Slow Food

Slow Food is a non-profit, eco-gastronomic member-supported organization that was founded in 1989 to counteract 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. They have over 80,000 members world wide.

Visit the Slow Food Website

Highlights

- Slow Food operate a number of events around the world, including Salone Del Gusto (an enormous food exhibition in Turin), Cheese (international festival for artisan cheese producers), Aux Origines du Gout (International food exhibition held in Montpellier, France), Slowfish (Sustainable seafood exhibition), Terramadre (the world meeting of food communities, bringing together over 9,000 people)

- Sloweb - providing online news, discussions and forums on the issues surrounding quality food

- The Slow Food website also provides links to relevant books, online resources, events, discussion topics and information on their campaigns to preserve biodiversity and link quality food producers.

- You can join the network, attend Slow Food events, contribute to discussions and provide feedback on the website