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Re: Slow Food

Re: Slow Food

I have heard of the slow food movement, but I have never had a formal introduction to what it really is. I assume it is about eating local and sustainable foods, growing your own food, and preparing your own meals with love. If that is what it is about, I am pretty sure my family is a part of that movement. If there is more explanation about it, I would love to hear.

I would consider myself a dark green when it comes to food. I buy almost everything organic, even for parties or sharing food with friends. I try hard to buy the most local food by going to the farmers market first for produce, then to New Leaf to fill in the rest. I also grow some of my own food. I also choose fair trade when available. I don't eat fast food, but I still go out to eat at nice restaurants when given the opportunity. I will not usually get any coffee out unless it is organic, fair trade, or shade grown....and I bring my own coffe mug most often. (that may be more info than you wanted). I am pretty die hard on food.

Re: Slow Food

Re: Slow Food

I've heard of it and know of the upcoming events, but I wouldn't say I'm at all an active participant. Would love to be, just not that organized. When I lived in Italy it was "the way it was" - no special "movement" about it. It was fabulous. Even in the modern, high-rise office corporate environment (at Olivetti - essentially the Italian IBM), lunch was never compromised. I sat and ate at my desk ONCE and everyone looked at me like I had 4 heads. That was quite often the norm in my other USA jobs. People waited for you to go to the cafeteria. People waited for you to finish your lunch. "Cafeteria" wasn't a bad word - some of the best, healthy food I ever ate was at the normal, every day cafeteria. (I never could bring myself to try the wine from the soda-like dispensers...not because of the dispensers, but because of our taboo of drinking alcohol at lunch) And talk about coffee breaks! Every time someone wanted to chat with you about something it was off to the coffee (espresso) machine. Ya, I got jittery at first, but even the machine coffee was good!

Hmmm...maybe I should just move back to Milan. GreenMammas-Italia anyone?

Re: Slow Food

I just read Barbara Kingsolver's book "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle"...while in Italy! So got a double dose of Slow Food and am VERY interested in deepening my practice. Sadly I missed the Slow Food weekend activities in SF last weekend -- did anyone go?