When you become a member of Slow Food, your support helps us move towards a more delicious and sustainable future. You will also receive a one year subscription to The Snail, the voice of Slow Food in the U.S.; the Slow Food Almanac featuring stunning photographs and in-depth stories of the movement from around the world; our monthly e-newsletter The Food Chain which highlights the activities of our convivia, programs and updates on policy news. You will also receive a personal membership card, a copy of the Slow Food Companion (for new members) which provides an introduction to Slow Food’s mission, network and projects, as well as invitations to local,national and international Slow Food events and discounts on Slow Food merchandise.

Slow Food USA: www.slowfoodusa.org

Slow Food USA Membership: www.slowfoodusa.org/join/index.html

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Slow Food International: www.slowfood.com

Slow Food Nation: www.slowfoodnation.org

PROGRAMS

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.

 

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 culinary research 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.