By Norman Laflamme
Val-d’Or, 20 janvier 2011 – Un vendredi pas comme les autres se prépare au Forestel de Val-d’Or. Les invités du convivium Slow Food de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue arrivent joyeux et pour certain contents de se revoir. Ils sont des cinq coins de notre belle et grande région. Ils ressentent bien que quelque chose d’exceptionnel est Read more »
Picture from Dirt! The Movie
Dr Vandana Shiva is a philosopher, environmental activist, vice president of Slow Food International and the founder of Navdanya, a research and activism institute in India. Shiva, currently based in Delhi, has authored more than 20 books and over 500 papers in leading scientific and technical journals.
On February 24th, Dr Shiva will visit the Annapolis Valley as part Read more »
By/Par Alison Bell
Located in the southeastern corner of British Columbia, the mountain town of Invermere is home to Slow Food Columbia Valley. With a population of around 3000, we are proud to say that our little convivium hovers at around thirty members, depending on how quickly we renew our memberships! As they say in this Read more »
Compiled by dee Hobsbawn-Smith for Slow Food Calgary
The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan (Penguin)
In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto by Michael Pollan (Penguin)
Slow Food Revolution: A New Culture for Eating and Living by Carlo Petrini (Rizzoli)
In Praise of Slow: How a World-wide Movement is Challenging the Cult of Read more »
By Sarah Galvin
Haskaps, also known as the edible blue honeysuckle, are a relatively new orchard berry in Canada. They are dusty purple in colour and are the shape of a lima bean. The University of Saskatchewan has been developing cultivars and has collected hundreds of samples of wild plants from Russia, Japan and from nine Read more »
By Grace Evans
What a lucky student I was to unknowingly walk into a classroom with Margaret Webb as my writing instructor. Last September I hastily enrolled in a freelance journalism class at Ryerson. Upon my discovery that my new teacher Margaret writes about food and farming in Canada, I felt a flush of intimidation spread Read more »
On October 25-29, 2012, Turin will host the new Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre at Lingotto Fiere and Oval
For the first time in 2012, Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre will come together into one event to recount the extraordinary diversity of food from all continents. The division between the north and south of the Read more »
Check out the great events that happened across Canada on December 10, 2011 for Terra Madre Day! The stories below are a selection of the Canada stories originally published on Slow Food International. See what cities in other countries did to celebrate here!
SLOW FOOD CALGARY: THE PLEASURE AND POLITICS OF FOOD
On December 10th, 2011, about Read more »
INFORMATION FOR DELEGATES, ENGLISH
Greetings, Snails!
It has truly been a pleasure for we in the Edmonton Convivium to plan this conference and anticipate the collaboration time, learning, and fun for you!
This conference is particularly important, as many positions are open on the National Board, including the President. Because of this, we encourage you to invite others Read more »
By Stephanie Kolk
Calgary has always had a strong and open-minded group of youth set on changing the world. Now the youth have come together for a food-based purpose, to educate their peers on the growing and handling of food. The Youth Food Movement is a network of young farmers, cooks, artisans, activists and students that are Read more »
