Slow Food USA

?? Exciting things are happening at Slow Food! Our Interim Executive Director, Bilal Sarwari, recently caught up with his alma mater, Emory University, to dive deep into our mission surrounding Slow Food and sustainable farming. ???? Bilal shared his journey and insights into how we can cultivate a more equitable food system. ???? Join us in celebrating the passion and dedication that drives our movement forward! Check out the conversation to learn how YOU can be a part of this mission. Read here: bit.ly/3Cdoem3 ???? #SlowFood

Terra Madre Salone del Gusto is BACK and better than ever in its 20th-anniversary extravaganza in Italy, the birthplace of Slow Food! While the vast festival grounds offer an array of culinary experiences from around the globe, we have played host to incredible conversations and relationship sparks at the Slow Food in North America Booth. Co-created by Slow Food USA, Slow Food in Canada, Slow Food Mexico and Slow Food Turtle Island Association, this space in the center of the world's biggest food festival feels MEANINGFUL. We are nature. We are the future. This week, we are building a bridge to good, clean and fair food for all in Torino, Italy. ??

It's our FINAL Give What You Can Day of the membership szn. Get in on this great chance to invest in the future of food by becoming a Slow Food member for any amount! JOIN: https://lnkd.in/gY49XPHX All members, no matter their contribution, energize our movement and fund critical work to support local chapters, develop compelling programming, capture rich and valued stories from our food activists, and connect people across the movement to one another — and to events like Terra Madre Salone del Gusto, happening RIGHT NOW. What are you waiting for?! Take the plunge and come on into our member-powered movement!

Hear from dedicated members of the Slow Food movement here in the USA, including several leading mixologists and beverage industry leaders who were awarded scholarships to attend the top conference in their industry through the Slow Food Negroni Week Fund. Inspired by what you hear? Help the Slow Food movement thrive from coast to coast through people, communities and programs. Join us as a member today. JOIN: https://lnkd.in/gHDkw6Mu

"Why did you join Slow Food USA?" Every one of our 3,600+ Slow Food USA members joins for a unique reason that’s special to them. But no matter the reason, every Slow Food USA member’s hopes for the future intersect with our global vision for good, clean and fair food for all. Hear from five brilliant minds about why they are committed members of Slow Food USA: https://lnkd.in/gDmyP896 Here's one example, from Mina Park and Kwang Uh: “As restaurant owners, our aim is to reflect Slow Food principles in our cooking and business practices. We joined Slow Food USA so that we can more actively participate in the conversations happening around US-specific food issues as well as stay connected with the global movement. We see drastic needs to improve the food system at all stages — from production and farming practices to access to healthy food in communities in our very own city. We cannot afford not to make changes to our food system. We cannot afford not to find any way to support improving the way we produce and have access to good food.”

Level up your cocktail game with help from Slow Drinks author Danny Childs! ???? In honor of Negroni Week 2024, you can enter for a chance to win a virtual cocktail class with esteemed James Beard Foundation Award-winning author Danny Childs! Danny originated the Slow Drinks movement years ago and turned his innovative recipes, exploration of rare ingredients, and groundbreaking techniques into Slow Drinks, a hardcover guide that's sure to be the centerpiece of your future cocktail parties and nightcaps. To enter, join the national Slow Food USA movement and support your local chapter by becoming a member (or renewing your membership!) anytime before midnight on Sept. 22. Join and enter here: https://lnkd.in/giZCgtGk #SlowDrinks #NegroniWeek

Slow Food is for everyone — everyone wanting to speak up and change the world through the power of food. On rare days like today, we reduce our membership dues of $60 or more to meet new members where their budgets are. Want to join Slow Food USA and gain access to this incredible network of food-doers and changemakers? Join for $1, $5 or more today! JOIN: https://lnkd.in/ga8Y66ij

There's a great abundance of reasons to join Slow Food USA as a member. First, our members know that they are actively investing in the slow-down-and-savor movement that's been transforming foodways for almost 25 years here in the USA. Plus, members feel the power of shared responsibility among our more than 3,600 dues-paying members. Join here: https://lnkd.in/gQBQGhM2 And if that's not enough, members get access to sweet discounts on Slow Food events, partner retailers, and for first-time members only, a free wall calendar celebrating the Ark of Taste! This living library of important and rare foods thrives because every member dollar powers up this critically important program. You must join as a first-time member by midnight ET on Wednesday, Sept. 11 to claim your calendar!

It's here: Our 2023 Annual Report! ?? Read all about how we nourished and connected our foodways in 2023: https://lnkd.in/gS5jpu9e "I watched our movement flourish throughout 2023 as a member of the Slow Food USA board of directors. The enthusiastic return to in-person gatherings, the launch of our book focused on the Ark of Taste, the dynamic and connection-building Slow Fish events series, and so much more made me proud to be part of this movement toward good, clean and fair food for all. Growth was another throughline for the previous year: We increased the number of members who pledged to support Slow Food, and we grew our incredible network by supporting three new chapters." — Bilal Sarwari, interim executive director Read the stories of how our national team, chapters and communities took action to tirelessly pursue good, clean and fair food for all from shore to shore. Thanks for your support!

Slow Food is a powerful seed that promises to grow into a transformed world — but it needs your help! Our members tend to the important work of changing our food future. Will you join us today? Become a member: https://lnkd.in/ghRu-F_Z Our 3,600 members help spread roots and branches through our 69 volunteer-run chapters, which work in their communities in the name of Slow Food. Their support inspires young gardeners and eaters through the Plant a Seed program each spring. They power up our connections across chefs, farmers, fish harvesters, eaters and policy nerds, who come together and learn from each other and build a plan to return food to a local, just and delicious place in our lives. And our members enable our talented staff to bring our movement together to do great things. Please consider joining as a Slow Food USA member today. The benefits are great, but the impact you'll make on the Slow Food movement is even greater.