Jan
25
2012
My favorite veggie burgers have a “no genetically modified ingredients” label, where is this label on the rest of my food? Tell the FDA to ‘Just Label It’
by Slow Food USA Associate Director of National Programs, Angelines M. Alba Lamb
Jan
24
2012
Slow Food USA’s president says he is not turning his back on the organization’s roots, but is instead trying to better understand its identity.
by Slow Food USA President, Josh Viertel
When my fiancée, Juliana, and I were farming, we grew the most beautiful produce I have ever seen. I do not mean to brag. It is [...]
Jan
17
2012
To celebrate Food Corps’ first year, we give you a glimpse of what it might be like to be a service member through the eyes of current member, Robyn Wardell.
FoodCorps is a national non-profit—for which Slow Food USA is a founding partner—that addresses our nation’s painful and costly childhood obesity epidemic using a three recipe [...]
Jan
13
2012
What made you most proud to be a part of the Slow Food movement in 2011? We list some of our favorite responses.
by Slow Food USA intern, Alaena Robbins
Recently many of you rang in the New Year reflecting along with SFUSA staff members about what had made you most proud to be a part [...]
Dec
02
2011
Food policy was front in center in November, we recap where we were and where we’re going with the Food and Farm bill.
Now that November has come to an end, it’s hard to forget the ruckus Congress stirred up in the food and farming world—some of it good and some of it bad. Organizations and [...]
Nov
18
2011
Sam Mogannam, of Bi-Rite Market, and Dabney Gough, have created the perfect recipe for a complex food system with a new cookbook, Eat Good Food.
by Slow Food USA intern Kate Northway
As our food system becomes more complex and consumers are taking an interest in the politics of production, supermarket aisles become more perplexing to navigate. [...]
Nov
09
2011
Check out our Thanksgiving guide for recipes, tips, tricks, and more.
This Thanksgiving we’re giving thanks to each and every person who works to make for a good, clean, and fair food available to everyone. Whether you’re packing your daughter’s lunch every day, managing a school garden, holding an endangered foods potluck, or reading Fast Food [...]
Nov
09
2011
Slow Food UW, the Slow Food on Campus chapter that inspired our $5 Challenge is up for a Real Food Award! Today’s the last day to vote—so let’s rock that while we can for our friends at UW.
Slow Food UW Madison has been tearing up the good food scene ever since the chapter opened in [...]
Oct
29
2011
Even beyond the shared connection of good, clean, and fair food values, there’s a whole crop of reasons for why people in the food movement should be paying attention to and learning from OWS. Here’s our top 3.
Grassroots. Hungry for change. Growing a new vision every day. We’re talking about the hundreds of gardens, farmers [...]
Oct
20
2011
Heading into Food Day—a national campaign for everyday people to take back control of their food, health, and environment—this coming Mon. (Oct. 24), we can’t help but think that more than ever before, there is potential for legislative impact.
Heading into Food Day—a national campaign for everyday people to take back control of their food, health, [...]