Archive for the ‘Global’ Category
Global, Local, Political Action
Time for Canada to adopt a National right to food!
A special U.N. investigation found Canada is in violation of its international obligations when it comes to ensuring its citizens can access adequate and affordable food.
Nearly 800,000 households are too poor to afford adequate diets, a problem exacerbated by stingy welfare programs and low minimum wages, according to the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the right to food.
Olivier De Schutter made the comments Wednesday after wrapping up an 11-day fact-finding mission of food security, the first of its kind to be done in a wealthy nation.
“These rates of food security are unacceptable and it is time for Canada to adopt a national right to food,” he said.
Read it on Global News: Global News | U.N. envoy to grade food security in Canada
Community, Events, Global, Local, Slow Food Calgary
Slow Food Canada’s National Meeting 2013
SAVE THE DATES!
Delegates from Slow Food convivia across Canada will meet in the Okanagan from April 26th to 29th, 2013.
The planning is underway. Stay tuned for details!
The Slow Food Edmonton convivium hosted the National Meeting in May of this year.
Have a look at the agenda and guests speakers for 2012.
Global, Local
Food companies fudge the numbers…
The Edmonton Journal reports…”Some of the world’s biggest food brands and leading organic labels have understated the amount of bad nutrients — such as fat, sugar and sodium — in their products, or overstated the good ones, internal government tests show.”
Community, Global, Recipes, Slow Food Calgary
Spring News from Slow Food Superior (Thunder Bay)…
The Slow Food Canada website is loaded with news of events and projects happening in convivia across the country. However, there’s no single source that does, nor could, capture the richness of thought and the complex of initiatives that occur in so many pockets of Canada under the rubric of Slow Food.
It would be a good idea to feature news from afield every month on this site. We’ll aim for that.
Here’s Slow Food Superior’s spring newsletter. It’s got recipes, end of winter root cellar advice and a great interview with a nine year old who is helping to form a Slow Food Kids convivium.
Check it out: Spring 2012newsletter
Community, Events, Global, Local, Political Action, Slow Food Calgary
CALGARY EATS! Help to create a sustainable and resilient food system for the Calgary region…
The Calgary Food Committee is developing a Food System Assessment for Calgary that will examine the range of food issues and assets and identify actions to help move us forward to a more sustainable food system….and we want you to be involved!
We are holding a public event on Saturday January 28th at the Ant Hill Building in Kensington. This event will showcase the many businesses, organizations and individuals who are working in, or connected to, the food system in the Calgary region. This will provide an incredible opportunity to connect with one another and share in the opportunities and actions that people are taking to build a more resilient and sustainable food system for our city. Oh, and we all get to eat some great food!
WHEN: Saturday January 28th from 10 am to 4 pm
WHERE: The Ant Hill Building in Kensington: 148-10th St. NW
GET INVOLVED. Follow these links for event details and to download a vendor application form:
POSTER Open House Jan 28th 2012
Vendor Application Form
Global, Local, Slow Food Calgary
Calling all Cooks…
Calling all cooks – the City Palate Culinary Travel Grant helps cooks get where they want to go, i.e. go to Terra Madre in Oct 2012. For info and how to apply: click here
Events, Global, Political Action
JOEL SALATIN “The Most Influential Farmer in America” IS COMING TO TOWN
Calgary, AB – December 19, 2011 ~ Joel Salatin, the man that TIME magazine called ”the world’s most innovative farmer” is coming to Calgary and the Kingsland Farmers’ Market on March 21 & 22, 2012. Salatin is known and respected worldwide for his family’s innovative and effective farming techniques that allow them to produce ‘beyond organic’ produce effectively, in a way which regenerates their farmland while making them a profitable livelihood.
On Wednesday, March 21, 2012, Kingsland Farmers’ Market is hosting Joel Salatin’s workshop on how to make your small farm more ethical, profitable, and deeply integrated with your local community. This workshop is an important one for anyone involved in local food, sustainability or agriculture to attend. A second, shorter workshop will be offered the following day.
