Slow Food Vancouver

Slow Food is Good, Clean and Fair

Slow Food is a non-profit, eco-gastronomic member-supported organization that was founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world.

We believe that everyone has a fundamental right to pleasure and consequently the responsibility to protect the heritage of food, tradition and culture that make this pleasure possible. Our movement is founded upon this concept of eco-gastronomy – a recognition of the strong connections between plate and planet.

Slow Food is good, clean and fair food. We believe that the food we eat should taste good; that it should be produced in a clean way that does not harm the environment, animal welfare or our health; and that food producers should receive fair compensation for their work.

We consider ourselves co-producers, not consumers, because by being informed about how our food is produced and actively supporting those who produce it, we become a part of and a partner in the production process.

News

Terra Madre is an international conference involving food producers, cooks, educators, and students from over 150 countries who are united by a common goal of global sustainability in food. This year, Slow Food Vancouver is looking to raise $10,000 in sponsorships to send two young farmers (one local and one from a developing country) to Terra Madre 2010. To reach this goal you can assist by donating money to the Adopt-a-Farmer campaign. Click here to donate.

Upcoming Events

This summer, Slow Food Vancouver is offering two Slow Food Cycle Tours in the Fraser Valley. The 3rd annual Cycle Tour Agassiz will be held on Saturday, August 22nd and the 1st annual Cycle Tour Chilliwack will be held on Sunday, August 23rd. It’s going to be a wonderfully s-l-o-w weekend!

Features

The Slow Food manifesto makes mention to how “fast life has changed our way of being and threatens our environment and our landscapes”. Climate change is predicted to have a huge impact on food availability here in the Lower Mainland. How important is it to protect our local growing regions, in particular the Fraser Valley, considered the most productive agricultural area in Canada? What can we do now to ensure food security and maintain healthy diets for the future?