“Froot Loops or Fruit?”: Why President Obama’s Response Matters to Slow Food
As part of a recent YouTube interview, President Obama responded to questions posed by individuals about a range of issues. Of more than 140,000 questions submitted, a simple one posed by Slow Food USA president Josh Viertel was selected. Josh had the opportunity to put it directly to the President: Why is it cheaper to [...]
“Spoon Fed”: Kim Severson Booksigning
Kim Severson will launch the paperback edition of her memoir, Spoon Fed: How Eight Cooks Saved My Life, in the Los Angeles area, and we encourage Slow Food Los Angeles members and friends to attend a reading and booksigning: When: Tuesday, March 1, 2011 beginning at 7:00pm Where: Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena [...]
A (Mini) Tour of Polyface Farm with Joel Salatin and Eric Ripert
A recent episode of “Avec Eric,” Eric Ripert’s television show, featured a segment filmed at Polyface Farm with Joel Salatin, who talked about how the various elements of the farm support each other. Even if you’re already familiar with Polyface and Joel Salatin’s philosophy from The Omnivore’s Dilemma or other sources, it’s always fun to [...]
Nourish: Food + Community
With public interest in food issues at an all-time high, Nourish: Food + Community invites families to consider the vital question: “What’s the story of my food?” Nourish is a multi-year media and education initiative with the goal of opening a broad and meaningful public conversation about our food system that encourages citizen engagement, particularly [...]
Mark Bittman and The Food Matters Cookbook
Mark Bittman, known to New York Times readers as The Minimalist, has turned his attention in recent years to the question of how to reduce one’s carbon footprint and waistline without sacrificing taste and pleasure. It can be done! A supporter of good, clean, and fair food, Bittman has been a consistent source of reliable [...]
“The Inedible Egg”: Slow Food USA Calls for Food Safety Accountability
A new video from Slow Food USA calls on all of us to let Congress know that “we want our food to be edible, that we demand better control of and more accountability from our food industry to ensure the health of all Americans.” Watch here: More from Slow Food USA: The Story Behind Your [...]
Diet for a Hot Planet: Anna Lappé in Santa Monica
In honor of being the first city to sign on to the Cool Foods Pledge Campaign, author Anna Lappé will discuss her new book, Diet for a Hot Planet, in a free event at the Santa Monica Public Library. Joining Ms. Lappé for the discussion will be Mary Sue Milliken, the chef/owner of Border Grill [...]
Alice Waters on the morality of food
As part of the Washington Post‘s “Divine Impulses” interview series, Sally Quinn talked with Alice Waters about the morality of food, about our connectedness with others, and about the “good, clean, fair philosophy” that summarizes Slow Food’s efforts to make good food a right shared by all, not a privilege enjoyed by the few.
“Food Fight” Screening in Westwood
Chris Taylor has alerted us that his documentary, Food Fight, will be screened as part of the “Something to Talk About” documentary film series, a unique independent series of films that are meant to provoke conversation about positive change in American society. The films will screen monthly at the Crest Theater in Westwood. For those [...]
What it means to live in a food desert
Katharine Alexander, who worked with Slow Food Los Angeles and is now affiliated with Slow Food Urban San Diego, accompanied Monnai, a Los Angeles teen, on a tour through her neighborhood to understand her food choices–or rather, the lack of choices. Kat documented their time together, and her video–and Monnai’s words–offer an unvarnished look at [...]
Michael Pollan and Will Allen at Pop!Tech
Michael Pollan and Will Allen spoke at the Pop!Tech conference on the flaws and hidden costs of the industrial food system, the benefits of more sustainable agricultural practices, and the bounty that’s possible via urban farming. Thought-provoking, passionate… the two videos below are worth watching and sharing for their complementary perspectives on the need for [...]
Food is the Connection: Michael Pollan on related issues
Grist (via grist.tv) captured Michael Pollan’s thoughts on how food is at the center of many of the issues we face today including the energy crisis and the over-dependence on fossil fuels, the healthcare crisis, and climate change. The bottom line: Meaningful improvements in these areas can’t be accomplished independent of changes to our food [...]
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