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www.slowfood.com Photo: © Claudia Del bianco - Paolo Gai, © Paola Viesi, © Alberto Peroli, © Paolo Andrea Montanaro, © Kunal Chandra, © Oliver Migliore 1 Who we are The Food Movement: A global network of local communities Communities Terra Madre

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WHO WE ARE WHO WEARE policy coherence. able andeco-friendlydietsconsumptionpatterns andworkingtochangecurrent policies; To achieve thisgoal,weworkto: Slow Food’s goalistofixthebroken foodsystem by moving toward diversifiedagroecological foodsystems. wild andcultivatedbiodiversityaswellmethodsofhusbandryproduction. cause itrespects theworkofthosewhoproduce, process, anddistributeit.Slow Foodiscommittedtodefending good; Slow Food promotes food that is movement, whichreaches millionsofpeopleevery year. Today, weare TheFoodMovement. access togood,cleanandfairfood.Slow Foodistheumbrella organization responsible forguidingtheentire a globalmovement involvingmillionsofpeopleinover 160countries,workingtoensure thateveryone has cultures andtraditions andcounteract theriseoffastfoodculture. Sinceitsfounding,Slow Foodhasgrown into Slow Foodisaglobalnetworkoflocalcommunitiesfoundedin1989toprevent thedisappearance oflocalfood THE FOODMOVEMENT:AGLOBAL NETWORK OFLOCAL COMMUNITIES WHO WEARE Changethefoodproduction model,promoting thetransition todiversifiedagroecological foodproduction; Increase publicawareness andchangeconsumptiontrends, encouraging theadoptionofmore sustain - Change the policies connected to food at international, national, and local levels, improving food clean becauseitisproduced withlow environmental impactandwithanimalwelfare inmind;andfair good, clean and fair for all: Good because it is healthy in addition to tasting be-

1 |PRESS KIT 2 |PRESS KIT and tosupport awareness-raising andcommunication campaigns. Slow Food also undertakestosupport research and studyactivitiesaimedat demonstrating thevalue ofbiodiversity projects inlocalareas andwithlocalcommunities,suchasthePresidia, EarthMarketsand otherongoinginitiatives. by developing theresearch andnominationprocess fortheArkofTaste catalogueand by implementingpractical production anddistributionmodel.Slow Foodrenewed itscommitment totheseproblems in Chengdu,inparticular In recent yearstheerosion offoodbiodiversityhasbeenaggravated by climatechangeandtheindustrialfood integration ofAfricanleaders. of small-scalefarmers(Presidia, EarthMarkets,Chefs’Alliance).Inaddition,Slow Foodwillworktopromote the the Gardens in Africaproject, tomapping foodandagricultural biodiversityonthecontinentandtoworkinsupport better life.Forthesereasons, Slow Foodbelieves thatitisofstrategic importanceto continueitscommitmentto is malnourished,whileevery yearthousandsofAfricansdieintheMediterranean asthey desperately search fora the environment isbeingpollutedwithchemicalpesticidesandfertilizers.Insub-Saharan Africa,oneinfourpeople around theworld.Agro-industry isimpoverishing localfarmers.Thebulkofharvestsare earmarkedforexport and from businesses and governments by rights fishing and land fertile of seizing the is today continues that dering Africa isrichinresources andthishasmadeitthemostplundered continentinhumanhistory. One formofplun- tion offood. aimed atchangingindividualandcollectivebehavioraround theproduction, processing, distributionandconsump- its actionstopromote andprotect allformsofagriculture inharmonywiththeenvironment by supportinginitiatives model, and insofar as there is insufficient awareness of the fact, Slow Food undertakes to continue and consolidate Insofar asclimatechangeisareality andoneofitsmaincausesistheindustrialfoodproduction andconsumption The delegates of the Our commitment specifically, More Slow Foodcommittedtoworkingon6different motions: planet. this on person every for guaranteed is it until food fair and clean good, for fight to need the firms Biodiversity, knowledge, communitiesandcultures thatwewantto defendandsupport TheAfricaofSlow FoodandTerra Madre Climatechanges,oureatingchoices,theagriculture wewant 7th Slow FoodInternationalCongress approved the Declaration of Chengdu, which con - ness-raising campaigns,activeparticipationinpolicydialogueandfieldworkprojects . To helpbringaboutchange,Slow Foodworksthrough three levels ofaction:consumereducationandaware- The InternationalCongress alsoapproved theSlow FoodInternationalStatute . replacement ofplastic,where possiblewithbiodegradable equivalents. encouraging andpracticing thesortingofwaste,reuse ofplasticmaterials,thereduction ofpackagingandthe crine andneurological mechanisms.To mitigatethedamage,Slow Foodundertakestopromote acircular economy, endo- Weknow influences health. do carcinogenicfrom and has effects researchplastic organismsthat marine on in the food we eat. Without knowing it, we are eating plastic and we still don’t fully understand its effects on human and breathe, we air water, the drinking world’s in the of much in and environments all in found be now can fibers due tophotodegradation andmechanical action, turningintomicro- andnano-plastics.Thismeansthatplastic producesHumanity’s atotalof8.3billiontonsplastic ayear. Overtime,plasticwastedegrades andbreaks down institutions intheworld. oped togetherwiththeUniversityofGastronomic SciencesofPollenzo,opentoalltheuniversitiesandeducational work willbetheestablishmentofafree anddemocratic platformforknowledge exchange andaccess,tobe devel- through initiativesaimsatencouraging meetings,dialogueandthesharingofknowledge, Themaintoolforthis recognition by academicinstitutions.Slow Foodwantstochampionthedemocratization ofaccesstoknowledge and theknowledge accumulatedby communities over thecenturiesfailstoooftentobegranted duedignityand mony with the place in which they live. The distance between traditional knowledge and official science is still great, The Terra Madre communitiesare custodiansof knowledge, skillsand ways oflifeandcoexistence that are in har- opportunities forparticipation,meeting,andexchange. developing projects in the field with indigenous communities and to supporting indigenous youth, increasing their to consolidatingthevoicesofindigenouspeoples,opposinglandgrabbing andcultural homogenization,to addressing global challenges such as climate change, food insecurity and inequality. Slow Food therefore commits Indigenous peoplesare theprimarystewards ofbiodiversityandtheiroftenundervaluedknowledge isessentialfor Plasticintheplanet’s ecosystem:Athreat toourfoodandhealth Transmission ofwisdom,accesstoknowledge, thediffuseduniversity Indigenouspeoples’knowledge, akey allyinfacingglobalchallenges

