Slow Food Southern Alberta Information Session
WHEN: Thursday, October 13th, 2011 - Doors open 6:45 pm; Session begins at 7:00 pm
WHERE: Westside Community Church, 480 McMaster Blvd. West, Lethbridge
Admission: Healthy “tapas”/snack to share
Beverages will be provided
All are welcome!
What is Slow Food?
In a nutshell, Slow Food is a worldwide volunteer driven/not for profit organization that seeks to promote good, clean and fair food production systems. It also seeks to position food, culinary traditions and mealtime as important features of any culture’s identity. Slow Food views dinner with family and friends as a time for communicating and sharing important values as well as enjoying conviviality, the sensory pleasure that can be derived from great tasting food, and the appreciation of a food’s production. The movement began in Italy and quickly spread throughout the world.
The following is from the official Slow Food International website:
Slow Food is a global, grassroots organization with supporters in 150 countries around the world who are linking the pleasure of good food with a commitment to their community and the environment. A non-profit member-supported association, Slow Food was founded in 1989 to counter the rise of fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world. Today, we have over 100,000 members joined in 1,300 convivia – our local chapters – worldwide, as well as a network of 2,000 food communities who practice small-scale and sustainable production of quality foods. For more information visit www.slowfood.com
When You Support Slow Food Southern Alberta, You Are:
Sharing the message about our good, clean, fair local food and helping people discover and savour the flavour of our local bounty and terroir; Advocating for the sharing of food production know-how, culinary knowledge and the benefits of local products throughout our region and beyond; Supporting international and Canadian projects aimed at the protection of food biodiversity (i.e. heirloom varieties); Encouraging public debate and discussion of environmental themes, particularly as they relate to the production of food; Ensuring the preservation of local culinary traditions; Advocating for a food production system, which has exceptional taste, quality, fair pricing, and sustainable farming practices as top priorities.
How To Join?
Membership can be applied for through Slow Food Southern Alberta Convivium or the head office in Italy. When you join, you will receive regular emails from Slow Food International and other information from Slow Food Southern Alberta about events and happenings in the region and discounts on Slow Food events. Be part of a growing group of like-minded folks and use the power of networking to get the message out about the importance of supporting good, clean, fair local food. Membership in any Slow Food Convivium entitles members to attend Slow Food events held anywhere in the world! However, by joining your local Convivium, you ensure most of your membership money stays in our community.
Jacqueline L. Chalmers Harvest of the Hills, October 22nd, 2011 in Claresholm New Oxley Garlic Naturally! www.claresholm.openroads.ca/new-oxley
Box 3226, Claresholm, Ab. T0L 0T0 403.625.5270
Slow Food Southern Alberta Convivium, President
Slow Food Delegate,Terra Madre 2010,Turin, Italy
