Congratulations to Slow Food Calgary’s Terra Madre Delegates!

If you have been chosen to represent Slow Food Calgary at Terra Madre 2008 in Torino, Italy – you know who you are – here is some information you will need.

*Note to delegates – click on the “continue reading article link” to access application forms.

When, what and where…Held concurrently with Salone del Gusto in Torino from October 23 to 27, the third edition of the biennial international of the Terra Madre Network will bring together food communities, cooks, academics and youth delegates for four days to work towards increasing small-scale, traditional and sustainable food production.

Terra Madre was conceived by Slow Food International, the philosophy of which has evolved over the organization’s history and has crystallized around the idea that “eating is an agricultural act and producing is a gastronomic act”.

Slow Food International recognizes the need to protect and support small producers, and to help to change the systems that have placed them in danger by bringing together the key decision makers within our international food systems: consumers, educators, chefs, cooks, researchers and NGOs, for example. Thus, Terra Madre was born: an event to give voice and visibility to rural food producers, to raise the general population’s awareness of the value of their work and to sustain rural producers and their farms for the good of people everywhere and the health of the planet.

With these lofty goals in mind, Terra Madre has formed and continues to cultivate a global network of key decision makers within our respective regional food systems.

To learn more visit: www.terramadre.info 

Important Information for Delegates: What you need to do next…Fill out the appropriate application and submit it to Italy directly – the forms indicate clearly to where they must be submitted. You will find all relevant forms here: Terra Madre Forms

The deadline for submission is April 30, 2008.

Once nominations are received in Italy, they must be approved. A letter of approval will be sent to you sometime in May.

Need help?  Contact: info@slowfood.ca 

Once we know who will make up our delegation, Slow Food Calgary will hold an information session.

Decide if you wish to pursue funding. You may be eligible for funding support through Food Beverage Canada’s New Alberta Technology Innovation Program (ATIP). Visit the Food and Beverages Canada web site for more details.