3 |PRESS KIT 4 |PRESS KIT network’s strategic projects (Presidia, Ark ofTaste, foodgardens, campaigns). it planstocarryoutrealize itsobjective;the contributioncommunitywillmaketosupportinginternational in order topromote theshared visionintheirown localarea andcontext; the activities,initiativesandprojects that declare their adhesiontotheidealsofSlow Food;the commitmentandobjectivethatcommunitysetsitself planet hasaccesstoit.ASlow Foodcommunity comes intobeingwitha foundingdeclaration, inwhichthemembers has the right to good, clean and fair food of the international Slow Food movement, a community is based first and foremost on the assumption that language in 2004 with the first Terra Madre event. Made up of a group of people who share and promote the values WHO WEARE value oftraditional practices. scientific and cultural the affirm and environment, the with relationship harmonious a in be must production food approach toagriculture andthestandardization offoodcultures. Together, thefoodcommunitiesdeclare that Terra Madre represents positiveglobalization andgivesavoicetothosewhorefuse tosurrender toanindustrial and subjects. events organized by Slow Food localnetworksandthematicnetworks,whichwillalsoinvolveotherorganizations the termweshallnow beworkingwithatlocallevel. Infuture, theterm“Terra Madre” willbeusedsolelyforlocal advocate in the GlobalSouth.We havebegun to talkabout“Slow FoodCommunities” with Terra Madre, andthis is Terraworld). SlowFood’soverthe also all Madreis countries 160 morethan (to wide and spreadfar movementto tals offoodproduction. Terra Madre hascontinuedtobethebeatingheartofSlow Foodever since,enablingthe the most innovative part of the Slow Food philosophy, namely being closer to the earth and to the very fundamen- name fortheEarthMotherhonored by millionsoffarmersandpeasantsallover theworld.Terra Madre developed to experiment theSlow Foodphilosophy. ItsnamewaschoseninhonorofPachamama,theSouthAmericanIndian Terra Madre began in 2004 as a large meeting of people from all over the world, but soon turned into a workshop TERRA MADRE name just a few. The term objectives such as opposing waste, overcoming inequalities, protecting biodiversity and fighting climate change, to This new organizational modelisopen , supporting itinvariousways. At the same time, they are eral aimsofSlow Foodandoperate ingivenlocalareas indialoguewiththerest ofthelocalandregional network. Slow Foodcommunitiesseektoachieve specific goals(forexample, thecreation ofgardens) aspartofthegen- communities are oneresponse tothesechallenges. together andinvolvingeveryone interpreting thegood,cleanandfairphilosophyintheirown way. TheSlow Food urgent and complex, Slow Fooddecidedtoidentify new, simplerandmore streamlined waysofbringingpeople evolution towards beingaglobalmovement. Consideringthatthechallengesoffoodsystemare increasingly For Slow Food,the InternationalCongress in Chengdu SLOW FOOD COMMUNITIES community committed tostrengthening theinternationalnetwork and, consequently, to is not new in the history of Slow Food, having officially entered the movement’s inclusive androoted in local areas, butwithinternationally shared and that Slow Food will not give up the fight until every last person on this (China, September-October2017)markedastepinthe everyone OUR MISSION

5 |PRESS KIT 6 |PRESS KIT year. this istheorganization ofconferences, workshopsandthematicareas atSlow Foodevents allover theworldevery the adoptionofmore sustainableandeco-friendlydietsconsumptionpatterns.Oneofthemaintoolstoachieve One ofthemaingoalsSlow Foodistoincrease publicawareness andchangeconsumptiontrends, encouraging EDUCATION tial tothefuture ofhumanity. farmers, foodproducers andfoodcommunitieswhoare thecustodiansofskillsandknowledge thatare essen- ereignty by defending food biodiversity and traditional production practices, as well as to support the small-scale Our activitiesdevelop around theconceptofprotecting biodiversity. Slow Foodiscommittedtosupportfoodsov- PROTECTION OFBIODIVERSITY and trends indailyfoodconsumption. production food whole system the change philosophy. to inspiredfair be and will byclean goal good, final the The and unsustainable system of food production, and we are aiming towards a more ethical and sustainable system The mainpillarsofouractivitiesare EducationandtheProtection ofBiodiversity. We liveinaworldwithanunfair OUR MISSION WHAT WE DO

