3 November 2009
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This morning, Michael Krasny of KQED/San Francisco was joined by Wendell Berry, a farmer, author, and poet who has been living and writing about Slow Food principles long before the organization existed. A participant in last year’s Slow Food Nation … Continue reading
2 July 2009
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Slow Food USA president Josh Viertel and Ruth Reichl, editor-in-chief of Gourmet, appeared recently on Leonard Lopate’s WNYC show to discuss the importance of sustainable agriculture and how good, clean, and fair food can be affordable and accessible. They also … Continue reading
25 October 2008
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WNYC’s Leonard Lopate welcomed Michael Pollan to his radio program earlier this week to discuss the ideas Pollan has raised in In Defense of Food and in his recent article in the New York Times, “Farmer In Chief” about the … Continue reading
20 October 2008
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In print: Michael Pollan’s open letter to the next president anchored the New York Times Magazine of Sunday, October 12: “Farmer In Chief: What the Next President Can and Should Do to Remake the Way We Grow and Eat Our … Continue reading
28 July 2008
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In addition to being among the supporters and sponsors of Slow Food Nation, CHOW is presenting a series of “bite-sized bulletins,” interviews with the people behind the scenes who are tasting, selecting, organizing, and working to make Slow Food Nation … Continue reading
7 November 2007
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This Saturday, Evan Kleiman’s “Good Food” broadcast on KCRW will include Evan’s conversation with Edward Espe Brown: chef, Zen practitioner, cookbook author, and the subject of the recently released documentary, How to Cook Your Life. Tune in to the conversation … Continue reading
13 September 2007
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Alice Waters and Ruth Reichl, editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine, spoke with Leonard Lopate on his WNYC show about Slow Food, the principles that animate it, the Slow Food motto of “good, clean, fair”, Slow Food Nation, and other related issues … Continue reading
29 August 2007
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† “Organic Almond Supporters Roast Pasteurization Plan”: George Raine writes in the San Francisco Chronicle about the imminent rule requiring pasteurization of almonds. The Department of Agriculture is moving to implement the rule; organic and raw-food advocates have been crying … Continue reading
1 June 2007
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Along with in-person events, speeches, and booksignings in support of the publication of Slow Food Nation, Carlo Petrini participated in Whole Foods’ series of podcasts about issues related to food, consumer choice, and sustainability. Listen to the podcast on Whole … Continue reading
3 October 2006
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How do we feed ourselves? Do our agricultural practices make us vulnerable to outbreaks such as the recent E. coli contamination of spinach grown in certain California counties? Last Saturday’s episode of “Good Food” on KCRW considered these questions from … Continue reading