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The Good Life in Sussex, by local leader Michael Little

Braving the wind, rain and freezing temperatures, about 20 people had a guided tour around the estate. Visitors were introduced to cows, sheep, pigs and shown around several large poly-tunnels of salad leaves and vegetables.  At one stage, the group was invited to a warm, darkened shed which was illuminated by the cheerful sound of chicks,

Slow Food on Tour – Scotland

In preparation for the event, the Slow Food Chef Alliance team went on a whirlwind trip to Edinburgh to visit our chefs and the local Slow Food group. Our journey appeared to be blessed from the start as we were greeted at Waverly station by rays of sunshine, setting the tone for things to

See our supporters getting involved in Slow Food Week 2013!

This year’s Slow Food Week (1st to 9th of June) is the most extensive ever planned by Slow Food UK! Slow Food Week allows for the entire Slow Food network to come together – chefs, local groups, members and supporters – and celebrate our cause and valuable work!
Slow Food Week is a great opportunity

Too Much at Steak – Slow Food stance on the meat debate

You can download it here. Its availability is very timely in view of University of Zurich’s report published yesterday on the relationship between eating processed and cured meats and conditions such as cancer and heart disease. It also coincides with EU’s extension of random testing for non-beef DNA in beef products, and new legislation which is awaited

Annual General Meeting 2012 Recap

Some of us arrived at the farm by train, others by car, but it was clear from the early morning hours that this would be a lovely day with a blue sky and endless sunshine! Arriving at Sheepdrove, around 10 o’ clock in the morning there was enough time to welcome our 30

Slow Food on Campus 2012 Recap

Over twenty-two campuses now have a Slow Food presence with university groups raising awareness of Slow Food’s ethos to a wider and ever-varied student population. From bake-sales to addressing a 10,000 person audience at Terra Madre 2012, the grassroots characteristics of Slow Food on Campus (SFOC) are demonstrated by Exeter SFOC leader Rachel.
Having started Exeter’s

Happy New Year!

Now that 2012 is coming to an end, we would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a New Year full of happiness and good, local food. Our plans for 2013 are to keep working to reach more kids, students, chefs and producers with our message of good, clean and fair food, and we would

Matthew Fort supports Forgotten Foods

Matthew Fort believes Slow Food’s work is critical for the present and the future of food: “I wholly endorse the Slow Food UK’s Forgotten Foods programme.  I’ve been a firm supporter of the ideals of Slow Food for a good many years. It seems to me that the Forgotten Foods programme has particular relevance and

Our traditional flavours are at risk, act now!

This is the second week of our Forgotten Foods Campaign. We are raising funds to save our edible biodiversity. Donate now for the chance to win a table at NOMA.

“There seems to be an ever-larger choice of foods, when in fact we are losing variety as the industrialised food system offers highly processed foods and monotonous mainstream flavours”, says Sanjay Kumar, Chef and Slow Food Cornwall Leader. Traditional foods and production techniques are lost, as they don’t fit in with the way food is

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Save our Forgotten Foods, win a table at NOMA and become a Slow Food member

The way our food is produced and consumed threatens our edible biodiversity and the livelihood of small-scale farmers. ”Many traditional foods and breeds in Britain have become endangered because they do not fit into the modern industrial food system”, says Forgotten Foods producer George Steriopulos. The Manx Loagthan, the rare sheep he breeds on the Isle of

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