7 |PRESS KIT 8 |PRESS KIT South Africa,Uganda, , theUnited Kingdom,andtheUSA), theSlow FoodCooks’ Allianceisalarge network Colombia, Cuba,, , , ,, Italy, Kenya,, , the ,, Slow FoodCooks’Alliance.Activein24countries(Albania, , Belgium,, BurkinaFaso,Canada, For updateddatasee:https://www.fondazioneslowfood.com/en/what-we-do/10-000-gardens-in-africa-2/ ture in order to give renewed value to their local products and to work toward food sovereignty and self-sufficiency. garden hasmanypurposes,from conservinglocalseedsandbiodiversity, toengaging peopleofallagesinagricul- in different African countries to make the young generation aware of the importance of food biodiversity. Creating a local economies.Theproject aimstoextend theSlow Foodnetworkonthecontinentandtobuildstrong leadership anteeing asupplyoffresh andhealthyfoodtolocalcommunities,improving qualityoflifeandthedevelopment of farmers andyoungpeoplebuildingawareness oflocalplantsandbiodiversity, theproject isameansofguar- educating By treatments. pest natural and varieties, plant local use, water efficient techniques, composting using schools and villages on theoutskirts of cities in 10,000 Gardens inAfrica.Launched2010,theproject hasnow created more than3,000foodgardens in com/en/what-we-do/slow-food-presidia/ were use ecologicalpackagingwhere possible;andfavortheuseofrenewable energy. Atthebeginningof2019,there chemical treatments; usemethodsthatrespect animalwelfare; defendnativebreeds andlocalvegetablevarieties; complete traceability, artisanalmethodsandhighquality. Theprotocols require producers toeliminateorreduce Food events. EachPresidium establishesa“production protocol” withproducers, animportanttoolforensuring quality, identifynew marketoutletsandorganize exchanges withproducers internationallythrough thelarge Slow Presidium involvesacommunityofsmall-scaleproducers andprovides technicalassistancetoimprove production ecosystems; recover traditional processing methods; and safeguard native breeds and local plantvarieties. Each Slow FoodPresidia. Theseprojects supportqualityproduction atriskofextinction; protect uniqueregions and http://www.fondazioneslowfood.com/en/what-we-do/the-ark-of-taste/. plete listof“passengers” categorizedby countrycanbefoundontheSlow FoodFoundationforBiodiversitywebsite: countries, 160 from come Ark the on listed products The product. food 5,000th the of “loading” the with milestone major a interested in sourcing, promoting and protecting quality foods. At the beginning of 2019, the Ark project achieved categories - such as animal breeds, fruits, vegetables, preserves and cheeses - offering a unique resource for those ucts that belongto the cultures, history and traditions of the entire planet. The Ark registers the products in various The ArkofTaste. Created in 1996, the Ark of Taste is a catalogue of forgotten and endangered quality food prod- Africa, theSlow FoodCooks’Alliance,EarthMarkets,Slow FoodTravel andNarrative Labels. It protects agricultural biodiversityworldwidewiththeArkofTaste, Slow FoodPresidia, 10,000Gardens in vival oflocalcommunities. Global South,where defendingbiodiversitymeansnotjustimproving qualityoflifebutguaranteeing theverysur- Slow Foodfundsandcoordinates agroup ofinternationalprojects givingsupportprimarilytothecountriesof PROJECTS WHAT WEDO 577 Presidia with boththenumberofproducts andcountriesincreasing steadily. Theupdatednumberandthecom- in 71 countries around theworld.Forupdateddatasee:https://www.fondazioneslowfood. 35 Africancountries.The gardens are managed sustainably, mation, see:https://www.fondazioneslowfood.com/en/what-we-do/what-is-the-narrative-label/ processing, preservation methods, and,ofcourse,theorganoleptic andnutritional characteristics. Formore infor - foremost anarrative, which beginswiththeoriginsofproduct (theterritory)andincludescultivation techniques, narrativea Only justice. social and expressfully can product’sa productfood a of quality The value. and true first is and willnotallow theconsumertounderstand whetherafoodisproduced inawaythatrespects theenvironment not enough. Not even tasting is sufficient. Any technical approach will fail to account for all that is behind a product, fare, andhow topreserve andeattheproducts. To judgethequalityofaproduct, chemicalandphysical analysesare on varietiesandbreeds, farmingandprocessing techniques, theareas where theproducts comefrom, animalwel- than 20countries,alongwithcompanies,are involvedindeveloping “counter-labels.” Theseare richininformation munication onthelabelsoffoodproducts sothatconsumerscanmakeinformed choices.ManyPresidia inmore The Narrative Labelproject waslaunchedin2011.Slow Food hasalwaysemphasizedtheimportanceofclearcom- d’Aosta inItaly). efficiently. Work is currently underway in another three areas (the Tanaro Valley, the Biella Valleys and the Lower Val discovery oflocaltraditions. Thepilotarea fortheproject (AlpeAdria-Carinthia, in )isnow activeandworking along with the chefs that cook their products, act as storytellers for their local areas and specialist guides in the volving meetingsandexchanges withfarmers,cheesemakers,herders, butchers,bakers,andwinegrowers, who, in- of tourism, model a new offers Food Travel Slow 2016, Madre at Terra Slow FoodTravel. launched Officially award. Forupdateddatasee:https://www.fondazioneslowfood.com/en/what-we-do/earth-markets/ the of previous editions won earthquake, 2016 the by hit producers Italian to aid offers which project,fundraising (), LaSerena (Chile),andthe“Labuonastrada -Ripartiamodalcibo” (TheRightDirection: Let’s startfrom food) mitment tothecommunityoflocalproducers. TheMarketsinFoça(), Maputo(Mozambique), Coquimbo The 2018editionoftheaward wenttotheMaitlandEarthMarket (Australia) foritsgreat activismandsocialcom- established anaward inmemoryofGigiFrassanito, ayoungcollaborator whodiedprematurely. tius, Mexico, Mozambique, PuertoRico,,Turkey, Uganda, andtheUnitedStates).TheFoundationhasalso in 20 countries preserve localfoodcultures andhelpdefendbiodiversity. Atthebeginningof2019,there were 68EarthMarkets ity food directly to consumers at fair prices and guarantee environmentally sustainable methods. In addition, they philosophy. These community-run markets are important meeting points where local producers offer healthy, qual - Earth Markets.are farmers’marketsestablishedaccording toguidelinesthatfollow theSlow Food food-chefs-alliance/ spreading tomore countries.Forupdateddatasee:https://www.fondazioneslowfood.com/en/what-we-do/slow- osterias, restaurants, andpizzeriashavealready joinedtheproject, andthenetworkiscontinuouslygrowing and of chefscommittedtopromoting andcookingwithproducts from thePresidia andotherfoodcommunities.Many (Australia, Austria,Bulgaria,Chile,Colombia,Estonia,India,Israel, Italy, ,Lebanon,Mauri-

