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Slow Food USA/International Projects
Ark of Taste and Presidia
The Slow Food Ark of Taste and Presidia programs identify high-quality,
traditional foods in danger of extinction and promote them in the marketplace.
Through partnerships with farmers, fishers,
breeders and artisans, these
projects also offer promotional and technical assistance to guarantee their
survival.
Renewing America’s Food Traditions (RAFT)
As an alliance of food, farming, environmental
and culinary advocates,
RAFT partners have joined together to identify, restore and celebrate
America’s biologically
and culturally diverse food traditions through
conservation, education, promotion and regional networking. RAFT
initiatives
bring food producers, chefs and consumers together to develop and
promote conservation strategies, sustainable food production
and awareness of
the endangered foods and food traditions of the United States.
Terra Madre
Terra Madre is a growing international network of more than 9,000 food
producers, cooks, educators and
youth working towards increasing small-scale,
traditional, and sustainable food production. The Terra Madre conference
gathers the network on even-numbered years in Turin, Italy to partake in
dialogue and exchange about the production
and consumption of food that is
good, clean and fair.
Slow Food in Schools
Slow
Food in Schools’ Garden-to-Table projects range from after-school
cooking classes to farm tours to schoolyard gardens.
We currently have more
than 30 garden-to-table projects around the country. Slow Food on Campus is
a network of
Campus Convivia run by college and university students across the
country and are the working arm of Slow Food USA in
the college community
addressing food system and food justice issues.
Slow Food Nation
The
inaugural Slow Food Nation, August 29-September 1, 2008, is a four-day
exposition and celebration of food in San Francisco.
Its mission is to change
the way America eats by raising Americans’ consciousness of how food is
produced
and distributed, through debates, lectures, tastings, demonstrations,
etc. Slow Food Nation will highlight the positive,
life-enhancing benefits of food
that is good, clean and fair.
About Slow Food International
University of Gastronomic Sciences
The University of Gastronomic Sciences was founded by Slow Food in
conjunction with the regional authorities of Emilia-Romagna and Piedmont. The
university, located in the Piedmont region
of Italy, is an agricultural and culinaryresearch and training center committed to sustainable food production,
protection
of agricultural biodiversity and nurturance of relationships between
gastronomy and agronomy.
Salone
del Gusto
In October of every even-numbered year, small-scale food producers from all
over the world
come to Turin, Italy to showcase their products to audiences of
over 150,000. It is an event dedicated both to excellent
international traditional
foods and to the extraordinary people who produce them.
Cheese
Held
in Bra, Italy, Slow Food’s headquarters, this biennial event has become the
leading international festival for
artisan cheese producers. The world’s most
renowned artisan cheesemakers (presidium producers included), affineurs,
sellers and shepherds come to present their cheeses to tens of thousands of
visitors.
Slow Fish
Held in the Italian port city of Genoa, this sustainable seafood exhibition was
started in 2004 to bring
together fishermen, processors, researchers,
government agencies and consumers seeking ways to combat the depletion of
our fish stocks and enjoy seafood responsibly. Visitors can attend seminars and
conferences on fishing issues, visit
the seafood market and sample all kinds of
seafood in Taste Workshops and special dinners.
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