WHAT IS "SLOW FOOD?"
To ensure everyone has access to good, clean, and fair food.
Founded in 1989, the organization was created to prevent the disappearance of food cultures and traditions, counteract the rise of fast life, and combat people's dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, and how food choices affect the world around us.
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The movement first started on the Spanish steps, in front of the first McDonald's, in Bra, Italy, a group of activists rebelled against the commercialization and industrialization of street food and the dilution of Italian culture and biodiversity.
HISTORY
Started by Carlo Petrini and a group of activists in the 1980s.
The Slow Food organization believes that food is tied to many other aspects of life, including culture, politics, agriculture, and the environment. Through our food choices, we can collectively influence how food is cultivated, produced, and distributed, and change the world as a result.
The parts that make the whole
1980S
Slow Food is created in Bra, Italy, after a demonstration on the intended site of a McDonald's at the Spanish Steps in Rome.
1996
Slow Food holds the first Salone del Gusto in Turin, Italy, where it presents the Ark of Taste project. The Salone becomes a biennial event and one of the most important international fairs dedicated to artisanal, sustainable food and the small-scale producers that safeguard local traditions and high-quality products.
2001
The Manifesto in Defense of Raw Milk Cheeses is drawn up, launching the international Slow Cheese campaign.
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The Master of Food program, a new educational project for adults is launched by Slow Food Italy.
2005
The first edition of Terra Madre - the world meeting of food communities was held in Turin, Italy, attracting about 5,000 delegates from 130 countries.
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The University of Gastronomic Sciences is inaugurated in Pollenzo, Italy, close to the Slow Food headquarters.
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Genoa hosts the first Slow Fish fair dedicated to sustainable and artisanal fishing. Slow Food Japan is created.
2010
Regional Terra Madre meetings are held in Azerbaijan, Brazil, Canada, South Korea, Georgia and Kazakhstan, while in Bulgaria the first Terra Madre Balkins event is held.
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Presidia from across the Balkans met at the Taste Festival of Ustikolina in Bosnia, Herzegovina.
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The Gardens of Africa project is launched.
2014
First edition of Slow Meat in Denver, USA.
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10th edition of Salone del Gusto, and 10-year anniversary of the Terra Madre network in Turin, Italy.
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The BBC Food Programme participated media partner in the Art of Taste project, the main theme of the event.
2017
The 1st edition of Terra Madre Burkina Faso takes place in Ouagadougou. The 1st edition of Terra Madre des Grand Lacs takes place in Goma (The Democratic Republic of the Congo).
The 7th International Slow Food Congress in Chengdu, China.
Slow Food Launches international communication and fundraising campaign "Menu for Change," which highlights the relationship between food and climate change.
2018
The 1st edition of Terra Madre Nordic takes place in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Creation of the Indigenous Terra Madre Advisory Board.
Founding of Slow Food in Russia.
Launch of the International Food for Change campaign.