9 |PRESS KIT 10 |PRESS KIT event in of field the in working been has Food Slow Slow Fish nicates theworkofSlow Meat network. what-we-do/themes/slow-meat/) brings togetherexisting information andresources ontheseissuesandcommu - tool to fight climate change, a better life for animals, and, ultimately, better meat. The website (www.slowfood.com/ of thesepractices isamore respectful bondwiththeland(whichhelpsconservesoilfertilityandbiodiversity),akey posing themtolessstress, whichoftencausesdiseaseandresults inthegreater useofpharmaceuticals.Theresult of production ontheenvironment andtoimprove animalwelfare. Goodlivingconditionsforanimalsincludesex- producers whorespect animalwelfare. Slow Foodisalsoworkingwithproducers tomeasure andreduce theimpact sumption habits,encourage areduction inmeatconsumption,andpromotes theworkofsmall-andmedium-scale Through thisinternationalcampaign,Slow Foodaimstoraise consumerawareness ofbetter, cleaner, fairer con- Slow Meat climate. Food networksworldwidesupportandpromote solutionsforproducing foodwhilemitigatingitsimpactonthe difference. Slow a make must and can us of each food, from between foodandclimatechange:Starting international communicationandfundraising campaign,inOctober 2017.Thecampaignhighlightstherelationship more biodiversity loss and unstoppable desertification. This is why Slow Food launched and more seeing are we day every and life, to hostile them making is oceans the of acidification the communities, devastating of effects the droughtshandle sea have Rising floods. and levels threatening fishing are of survival the production. But agriculture, particularly on a small-scale, is also the first victim of climate change insofar as farmers use activities cause onequarterofglobalCO2 emissions(source: IPCC), andtwothirds ofthisislinked to livestock against fight the climate change.Theindustrialfoodproductionof systemisoneofthebiggestculprits: Agriculture andotherland piece crucial a is consumption individual and system agrifood global current the Changing Climate Change food production) andfoodcompanieskeentoadoptsustainabilityasanew elementintheirproduction processes. tion), decision-makers (so that they bear in mind the demands of civil society movements promoting sustainable general public (recommending choices that aid positive transactions), producers (who choose sustainable produc- The current systemoffoodproduction isunsustainable.ThiswhySlow Foodcarriesoutadvocacyworkwiththe ADVOCACY ANDCAMPAIGNS Genoa (Italy), local initiatives all over the world, and sustainable fishing sustainable projects supporting for several years,withthe biennialSlow Fish responsible fishing com- responsiblefishing Food forChange,amajor Looking atamap ofglobalagro-biodiversity anditshotspots,it becomes clearthattheareas withthehighestden - Indigenous People tion, andonfoodasavehicle forsocialintegration. migration caused by climate change, on the labor exploitation of migrants and their role in international coopera- a delegation of more than 200 migrants from 33 countries. The delegates animated the space with discussions on IFAD (InternationalFundforAgricultural Development), created theTerra Madre Arena, astagethatgavevoiceto submitted by directors from 117 countries. For Terra being Madre Salone del Gusto 2018, Slow Food, with the support of films 3,121 of total a with remarkable, was edition 2018 the for entries for calls the to Response turalism. included thecomplexities ofmigration, inclusionandintegration, cultural exchange, migrant youth,and multicul- University of Gastronomic Sciences) organized the first edition of the Migrant Film Festival, an event whose themes moted several initiativesonthisissue,alwayswiththeparticipationofmigrants. In2017Slow FoodandUNISG(the role inthefoodsystem.Since2014,context ofbothevents andprojects, Slow Foodhaslaunchedandpro- In recent yearsSlow Foodhasbeenpayingparticularattentiontotheissueofmigration, duetomigrants’ important Migrants Bodrum event from April11to14,whileSlow FoodGuilan(Iran) willorganize theSlow CheeseGuilanevent inJune. communities are activeonthismatteraswell. involved more than300,000visitorsand340producers from more than50countriesonsixcontinents.Otherlocal point for dairy artisans and cheese enthusiasts from around the world. The 11 richer inbiodiversityandmore authenticexpressions oftheirareas oforigin.Cheeseisaninternationalreference hence sachets, in enzymes artificial without and milk raw with produced cheeses natural promote to be will aim 2019 editionwilltakeplacefrom September20to23,andwillfocusonthethemeof“Natural IsPossible.”The such asSouthAfrica,Brazil, andArgentina. Slow Foodorganizes Cheese,abiennialevent heldinBra were preventing orjeopardizing theproduction ofraw milkcheese.Thisnetworkhasalsospread tocountries of cheesemakersin countries like the USA, , Great Britain, and Australia, where overzealous hygiene laws are madefrom raw milk.Slow Foodlaunchedacampaign to protect raw milk cheese anddefendtherights skills, andcenturies-oldknowledge systems.AllSlow FoodPresidia cheeses(ofwhichthere are 100worldwide) biodiversity. Itisnotsimplyaquestionofsavingthebestproducts, butofprotecting pastures, herders, traditional working to educate All over theworld,traditional cheesesand dairybreeds are underthreat. To combatthistrend, Slow Foodis Slow Cheese which promote traditional fishingtechniquesin11countries. Food in Melbourne (Australia) organized Reserves. Partoftheproject thisyearwastheHonduras Sabores del Mar reefs, consolidating good practices for the sustainable use of food resources in protected areas called Biosphere coral and ecosystems coastal Caribbean in conservation biodiversity promotes Union, European the by financed project, This Caribe. Fish Slow launched Food Slow 2017, In nicates theworkofSlow Fishnetwork. The multilingualwebsite(http://slowfood.com/slowfish/) bringstogetherinformationontheissue,andcommu- freshwater ecosystems. and marine of health the and consumption, fish responsible production, and fishing sustainable discuss to enthusiasts meet and bodies, public of representatives fishers, small-scale researchers, academics, events, Fish Slow Sea:Acommongood,”willtakeplacefrommunities. The2019edition,dedicatedtothe“The May912.During WHAT WEDO children andadults, resist standardization, and defendsmall-scaleproducers andfood Slow FishMelbourne on March 3. There are Slow FoodBodrum(Turkey), forexample, organized theSlow Cheese event onMarch 16. th edition of Cheese, held in 2017, 33 Slow FoodPresidia Alsoin2019Slow , Italy. The

