associate Manager of New Media
Business as usual is not an option.” This is the main assertion of The International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) report released [...]

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May 31 2012

Fighting to change “Business as usual”

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Slow Food USA officially endorses the Nourish 9 Billion campaign and encourages you to sign on as well

Written by Tim Smith, Slow Food USA’s Associate Manager of New Media
Business as usual is not an option.” This is the main assertion of The International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) report released [...]

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May 29 2012

One Secret to Community Building: Really Good Street Food

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How Slow Food grew from a sparsely attended student group to the center of all things food-related on the University of Rhode Island campus.

Written by Deirdra Stockmann, formerly of Slow Food Huron Valley (MI)

What does it take to grow a small Slow Food on Campus chapter into the go-to organization for all things local food-related [...]

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May 25 2012

Carlo Petrini Answers Your Questions

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Founder and President of the International Slow Food Movement, Carlo Petrini, paid the Slow Food USA office a visit and took time to answer your questions from Facebook.

Recently, upon learning that Slow Food International President Carlo Petrini would be coming by the Slow Food USA office, we asked our Facebook community what they would ask [...]

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May 22 2012

Bringing Louisville to the Table

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The Slow Food USA community recently spent some quality time in Louisville, KY, a food-savvy city with many organizations, businesses, and advocates to highlight. Today we high light one such organization—Louisville Farm to Table.

Written by Sarah Fritschner, Coordinator of Louisville Farm to Table
When Slow Food USA chose Louisville as its 2012 National Congress location, ears [...]

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May 18 2012

The 2012 Food & Farm Bill: Determining the What we Grow and Eat for the Next Five Years.

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Want to impact the food system? You can! The House Agriculture Committee is accepting comments until May 20th. Learn more…

If you could radically change the food we grow and eat in this country, would you? Would you ensure all children, elders, and adults had enough nutritious food to eat? Would you make it easier for [...]

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May 16 2012

Slow Food USA Elects Portland Native Katherine Deumling Board Chair

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Slow Food USA proudly announces the election of Katherine Deumling to the position of chair of our Board of Directors.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Emily Walsh / Slow Food USA / 718-260-8000 x154 / emilyw@slowfoodusa.org
Contact: Katherine Deumling / Cook With What You Have / 503-715-7697/ katherine@cookwithwhatyouhave.com
BROOKLYN, NY (May 16, 2012) – Slow Food USA, a national non-profit [...]

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May 14 2012

Slow Food at UN Indigenous Meeting

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For the first time, the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues will have a guest speaker address its members—Slow Food International President Carlo Petrini.

Slow Food President Carlo Petrini will address the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) today, during the half-day session on the right to food and food sovereignty. His invitation [...]

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May 11 2012

UPDATE: BLM defers all North Fork Valley oil & gas parcels in August 2012 lease sale

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Thanks, in part to the efforts of Slow Food Western Slope, 22 parcels of land that was up for oil and gas sale in the North Fork Valley region has now been deferred.

Back in March, we told you about the efforts of the Slow Food Western Slope & Rocky Mountain region chapters to defend the [...]

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