Archive for February, 2005
Global, Slow Food Calgary
A world meeting of food communities, Turin, Italy
Imagine 5,000 sustainable food producers from all over the globe – farmers, ranchers, fishers, bakers, chefs, cheese makers, brewers, vintners and more – together in one room. Now visualize this very unique and independent assembly working in harmony to develop strategies that promote the distinctiveness and diversity of their own lands and products, while concurrently striving to counteract economic globalization. In October 2004, we attended just such an event: Terra Madre – a world meeting of food communities held in Turin, Italy and sponsored by the international Slow Food movement.
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Global, Slow Food Calgary
Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity
The Ark of Taste aims to rediscover, catalog, describe and publicize forgotten flavors. It is a metaphorical recipient of excellent gastronomic products that are threatened by industrial standardization, hygiene laws, the regulations of large-scale distribution and environmental damage…[more]