11 |PRESS KIT 12 |PRESS KIT en/ guarantee righttoinformation. Formore theconsumer’s information see:https://www.slowfood.com/sloweurope/ pose mandatorydeclarations oforiginforallfoodproducts inorder toprotect ourhealth, prevent foodfrauds and in animalfarming,andthe“EatORIGINal!Unmaskyour food”initiative,callingontheEuropean Commissiontoim- will promote the“EndCageAge” European Citizens’Initiative,callingondecision-makerstobantheuseofcages noids), CommonFisheriesPolicy(CFP), (GMOs) organisms modified These include:theCommonAgricultural Policy(CAP),thedirectives onGenetically continue to monitor and address a number of relevant food-related policies and push for greater policy integration. enable amore holisticapproach toour food,ourenvironment, our health,andfarmers. In theshorttermwe at thecore ofourworkattheEuropean level. We callfora shifttoward anEuropean Common FoodPolicyto and by creating opportunitiesforadirect dialoguebetweenthem.Thedemandformore coherent foodpoliciesis icymaking. Itdoessoby forging astrong linkbetweenthegrassroots workofourmovement anddecision-makers, move toward abroader politicalvisionthatputspeopleandtheprotection oftheenvironment atthecenterofpol- to and policies food sustainable of design the to contribute to works Brussels in Office European Food Slow The Advocacy Work inEurope 2019, espciallyinRussia,,Mexico andKenya. Thanks tothe ever-consolidated network’s extensive work,avariety events are beingorganized around the worldin which Slow Foodispresent, plusthetwoSlow Foodinternationaladvisorsforthenetworkofindigenouspeoples. network Advisory Board was established. It is made up of seven members representing the world’s macro-areas in WHAT WEDO than More than800indigenousproducts are already onthe ArkofTaste and indigenouscommunities run more people. Today, ITMinvolves thousandsofindividualsinover 370communitiesin86countriesaround theworld. ITM tookplacein2011Jokkmokk,,andwasorganized of edition food systems.Thefirst by theSámi ditional knowledge andthesustainableuseofnatural resources cancontributetodeveloping good,cleanandfair representing indigenouscommunitiesfrom around theworldtocelebrate theirfoodcultures anddiscusshow tra- held from November 3-7,2015,inShillong, Meghalaya, northeast India. The event was attended by 600 delegates ties andare hostedintheirterritorieswithsupportedfrom partners.ThelasteditionofIndigenousTerra Madre was supported thegrowth andstrengthening ofthenetwork. ITMevents are co-organized withindigenouscommuni- works. Sincethebeginning,IFAD (InternationalFundforAgricultural Development) andTheChristensenFundhave peoples’ participationintheSlow Foodmovement anditsprojects, andtodevelop bothregional andglobalnet- digenous peoples’voicestotheforefront ofthedebateonfoodandculture, toinstitutionalizeindigenous Indigenous Terra Madre (ITM)isanetworkofindigenouscommunities,partners,andorganizations tobringin- seeking topreserve thecultural diversityofhumanpopulations,too. geographical areas. Slow Foodbelieves thatthere isnopointindefendingagricultural andfooddiversitywithout specific to bound societies traditional of resilience the of proof is people indigenous of survival the Yet genocide. communities havehadtomove elsewhere, aswellbeingsubjectedtocultural suppression and,insomecases, traditions, cultures andlanguages,butinthecourseoftheirhistorythey haveseentheirlandsseized,sothatentire sities coincidewiththosewhere indigenouspeoplelive.Indigenouscommunitiesconserveauniqueheritageof 58 and New Breeding Techniques (NBTs), AnimalWelfare, Slow FoodPresidia. Several indigenouschefsare activeinthe Slow FoodCooks’Alliance.In2018,theITM Food labeling, Food QualityandWaste. In2019,Slow Food (specifically Bees andPesticides Neonicoti- fifth edition of Terra Madre Balkans was held in Brussels from May 21 to 23 2018 and was attended by over 100 over by attended was and 2018 23 to 21 May from Brussels in held was Balkans Madre Terra of edition fifth conditions . The socio-economic similar and traditions food common share but countries different al Launched in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 2010, Terra Madre Balkans 7,000 Slow Fooddelegatesfrom 150countriesmet. part ofthe event, from the Conferences andTaste Workshops tothe Market and the Terra Madre Forums, where “Food forChange” wastheguidingthemeof12theditionTerra Madre SalonedelGusto,encompassingevery , andtheCityofTurin. In2018,theevent ran from September20to24 andattracted over 280,000visitors. food. IthasbeenheldinTurin, Italy, every twoyearssince2004,andisorganized by Slow Food,theRegionof Terra Madre Salone del Gustoistheworld’s most important event dedicated to good, cleanandfair Terra Madre SalonedelGusto shared vision. experiences andtoreturn totheirdailyworkwiththepositiveenergy ofaninternationalcommunityunitedby a system. These gatherings offer members of the network the opportunity to discuss and share their knowledge and on December10every year,andinternationalprojects thatinvolveSlow Foodandallstakeholdersinthefood meeting, regional/national meetingsthattakeplaceregularly around theworld,aglobaldayofaction food producers andactivists,educatingaswellengagingthepublic.Terra Madre refers toabiennialworld The this way, Slow Foodreaches millionsofpeople. world by Slow Foodlocalnetworks,withanaverage ofanevent every 20minutesinthecourseofyear. In to bring our issues and advocacy campaigns to a wider public. Every day, events are being organized all over the major international fairs attended by hundreds of thousands of visitors, journalists and food professionals) in order to groups local by organized get-togethers small (from scales different of variety a on events organizes Food Slow EVENTS Terra Madre networkisconstantlyinvolvedandplaysanimportantrole inSlow Foodevents, empowering Terra Madre Balkansunitesfoodcommunities thatcomefrom sever-

