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Welcome to our first newsletter since the Annual General Meeting recently held in Edmonton, Alberta. We are delighted to share with you news and updates from Slow Food Canada (SFC) today.
Meet the new executive team and learn a little about us. This team will work together with convivia across the country to provide support for  Read more »

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The Central Role of Food / Le role central de l’alimentation

Please find the International Congress Paper: The Central Role of Food here for your information. If you have questions or comments you are invited to forward this to the Slow Food Canada executive committee, care of Valerie Lugonja.
Feedback relating to The Central Role of Food paper will be compiled and presented to Slow Food International.  Read more »

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Dear Slow Food Convivium Leaders and Supporters / Chers Slow Food Convivia dirigeants et partisans,

As members of the Slow Food Canada Executive we are committed to creating every opportunity we can for you to be engaged, well informed, involved and connected with the Slow Food movement in our country. One of the easiest and most powerful ways to do this is through effective communications.
 
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Are you coming to the Slow Food National Meeting in Edmonton?

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We are delighted that Carlo Petrini is joining us this year at the Slow Food Canada Conference 2012 in Edmonton. There are many wonderful Northern Alberta Prairie Heritage food-focused moments to participate in during this time in Edmonton. Take a look at what we are offering and we hope to see at least one delegate  Read more »

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Getting to Know Salone del Gusto and Terra Madre

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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 »

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Slow Food Canada National Meeting 2012

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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 »

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Slow Food Montréal : YUL Terra Madre day 2011

Slow Food Montréal : YUL Terra Madre day 2011

[ December 10, 2011; 12:30 am to 4:30 pm. ] Slow Food lance le premier colloque Terra Madre à Montréal
Le 10 décembre de chaque année, le mouvement international Slow Food célèbre le Terra Madre Day.
Slow Food Montréal propose pour l’occasion une série de conférences autour du thème “la culture du goût”.

L’approche de Slow Food en matière d’alimentation est globale et transversale. Elle est basée sur  Read more »

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Paolo Di Croce Visits the Hot and Spicy Food Festival

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“Let’s start to wash our own tomatoes,” Paolo Di Croce implored his audience last Sunday at the Harbourfront’s Hot and Spicy Food Festival. The Executive Director of Slow Food International was speaking about an experience that he’d had at a market in Australia. He described two displays of tomatoes, presented beside one another in the  Read more »

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Slow Food Montréal : Événement d’août chez Jardins Sauvages

Slow Food Montréal : Événement d’août chez Jardins Sauvages

[ August 21, 2011; 11:25 am to 4:00 pm. ] Événement d’août aux saveurs forestières.
Slow Food Montréal est fier de s’associer à La Table des jardins sauvages et ses propriétaires : le coureur des bois et cueilleur de champignons François Brouillard et la chef Nancy Hinton. Cela fait longtemps que nous désirons faire une activité en collaboration avec ces deux membres passionnés.

L’endroit, fort réputé, s’est mérité 4  Read more »

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Mara Jernigan’s On the Slow Food Snail Trail continues east of the Rockies….

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This article was first published on www.eatmagazine.ca
SAIT Culinary Instructors and Slow Food Members
Our two days in Calgary were action packed and inspiring. We arrived on time for lunch at one of my favourite restos in Canada, The River Cafe. That afternoon, SAIT culinary instructor Andrew Hewson and Slow Food Calgary Convivium Leader, farmer Kris Vester  Read more »

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