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Is Organic Better?
An Interview with “In Organic We Trust” Director/Producer Kip PastorBy Slow Food USA Intern, Adrienne Lewis Slow Food USA members can get a special discount on the DVD of “In Organic We Trust.” Click...
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Climate Change: A Little Intellectual Ammunition
Spring has sprung, and I come bearing bad news. I’m sure you’re not surprised. It turns out that even though you’re doing everything right, industrial agriculture is still screwing you — and the planet...
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Success Through School Food and Beyond
On the edge of San Francisco’s Mission District is Sanchez College Preparatory School, an elementary school that is working to address issues of hunger, poor nutrition, and deteriorating health within...
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Know Your GMOs: The “Monsanto Rider”
While Section 733, called the “Monsanto Rider” by some, did not make it into the Ag Appropriations Bill, similar provisions were included in the 2012 Food and Farm Bill, which was not debated nor...
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Slow Food USA partners with The Media League for Good Eats competition
We’re excited to announce our partnership with the only varsity creativity league for high schools.Game 4 of The Media League’s inaugural season – Good Eats – kicks off on March 9th as Media Teams from...
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Slow Money: A Q&A With Woody Tasch
Slow Food USA sits down with Woody Tasch, the Founder and Chairman of Slow Money to talk about resourcing good, clean, and fair enterprises.Q: What first inspired you to create Slow Money? A: During...
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Irish Stew for St. Patrick’s Day
In honor of St. Patty’s Day on Sunday, a recipe from Slow Food IrelandThis recipe originally appeared on Slow Food Ireland’ recipe page Ballymaloe Irish Stew Stew is something we think of as a winter...
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Slow Food USA sent a letter to Congressional leaders asking them to ensure that efforts to reduce expenditures are not made on the backs of our most vulnerable and protect funding for nutritional...
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Indigenous Peoples Stand Up to Save Native Corn
Indigenous communities in the Western Hemisphere depend on corn not only as a source of nutrition, but as the center of their cultural traditions and spirituality. Originally posted by Gilyn Gibbs for...
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Is Organic Better?
An Interview with “In Organic We Trust” Director/Producer Kip PastorBy Slow Food USA Intern, Adrienne Lewis Slow Food USA members can get a special discount on the DVD of “In Organic We Trust.” Click...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Climate Change: A Little Intellectual Ammunition
Spring has sprung, and I come bearing bad news. I’m sure you’re not surprised. It turns out that even though you’re doing everything right, industrial agriculture is still screwing you — and the planet...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Success Through School Food and Beyond
On the edge of San Francisco’s Mission District is Sanchez College Preparatory School, an elementary school that is working to address issues of hunger, poor nutrition, and deteriorating health within...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Know Your GMOs: The “Monsanto Rider”
While Section 733, called the “Monsanto Rider” by some, did not make it into the Ag Appropriations Bill, similar provisions were included in the 2012 Food and Farm Bill, which was not debated nor...
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The Price of Perfection
It’s tough not being perfect. Everyone who has ever had a bad hair day knows that. And that’s no more true than for those misshapen, oddly sized fruits and vegetables that Mother Nature inevitably...
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Slow Food, Slow Money
Last night I had the distinct pleasure of hearing Carlo Petrini speak at the Slow Money National Gathering at the beautiful Boulder Theater in Boulder, Colorado. Always charismatic, his remarks were...
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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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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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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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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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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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