13 |PRESS KIT 14 |PRESS KIT select ticketedevents. Marketplace, blockparties,free talks,familyactivitiesandmuchmore. Theevent isfree andopentothepublicwith Colorado inmidJuly. ModeledonTerra Madre SalonedelGusto,Slow FoodNationsincludesaLeaderSummit,Taste Slow FoodUSAorganizes Slow FoodNations,anannualinternationalfoodfestivalindowntown Denver, Slow FoodNations festivals, farmvisits,andmuchmore. screenings, film dinners, and picnics to debates and meetings from different events, of series a in part take active events celebrating localfood.Everyyearmore than100,000peoplefrom allthecountriesinwhichSlow Foodis munities and among local decision makers. Terra Madre Day is one of the most important collective international network toshowcase localproducts andproducers andpromote sustainable production andconsumptionincom- in 1989)tocelebrate localfoodaround theworld.Terra Madre Dayprovides anopportunityfortheentire Slow Food Since 2009,Terra Madre Day hasbeenheldannuallyonDecember10 (the day Slow Food was officially founded clean andfairNew Nordic Food. production andconsumption;create stronger, dedicated networks;andreinvigorate theconversation aboutgood, Copenhagen ()in2018.Theaimistostartadialogueacross theNordic countriesaboutsustainablefood Terra Madre Nordic isanexpression oftheSlow FoodNordic the of edition first in The place network. took event Terra Madre Nordic to 32019,provided anopportunitytoofficiallylaunchtheSlow FoodChefsAllianceinthecountry. of Italiansavingsbanksandfoundations).Thesecondeditiontheevent, heldinOuagadougoufrom February2 Faso, aninitiativepromoting therighttofoodrunby 28bankingfoundations,allmembersofACRI (theassociation event was organized by the Slow FoodFoundationforBiodiversityaspart of first The Terra Madre BurkinaFaso village festivalscelebrating localagrobiodiversity andthebestofregion’s cuisines. and farmers, small-scale of rights the and landscape the protect to campaigns countries, different from students region: knowledge exchanges betweenBosnianandMacedonianproducers, training workshopsinRomaniafor Terra Madre Balkans network meets every two years, but the bulk of its work consists of small initiatives around the tion oftheEuropean institutionstotheimportanceofBalkansandtheirfuture withintheEU. The delegates from ninecountries.The decision to hold the event in Brussels was taken to draw the atten- gathering of West African food communities washeldinOuagadougou,BurkinaFaso,2017.The Fondazioni forAfricaBurkina

and/or sugar, while The HealthyDinéNationAct imposesa2percent taxonsugar-sweetenedbeverages andfoods highinsalt,fat of DenisaLivingston,theInternationalCouncilorfor the IndigenousNetwork andamemberofDinépeople. efforts the of fruit the USA, the in tax food junk first name ofSlow Foodwastheintroduction, in2014,ofthe themed area withconferences and workshops on Food & Health. Anotherachievement accomplishedinthe preventto and treatand TerraAt diseases. Madre Slow2018, Gusto del Salone a organized, time, Food first the for such as arthritis,diabetes,andheartdisease.We shouldthinkoffoodasmedicineanduseittomaintainour health become Food Systems(IPES-Food).Makingpoorchoicesabout thefoodthatweconsumeonadailybasiscanleadusto human andeconomiccosts,according toamajorreport from theInternationalPanelofExpertsonSustainable Industrial food and farming systems Food &Health provide 90%offoodworldwide,71are bee-pollinated . Food andAgriculture Organization oftheUnitedNations(FAO) estimates that,ofthe100crop speciesthat Asia, and some parts of African. Without bees, many wild and cultivated plant species would no longer exist: The predominantly affects countries and regions in which agriculture is industrialized: Europe, North andphenomenon South America, This factors. climate and pathological, the world,wildanddomesticatedhoneybee populationsare decliningdramatically duetoenvironmental, Bees play a crucial role inbiodiversityand agriculture by pollinating the crops that we depend on forfood. All over Bees OTHER HOTTOPICS than $4million. overweight erasing a5percent tax on fresh fruitandvegetables. or undernourished, andincreases theriskofdeveloping diseasesandconditions threaten ourhealthin a variety of waysand are generating staggering has become significantly more severe in recent years and years recent in severe more significantly become has Since 2015,thetaxhas raised more

