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慢食會 6 ~ 7 月活動
健康新主義 趣味快樂活 |
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2007 -02 -
International Slow Food NEWS |
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1. National Associations Meeting
Dear Friend,
On February 17 and 18, representatives of Slow Food’s
national associations met in Pollenzo to discuss our shared
desire to help the movement grow and spread its philosophy
all over the world and to double our efforts to bridge the
distance that separates us from developing countries.
Our vision is growing and deepening and becoming both more
complex and more open. Every day we find more evidence that
people are working to save the generous plenty that the
Earth offers us.
Our
Earth. Mother Earth – which has always fed and sustained us,
offered us the pleasures of the table and the joys of
sharing food.
The necessity of sharing and working together, each in his
own way and according to his own means, is ever more
pressing. It is also necessary to get to know the stewards
of our lands, wherever we are, and the strong ties that bind
them. All of us. It is our responsibility – a responsibility
which we will continue to discuss and that we will delve
into at the International Congress in Mexico in November.
Communication itself is becoming more complex because we
must find a way to connect the local with the global. The
coordinators of the many national newsletters met in
Pollenzo to try to figure out how to better keep you updated
about what is happening near you and similar events that
might be taking place farther away. The task of these
coordinators grows ever greater, touching upon everything
from individual members of Slow Food to the various offices,
both national and international. And each must share the
same experiences and the same messages according to his or
her own ability, using what tools he or she has at hand.
In the same spirit, the various financial officers of the
national associations met as well, to decide how best to
manage our resources in order to most effectively develop
Slow Food’s initiatives all over the world, whether they be
in Taste Education, connecting producers and co-producers or
safeguarding our food heritage while strengthening the local
economy.
Last but not least, we’d like to take this opportunity to
again thank you for taking part in this collective effort –
without your participation, none of this would be possible.
Slowest regards,
Paolo Di Croce
Director of Slow Food's international projects and
activities
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2.
Terra Madre Update
Terra Madre amongst the Fjords
On March 24 in Falköping, the Swedish Ark Commission and Slow Food
Falköping will hold the Swedish edition of Terra Madre. Among the
200 participants there will be 80 representatives of local food
communities, 100 co-producer Slow Food members and 20 cooks.
Different seminars and workshops planned for the event will serve to
strengthen and foster collaboration between producers and
co-producers and to offer suggestions for the future.
3. News from the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity
Presidia on the Shelves of Switzerland’s COOP
On February 19 Swiss COOP, a food retail chain and new sustainer for
the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity, welcomed Presidia
products into stores all over the country. Before the launching,
there was a training seminar for COOP’s department heads that helped
them to better understand the philosophy behind Slow Food and the
characteristics of Presidia products.
New Ark Products
4 new Ark products have just been boarded. From Japan, there is
nare
zushi (mackerel stuffed with rice that
undergoes double fermentation),
shottsuro
from Hatahata (a fish sauce) and
kosena daikon
(a type of radish whose leaves are eaten). There is also a Dutch
product, the
Kempen Heat
sheep.
4. UNISG News
Visitors’ Program 2007/2008
>From April 16 to May 31, UNISG will host 15 foreign prospective
students. The visit is an extraordinary opportunity to get a
behind-the-scenes look at the campus and the program of study as
well as the philosophy and workings of Slow Food. UNISG will cover
both food and lodging, while visitors must cover travel costs. Those
interested in signing up must do so by March 30. Download the form
at
http://www.unisg.it/eng/press.read.php?cid=208.
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5. Focus on Convivia
Slow
Food Library in Canada
Slow Food Superior has launched an ambitious project to create a
special Slow Food-themed section within the Thunder Bay public
library. Therefore borrowing books on everything from eco-gastronomy
to food history and politics will be soon possible. By visiting the
site
www.tbpl.thunder-bay.on.ca you can see the current status of the
books. If you would like to donate books to the Slow Food Superior
Library, please contact Jen Lailey,
jenniferlailey@shaw.ca.
Activities for the Younger Generation in Boston
To draw a younger crowd, Slow Food Boston (USA) started a fun
initiative that has already found a great deal of success: one night
a month is devoted 20- and 30-somethings. During the evening,
participants take part in tastings of dishes and wines which are
presented by passionate producers, all at a very reasonable price.
More importantly, the event offers participants the chance to meet
other like-minded people of the same age in an informal environment
and to talk about topics related to Slow Food and its philosophy.
The idea is to cultivate within this younger generation a desire to
be activists instead of just gourmets. To find out more, you can
contact the leaders of Slow Food Boston Rosemary Melli,
oliodimelli@comcast.net and Peggy Hogan,
phoganhome@comcast.net.
Newsletters for Members
With the International Congress in November not so far off, we would
like all members to have the opportunity to reflect upon the
development strategy of Slow Food and to be able to express their
opinions and suggestions. To this end, in the next few months we
will be creating a newsletter to be sent to all Slow Food members
around the world. Please send any comments, questions or suggestions
to us at
communication@slowfood.com.
