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Advocacy and Agriculture in Italy: A Conversation with Giorgio Cingolani
What does it take to be an organic famer in modern-day Italy? What struggles do small-scale farmers face as they try to provide local, clean, and sustainably grown food for their region? Food First’s...
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Food Waste: What We Can Do
America is a country of consumption. We are constantly buying, selling and using all types of products to meet our ever-growing needs. This cycle is no different for our food. Yet, it’s increasingly...
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From the Land
I garden to get fresh air. I garden to be physically productive. I garden to feed my family by means other than a paycheck spent at the grocery store. Most important, I garden to remember. My mother...
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Lost Legendary Watermelon Resurfaces
A lost treasure of American horticulture has resurfaced in Sumter, South Carolina. The Bradford Watermelon, a ridged dark gray green red-fleshed watermelon with white seeds and splendid taste, has been...
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Everybody Say Cheese!
From Sept 20-23, the city of Bra in Italy’s northeast will once again host four days of Cheese!By Slow Food International From Sept 20-23, the city of Bra in Italy’s northeast will once again host four...
View ArticleSee you at the market
In small town squares and big city centers, farmers markets delicately balance new food innovation with old food traditions. These community-centered markets celebrate the dignity of labor that brings...
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Eating on the Wild Side: Where Have All the Purple Carrots Gone?
Eating on the Wild Side: The Missing Link to Optimum Health by Jo Robinson is a fascinating analysis of the true nutritional content of today’s fruits and veggies.By Annie Donnelly, Slow Food USA...
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From Past to Present: Why Heirloom Varietals Matter
A decade ago "heirloom" triggered images of your grandfather’s pocket watch or the delicate veil your great-grandmother wore at her wedding. Talk about "heirloom" nowadays and images of luscious...
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Viewing our Food, From Paddock to Plate
Is it possible to operate a truly organic and sustainable farm today? In the short documentary “Where the Food Grows”, New York-based film student Noah Throop finds out.Is it possible to operate a...
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Biodiversity - Growing Wonder
Biodiversity is an environmental necessity. The vast, distinct combinations of DNA needed to create the foods we eat and the world we live in are a resource that needs protecting. Without this resource...
View ArticleNourish Your Garden
It’s the height of the gardening season and, with any luck, your garden is growing and thriving. When everything kicks into high gear like it is now, plants need a lot more nutrition and support to...
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Got Good Food?
The Good Food Awards—the first national initiative to recognize American craft food producers who stand out in both taste and sustainability—is looking for America’s best food producers.Awards will be...
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Southern Food: The World’s “Comfort” Food
Twenty-eight years ago I left Brunswick, Georgia and my family’s land. I found myself in the U.S. Army at my first duty station in Schweinfurt, Germany. As I walked up to the barracks someone hollered...
View ArticleThe Farm Bill: The House Doesn’t do it… Again
The House of Representatives didn’t do it… again. Most “in the know” politicians expected the House to pass a Farm Bill on June 20, 2013. Yet, in an oddly bi-partisan vote of 234 “nays” (172 majority...
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UPDATE: On Thursday June 20, the House of Representatives rejected the Farm Bill. You can find more about the status of this legislation here.UPDATE: On Thursday June 20, the House of Representatives...
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A Father’s Day Resolution: 10 Things I Want to Teach My Son About Food
I’ve decided that my gift to my one-year-old son this Father’s Day will be to come up with ten resolutions: ten things I want to teach him about food.By: Andrew Fippinger, Slow Food USA member and...
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What is the Food and Farm Bill and why does Slow Food care?
Why do we care about the outcome of the current debate? Put starkly, the Food and Farm Bills of the past several decades subsidize farming and ranching that is not good, clean, or fair. The eventual...
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Ocean Grabbing: Plundering a Common Resource
With 60% of the world’s population living in coastal areas, communities around the world are finding themselves caught between increasing pressure from the land and depleting marine and coastal...
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Chefs Collaborative: 20 Years Later
We chefs are blessed with the capacity to influence the public’s food choices. And our purchasing power is equally as influential among producers and purveyors. We will continue to push for ingredients...
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Dogs Need Slow Food, Too
We need to hold our pet food to the same standard as our own. Sure, Fido doesn’t need to feast on filet mignon every day. But with the amount of chemicals, low-grade fillers and artificial colors in...
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