Slow Food is a non-profit member supported International movement, 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. |
WE OWE A BIG THANKS TO MANY, especially those who attended our Breadbasket collaboration event with Les Dames d'Escoffier Philadelphia at World Café Live. The Dames prepared a feast that was definitely beyond Slow Food standards, the panel was truly inspiring and enlightening, and representatives from various organizations throughout our region who took time to man tables and shine a light on their great works. We were both honored and privileged to have such an assembly of people, with a special mention to the esteemed Rick Nichols who opened up this event and for the generosity of the World Café Live for opening their doors to us. We especially want to thank all those who attended and hope that you took something from the event as we celebrated Food Day.
As Terra Madre/Salone del Gusto approaches, this opens up an opportunity to talk briefly regarding our mission. We value the great work that the youth in our region perform and always strive as the Slow Food Movement to inspire in them a sense of service and tradition. As the world changes it is important for us to remember our food traditions, where our food comes from, how it is grown and produced, and safe in the knowledge that the people who are producing it are fairly treated and recognized for their hard work. In that spirit and through your generosity we are supporting three young candidates this year attending the International Terra Madre conference. For those that attended our Breadbasket celebration event you had the opportunity to hear Kristin Schwab and Laquanda Dobson who represented Urban Nutrition Initiative on our panel and Alexa Zerkow, founder and chapter leader of Slow Food Temple University who manned a table. We hope that by them sharing with food producers and activists from around the world that they come back as others before them inspired by the world view of fair, clean, and good food access to all. |
Three more seminars remain for this semester at the Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College, classroom located at 4100 Walnut Street (entrance on 41st Street) with free parking at 4207 Walnut Street in their campus lot.
Tickets still remain for our seminar this Thursday. They are $20 if you purchase online in advance and $25 at the door.
From the Kallari Cacao Fields to Chocolate Confection Thursday, October 18th, 7pm to 9pm  Kallari Cacao Growers Cooperative from Ecuador in a rare visit to Philly will provide an in-depth seminar that includes a great video presentation of their cacao farms along with a tasting of their amazing chocolate. Kallari produces some Fair Trade certified (October is Fair Trade month) and some that are Direct Trade (raw material purchased directly from farmers without trader's or brokers). Farmer-Owned chocolate like Kallari is a step beyond Fair Trade because the farmers also receive the profit margin of making their own chocolate. A must for all chocolate lovers.
Tickets now on sale for both of these events.
Thanksgiving Meal with Fair Food
Thursday, November 15th, 7pm to 9pm
 We always like to champion the great work that Fair Food has done over the years that include their Farmstand in the Reading Terminal Market that offers a wide range of products from over 90 farmers and producers. Thanksgiving is their favorite time of year to share the bounty of the season - after all, what better way to celebrate family than with food from a local family farm? From heritage breed turkeys to heirloom cranberries to artisanal cheeses, the Farmstand offers everything you need for a delicious Thanksgiving feast. Peggy Paul, from the Fair Food Farmstand, teams up with Katie Cavuto Boyle, MS, RD, founder/owner of Healthy Bites Delivery, to discuss strategies for bringing a more nutritional approach to the traditional holiday meal and to perform a cooking demo on how to get the most out of seasonal, local products.
Fair Trade Coffee expert Joe Cesa
Thursday, December 13th, 7pm to 9pm
 Philly Fair Trade Roasters, Joe Cesa who has a culinary background (starting as a Restaurant School grad) opened Philadelphia's first fair trade coffeehouse in 2002. Joe will explain the differences of coffee grading; fair trade vs. conventional market coffee and the living and working conditions of the producers; techniques pertaining to small-batch roasting; and doing some coffee tasting. Coffee has become an art form so here is a chance to learn all about the nuances of appreciating a good cup of Joe.
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