To make this initiative most effective, it’s very important that all
the contact information we have is correct. We request that you
please carefully check all names, postal and e-mail addresses in
your member list and to notify your area coordinator or the Service
Center at
servicecenter@slowfood.com, if there are any changes or updates
that need to be made.
100% Mexico
On January 28, The San Miguel de Allende Convivium organized a
dinner at L’Invito restaurant where all the ingredients were
produced organically by local growers and ranchers. The evening was
devoted to raising awareness about the activities of farmers and
regional foods.
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6. Major Events and Projects
Berlinale and BioFach
Slow Food Germany recently took part in two important international
events, participating for the second time in the Berlin Film
Festival by presenting the best of the short films from the Slow
Food on Film festival (www.slowfoodonfilm.it)
and organizing a panel with Carlo Petrini, renowned restaurateur and
president of Slow Food Germany Otto Geisel, promising young chef
Bobby Brauer and Martin Scorsese’s cinematographer Michael Balhaus.
On February 15, Carlo Petrini gave the opening speech at BioFach in
Nuremberg, the most important international organics fair that
promoted by the International Federation of Organic Agricultural
Movements (IFOAM). The reflections of Slow Food’s president, given
before the Italian and German undersecretaries of agriculture and
the European commissary Fischer Boel, were featured prominently in
the media.
French Chefs Meet
March 13 will see Lucien Biolatto, vice-president of Slow Food
France, at the “Colloque des grands chefs”. There, many of France’s
most esteemed chefs, including Stéphane Raimbault, Thierry Marx and
Roland Chanliaud, will discuss the future of food service and
hospitality and the role of scholars and researchers. During the
round table discussion “Product quality: tastes and flavors”, Slow
Food will emphasize the importance of ingredient sourcing and
selection and the crucial role of chefs as the interpreters of
foodstuffs and of the agricultural world. To find out more, visit
www.colloquechr.com.
Slow Fish: Biodiversity at Home
Awareness, knowledge, education and the everyday. These are the key
words of the 2007 edition of Slow Fish, the sustainable seafood
salone that will take place in Genoa, Italy, from March 4 to 7. This
is not just a fair, but an opportunity to tackle the issues related
to our waters, fisheries and consumption of seafood.
More than 60 fishing communities from all over the world will
participate and many of them took part in Terra Madre. There will be
ample opportunity to taste all kinds of seafood products. You can
see the extensive event program at
www.slowfish.it.
Carlo in Catalonia
At the Vic 2007 Forum (www.forumgastronomic.com),
Carlo Petrini presented the new Spanish edition of
Good, Clean
and Fair,
Bueno, Limpio y Justo.
The edition is published by the Polifemo publishing house through
the initiative of three members of the Carpe Diem Convivium of
Madrid. To obtain a copy of the book, contact Juan Bureo:
j.bureo@opuswine.es.
Montpellier Hosts Vignerons d’Europe
1,000 winemakers from all over Europe will converge on Montpellier,
France, from April 14 to 15 for Slow Food France’s event Vigneron’s
d’Europe. Participants will be able to exchange ideas, discuss
problems and think about what the wine of tomorrow will be like and
who will be the people to make it.
Please send your nominations of the best wine producers from your
country or region that emphasize both tradition and terroir to
Eugenio Mailler, tel. +39 0172 419 650,
vigneronsdeurope@slowfood.com (Spanish, French and German),
vigneron@slowfood.it (Italian and English).
Slow Bier
>From April 27 to 29, Münchberg, in northern Bavaria, Germany, will
host the festival that celebrates artisanal beers and culture of
brewing. Visitors will be able to taste local and European beers and
participate in Taste Workshops. Numerous stands will offer cheeses,
bread and cured meats from the region.
For more information, contact Achim Taubald, tel. +49 (0) 9252 6464,
info@slowbier.de or visit
www.slowbier.de.
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7.
On the Slow Food Website
Imraguen Women's Bottarga Photoessay
You can download a photoessay (in English) about the Imraguen
Women’s Bottarga Presidium (Mauritania) at
www.slowfood.com. The presentation (in pdf format) describes the
development of the presidium through some text and many different
photos and touches upon the problems the producers have faced, the
achievements of the project thusfar and the work that must still be
done.
8. Slow Food in the International Press
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“Le slow food au menu de Méchant contraste!” (Slow Food on the
menu of “Méchant contraste”), by Doris Blackburn,
Le Citoyen
de la Vallée de l'Or, Val d'Or (Canada),
February 26, 2007 (in French).
The television show “Méchant contraste!” devotes a segment to Slow
Food
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"Reducir hoy la comida al business es la asquerosidad más grande"
(Reducing food to just business is anathema), by C. de Miguel,
A Fuego
Lento (Spain), Feburary 19, 2007 (in
Spanish).
Presentation of “Bueno, Limpio y Justo” at the Vic Forum
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“Mais pflanzen und mailen gegen Gentechnik”,
Die
Tageszeitung (Germany), February 17, 2007 (in
German).
40 organizations from the world of organics put a call out to end
GMO
For any questions or information and events you wish to share please
contact your national office or your area coordinator if no national
office exists in your country.
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