Tag Archive 'food'

Jan 25 2012

What’s in your food?

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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

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Jan 24 2012

The Soul of Slow Food: Fighting for Both Farmers and Eaters

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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 [...]

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Jan 17 2012

A Day in the Life of a Food Corps Service Member

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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 [...]

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Jan 13 2012

Pride in the Slow Food Movement, A Reflection on 2011

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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 [...]

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Dec 02 2011

What now? The post-Super Committee Food and Farm Bill

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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 [...]

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Nov 18 2011

Shop, Cook and EAT GOOD FOOD

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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. [...]

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Nov 09 2011

Let Slow Food USA help you plan your Thanksgiving

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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 [...]

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Nov 09 2011

Slow Food UW Up For Real Food Award

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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 [...]

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Oct 29 2011

Digesting OWS: Why Food Lovers Need to Come to the Table

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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 [...]

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Oct 20 2011

The Path to Legislative Impact Heats Up with Food Day

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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, [...]

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