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
...
It has been more than a week since we came back from Salone del Gusto/Terra Madre in Turin. We went to Italy with a suitcase full of ideas and we came back with a bigger suitcase packed with more ideas and inspiration. Fortunately, ideas and inspiration are light and easy to carry, otherwise
...
After a rather eventful and somewhat fatiguing process of meeting at Paddington station then finding our way to Hungerford via two unsuccessful and infuriating encounters with incorrect trains and unhelpful train instructors, the Slow Food UK team finally arrived at Sheepdrove Farm on a cloudy and foggy Monday morning. The atmosphere of the farm and
...
On Sunday 14th October 2012, Slow Food UK attended Ham House’s ‘Home Grown’ Food Fair which took place at the National Trust house in Richmond, London.
The sun shone for Ham House’s autumnal food fair held at one of Europe’s greatest 17th-century houses. Food stalls were set up around the kitchen garden, enticing visitors to sample
A bright, sunny September day brought 180 children to Fairlight Hall, a private home on the outskirts of Hastings, East Sussex. The children, aged from 2-15 years old, had been invited by Sarah Kowitz, a member of Slow Food The Weald of Kent and Sussex group to what is quickly becoming an annual
On Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 September 2012, Slow Food UK attended the Big Feastival which was for the first time taking place at Alex James’ farm, near Kingham, in Oxfordshire.
The Big Feastival is a three day food and music festival initiated by the famous Chef Jamie Oliver, and aims at raising funds for Jamie Oliver’s Better Food Foundation. Jamie Oliver and Alex James were of course attending the festival, doing demos and giving the public the opportunity to taste their delicious foods.
This year,
Duchally Country Estate, our supporter, organised the Duchally Festival and Ceilidh on the 29th of July 2012 with Slow Food Perth and held a charity raffle with all proceeds going to Slow Food UK. Thank you so much, Duchally festival. We are incredibly grateful!
Chef Ryan Martin shared with us the events of the day:
Here at Duchally
Slow Food UK will be at Jamie Oliver’s Big Feastival on September 1st and 2nd to run the Slow Food Kids’ Taste Adventure in partnership with Grana Padano. Be part of it by entering our Twitter Mystery Food Competition and win 2 tickets and 2 Slow Food Kids Goodie Bags!
What is the Mystery Food Twitter Competition all about?
Tweet a photo showing a food that is hard to recognise (close-up on a fruit or veg for example). The image must show only one ingredient (it cannot be processed foods such as cakes, quiches, etc.)
The ‘best’ picture (that is to say the one showing the most
Colin McGurran, chef and owner of Winteringham Fields, was at the Great Yorkshire Show with Slow Food UK and Highland Park and he shares his experience with us.
I was delighted to be invited to speak as a member of the Slow Food Alliance at the Great Yorkshire Show this year. The Slow Food Alliance philosophy
On Sunday 22 July 2012, Slow Food UK and Slow Food Edinburgh attended the Big Tent Festival on the edge of the village of Falkland in Fife, Scotland.
The Big Tent Festival, which is also the biggest green festival in Scotland, is a muddy but merry festival, full of traditional foods and good music. Along with the Slow Food Kids’ Taste Adventure which was a great success, children could dance to the sound of various types of music, savour some traditional Scottish
...