15 |PRESS KIT 16 |PRESS KIT WHAT WEDO thousand) stand thistrend: Ofthethousandsofedibleplant species(estimatesrange from 30thousandtomore than 80 and varieties,withterrible consequences forplantbiodiversity. Aquickglance atthenumbersisenoughtounder- for uniformity, homogenization, and a focus on profit has resulted in a reduction of the number of cultivated species Seeds, inalltheirdiversity, represent thefuture oflife. The continuous rise of industrial agriculture and its need Seeds ble equivalentsmadefrom materialsthatare produced sustainably. of plasticmaterials,reducing packagingandreplacing it,where possible,withnatural, biodegradable, orcomposta- commitment istopromoting thecircular economy, encouraging andpracticing thesortingofwasteandreuse to humanhealthbecausethey release ofchemicalsubstancesthroughout thefoodwebofwhichweare part.Our costs ofinfrastructure andservicesfor wastemanagementandwatertreatment. Micro- andnanoplasticsare arisk potential economiclossfortourismandrecreational activities,andhasanenormouseconomicweight,duetothe chanical action,becomingmicro- andnanoplastics.Plasticcreates intensepressure onecosystems,represents a Over time,large plasticwaste(macroplastics) degrades andbreaks down thankstophotodegradation andme- up aswaste)andhasincreased from 2milliontonsayearin1950toover 400milliontonsayearby 2015. ended already have tons billion 6.3 which (of totalproductionHumanity’s ofplasticamountsto8.3billiontons Microplastics food sovereignty, theenvironment andhumanhealth. agricultural production (thesamearguments usedtopromote GMOs).Thesetechniquesposeafurtherthreat to nology companiesargue thatthey are necessarytomeetthefuture challenges of abundant as wellsustainable consumers’ freedom ofchoice.New Breeding Techniques (NBT)havebeendeveloped inrecent years andbiotech- hinder laws products”from labeling derived obtained insufficient etc.), These eggs, feed. milk, animal (meat, GMO GMOs are permitted,labelinglawsare adoptedexclusively forproducts ofhumanconsumptionandnotfor“GMO well asby thehighriskofcontamination between GMOandorganic andconventionalcrops. Incountrieswhere the factseedmarketislargely controlled by multinationalcompaniesthatpatentandproduce GMOseeds,as the lossoftraditional knowledge andvarieties.Foodsovereignty atthecommunitylevel isfurtherjeopardized by forcing small-scale farmers (manyofwhomoperate inmarginal areas) to move from their lands, leadingto are crops GMO of monocultures Vast rights. their of consumers and farmers ping With GMOs we risk transforming our food into a Genetically ModifiedOrganisms (GMOs)andNew Breeding Techniques (NBT) rants, andhouseholds. high-income countriesfoodiswastedandlostmainlyatlaterstagesinthesupplychain,supermarkets,restau- In developing countries food waste and losses occur mainly at early stages of the food value chain. In medium- and lost orwasted.Meanwhile,over 840millionpeopleworldwide(12%ofhumanity)are undernourishedorstarving. the foodproduced globallyevery yearforhumanconsumption—approximately on themarket,andprovision offoodthatisaestheticallyperfect.According totheFAO, roughly onethird of find themselves today is built on waste isanessentialstepinachieving asustainablefoodsystem.Thesysteminwhichconsumersandproducers Slow Food believes that, in a world where millions are undernourished and resources are limited, reducing food Food Waste available for foodproduction, only around 150are cultivatedonan appreciable scale.Thirty overproduction andwaste, on the rapid selling-off of stock to put new products patented commodity controlled by a few multinationals and strip- reducing biodiversityand 1.3 billiontons—gets debate atalllevels. to Uganda inJanuary2018,Slow Foodlaunchedthecampaign“OurFuture isinDanger:StopLandGrabbing!” alarming consequences, and try to pay better attention to how land concessions are given and how land is used. In Slow Food is alsopart of an international coalition of organizations that denounce land grabbing and its most (http://www.slowfood.com/what-we-do/themes/land-grabbing/). populations affected the projects, its through For someyearsnow, Slow Foodhasworkedonacampaigntoraise awareness onthisissueamongthepublicand, Land Grabbing animal production, andtheconsequencesare disastrous. concrete actionhasbeenundertakentoaddress thelossoffertilitycausedby thehugeincrease inagricultural and lar, theindustrializationofagriculture hascontributedprofoundly totheimpoverishment of soils. To thisday, no contamination, salinization, sealing), many of which are directly or indirectly caused by human activities. In particu- to generate 2.5 centimeters of fertile soil carbon andbiodiversity. Despiteitsimmensevaluetohumanity, todaysoilisunderthreat. Ittakes500years rainwater andreturns ittocirculation cleanandpotable,regulates theclimate,andisanessentialreserve ofboth filters of ecosystemservicesthatallow forandregulate lifeontheplanet.Soilguarantees 95%ofourfood, Soil isafundamentalnatural resource onwhichallterrestrial lifedepends.Itunderpinsthedeliveryofarange Soil heritage ofdiversity. them inorder toguarantee richnessandvarietyinourmeals,butalsotosafeguard theirbiologicalandcultural feed over halfoftheglobalpopulation.We haveadutyandresponsibility toward seeds:toprotect andpreserve of theseaccountforover plant-basedcalorieintake,andjustthree 90%ofhumanity’s crops (corn,rice,andwheat) raise awareness aboutland grabbing and itsconsequencesforthelocalpopulation and stimulate political and soilissubjecttovariousprocesses ofdegradation (erosion,

17 |PRESS KIT 18 |PRESS KIT FOOD WORKS HOW SLOW Roberto Burdese (Italy). Edward Mukiibi (Uganda), Georges Schnyder Junior (Brazil), Qun Sun (China), Joris Lohman (Netherlands), and tee; thesecretary-general isPaoloDiCroce; andthemembersare: AliceWaters (USA),UrsulaHudson(Germany), wider powers forregular andextraordinary management.CarloPetrini isthepresident of theExecutive Commit- Committee istheoperational bodythatimplementstheCouncil’s decisionsandhas countries. TheExecutive four years during the International Congress, and guides Slow Food policy. It is comprised of 41 people from 28 by two bodies: the International Council and the Executive Committee. The Slow FoodInternational,theumbrella organization responsible forguidingtheentire movement, isgoverned and Russia. many, ,Netherlands,theUnitedStates,Mexico, Brazil, Chile,China,Japan,SouthKorea, Kenya,Uganda Slow Food has organizational structures at a its socialandcultural aims.TheglobalnetworkofSlow Foodinvolvespeoplefrom 160countries. advance to base volunteer its through working organization, democratic non-profit, international, an is Food Slow OUR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE HOW SLOW FOODWORKS regional andnationallevel in many countries including Italy, Ger- International Councilis elected every

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21 |PRESS KIT 22 |PRESS KIT TIMELINE Founding ofSlow FoodUK. ricane Katrina. its 1 Genoa, Italy, hoststhe1 Founding ofSlow FoodJapan. to theSlow FoodofficesinBra The world’s first UniversityofGastronomic Sciencesisinaugurated attherenovated AgenziadiPollenzo,close delegates from 130countries. The 1 traditional foodevent organized by Slow Food,inBeloHorizonte,Brazil. The publicationoftheOsteried’Italia 2006 2005 2004 2003 2000 1997 1996 1993 1992 1990 1989 1986 TIMELINE ifesto. Due tothesuccessofits1 Founding ofSlow FoodUSA. scale artisanalproduction atriskofextinction. st edition,Cheesebecomesaregular event, heldinoddyears. st issueofSlow, theSlow FoodInternationalmagazine,ispublished. – Inauguration oftheSalãodasComunidadesdoAlimento(food communities salon), the first large-scale

– Slow Food’s first international high-quality cheese fair, – The1 –BirthoftheSlow FoodassociationinItaly. –TheSlow FoodFoundationforBiodiversityisofficiallyestablished. –The1 –FoundingofSlow FoodSwitzerland. –FoundingofSlow FoodGermany.