Joel Salatin is a third generation organic farmer and author whose family owns and operates Polyface Farm in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. The farm produces what Joel calls ‘salad bar beef’, ‘pigaerator pork’, pastured poultry and forage-based rabbits. The Polyface farm operated by the Salatin family direct markets to 4,000 families, 40 restaurants, and 10 retail outlets.
A prolific author, Salatin’s eight books to date include both how-to and big picture themes. The farm features prominently in Michael Pollan’s New York Times best-seller The Omnivore’s Dilemma and the award-winning documentary Food, Inc.
Tickets for these events go on sale January 14, 2012 and are available by calling 403-255-3276 or @: www.kingslandfarmersmarket.com
Community, Global, Local, Slow Food Calgary
The fastest, most condensed elucidation of Slow Food you’ll ever get…
Calgary Arts Development hosted a Pecha Kucha night on November 23rd and invited Slow Food Calgary to participate.
What’s Pecha Kucha? [from Wikipedia: Pecha Kucha (Japanese for chit chat) events consist of around a dozen presentations, each presenter having 20 slides, each shown for 20 seconds on a timer. Thus, each presenter has just 6 minutes and 40 seconds to explain their ideas before the next takes the stage. Conceived as a venue through which young designers could meet, show their work, exchange ideas, and network, the format keeps presentations concise and fast-paced. ]
Slow Food Calgary President Kris Vester stepped up to the plate to speak for Slow Food.
He swung hard – and fast.
See video of Kris’ presentation - Slow Food, Pecha Kucha style!
Community, Events, Global, Local, Political Action, Slow Food Calgary
Slow Food Calgary and Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Association invite YOU to Celebrate Terra Madre Day on December 10th
What: “The Pleasure and Politics of Food”. – a potluck-fueled evening of good, clean and fair local food and dialogue to mark international Terre Madre day and to engage the public on matters of local food systems…
When: Saturday, December 10th. 5:00 – 9:00 PM. (dinner at 6:00)
Where: The Hearthroom at Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Centre, 1320, 5th Ave. N.W.
Why: To eat and discuss in solidarity with thousands of other eaters and producers around the world who are holding similar events on international Terre Madre Day. To further the cause of good, clean and fair food within the local context by engaging in facilitated discussions on the subject of food in general.
Who: Slow Food Calgary (SFC )and Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Association (HSCA) are sponsoring partners in this event. All interested members of the public are welcome to participate and there is no cost to attend. Attendees are asked to bring prepared food, using as much local content as possible, sufficient to feed themselves plus one. Registration is encouraged, as there is limited space in the venue. Only those who register will be guaranteed a seat at a table. We are inviting cash donations at this event and all funds collected will be used to support the Calgary Food Bank. Suggested donation is $10 per person.
Community, Events, Global, Local, Slow Food Calgary
December 10th is Terra Madre Day…How will you celebrate?
Local food is our future, and celebrating these foods and their producers – in daily life and through special events – is the best way to protect them.
This is the spirit in which the global Slow Food network approaches Terra Madre Day on December 10 each year – a day to promote food that is good, clean and fair and to acknowledge the importance of the regions, cultures and communities working to protect and promote such food.
Everyone is invited – Slow Food convivia, the Terra Madre network and supporting organizations and friends – to celebrate with an event in your community. If you can, please also use this day to raise support for Slow Food’s biggest project in 2011, A Thousand Gardens in Africa .
Last year Terra Madre Day traveled across 120 countries, from a wild food festival in the green forests of Java, Indonesia to traditional cooking workshops in Palestinian villages, to a solar-cooker banquet in central Costa Rica and an Eat-In at Kings Cross, London. But the best place to be on December 10 will be with your own community, participating in an event as simple or complex, as big or small as you wish.
To help cook up your own fun celebration, visit the Terra Madre Day website and download the Information for Organizers guide. Remember to check the online Organizers’ Kit where you will find the logo and other graphics that you can use in your local promotions. Register your event on the Slow Food International website prior to November 10 and we will send you a Terra Madre Day flag.