And the nominees are…

It’s time to submit nominations for Terra Madre 2010!

21 Oct 10 – 25 Oct 10
TERRA MADRE world meeting of food communities
Turin, Italy

Terra Madre is Slow Food’s project to build an international network of food communities, including food producers, cooks, educators, and youth, working to establish a system of good, clean and fair food production. Since 2004, thousands of representatives of these communties come together in Turin, Italy every two years in an international meeting.
www.terramadre.org
WHO to NOMINATE ?

Southern Alberta Farmers…
• who have not been to Terra Madre
• who practice good, clean and fair farming without chemical inputs
• who would like to do more toward making their farm practices sustainable
• who would like to do more toward growing and distributing good food in clean and fair ways
• the cultivation or interest in same of heritage/heirloom varieties will be considered

Southern Alberta Youth Farmers…
• same criteria as above only candidates must be younger than 35

Southern Alberta Cooks…
• who have not been to Terra Madre
• who have a demonstrated track record of supporting locally grown and raised food but who are keen on learning more about what it means to successfully source good, clean and fair local produce/products and to build a sustainable/marketable cuisine from them

DEADLINE: March 31, 2010

Names of candidates, a brief description of who they are and what they do and any words or letters of support should be sent to:

info@slowfoodcalgary.ca

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