– – FoundingoftheSlow Food – Slow Food USA sets up the Terra Madre Relief Fund – The1 Launch oftheSlow Food Presidia projects, inwhichlocalproducers gathertosafeguard orrevive small- st st st Slow FoodInternationalCongress takesplaceinVenice. editionofSalonedelGustoisheldinTurin, Italy, where itpresents theArkofTaste project. editionofTerra Madre st st , a fair dedicated to fish and sustainable fishing and consumption. and fishing sustainable and fish to dedicated fair a edition ofSlow Fish, edition,Slow Fishbecomesaregular event, heldinoddyears. , Italy. movement atOpéra ComiqueinParisandpublicationoftheSlow FoodMan- guide marksthebeginningofSlow FoodEditore publishinghouse. is heldduringSalonedelGustoinTurin, Italy, andattracts about5,000 to help food communities affected Hur- affected by communities food Louisiana help to Cheese, is held In Bra , Italy. Due to the success of

23 |PRESS KIT 24 |PRESS KIT and NutritionDialogue. At theUNConference onSustainableDevelopment Rio+20inBrazil, PetrinispeaksattheGlobal Food Security enous Issues. Regional Terra Madre meetingsare heldinArmenia,Austria,SouthKorea, Crimea,Japan,Russia,andSwitzerland. Terra Madre inJokkmokk , Sweden. Kazakhstan, andthefoodcommunitiesofBalkansmeetinBulgaria. Regional editionsofTerra Madre are organized inArgentina, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Canada,SouthKorea, Georgia, and Africa’s firstEarthMarket opens inMozambique. AsiO Gusto,thefirstlarge-scale Slow Food event inAsia,kicksoffNamyangju , SouthKorea. Balkans andTurkey. Areas), aproject topromote rural development, small-scalefarmers, andthepreservation ofbiodiversityinthe Launch oftheoperational phaseofESSEDRA The Algustoevent isheldinBilbao(Spain). the continenttodiscusssustainabilityinwinemaking. The 1 Austria. 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 markets. Slow FoodandtheSlow FoodFoundationforBiodiversitylaunchtheEarthMarkets,aglobalnetworkoffarmers’ co. 2008 2007 The 1 Slow FoodUSAorganizes the1 20 first-ever the celebrate world the around communities 10, December On The Slow FoodChefs’AllianceisfoundedinItaly. France. The 1 Regional editionsofTerra Madre are heldinBrazil andBelarus. the world. TIMELINE th anniversary. st st st editionofVignerons d’Europe isheldinMontpellier,France, bringingtogetherwinemakersfrom around editionofTerra Madre Balkans takesplaceinSofia,Bulgaria. –Slow Food signs an agreement with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the

–TheTerra Madre networkorganizes nationalmeetingsinEthiopia,theNetherlands,andIreland. – Launchofthe10,000Gardens inAfricaproject. – In New York, Slow Food President Carlo Petrini takes the floor at the at floor the takes NewYork,Petrini In President Carlo Slow– Food edition ofEurogusto, abiennialEuropean event dedicatedtofood,taste,andculture, isheldinTours, –Indigenousfoodcommunitiesfrom around theworldcometogetherat1

– – Terra Madre regional meetingsare heldinTanzania, Argentina, BosniaandHerzegovina, , and The 5 th Slow FoodInternationalCongress st editionofSlow FoodNation,ahugecelebration ofqualityfood,inSanFrancis- (Environmentally SustainableSocio-EconomicDevelopment ofRural is heldinPuebla, Mexico, with 600 delegates from around Terra Madre Day tomarkSlow Food’s UN PermanentForumonIndig- st United Nations(FAO). editionofIndigenous The 1 2015 2014 2018 lights therelationship betweenfoodandclimatechange. Slow Foodlaunchestheinternational communication and fundraising campaign “MenuforChange,”which - high International Slow FoodCongress takesplaceinChengdu(China). 2017 2016 ger forEurope. Slow FoodAsiaPacificFestivaltakesplaceinKintex, SouthKorea. of Taste are presented. Slow Food Beijing Festival takesplacein Beijing, China: The first 100 Chinese products to be included in the Ark as partofExpo,2,500youngfarmersfrom 120countriesattendedTerra Madre Giovani -We FeedthePlanet. At the Universal Exposition of Milan 2015, architects Herzog & de Meuron create the Slow FoodUSAholdsthe1 Launch oftheinternationalFoodforChangecampaign. Founding ofSlow FoodinRussia. Creation oftheIndigenousTerra Madre AdvisoryBoard. st editionofTerra Madre desGrands Lacstakesplacein Goma (Democratic RepublicoftheCongo).The7 –FoundingofSlow FoodGreat China. –FoundingofSlow FoodSouthKorea. -ThefirsteditionofTerra Madre Nordic takesplaceinCopenhagen,Denmark. –The1 -CarloPetrini,president andfounderofSlow Food,isnamedFAO SpecialAmbassadortoZero Hun- st editionofTerra Madre BurkinaFasotakesplaceinOuagadougou. st editionofSlow MeatinDenver, Colorado. Slow FoodPavilion. Also, th

25 |PRESS KIT 26 |PRESS KIT OF POLLENZO (ITALY) SCIENCES OF GASTRONOMIC THE UNIVERSITY 35 companies whohavebecomeStrategic Partners 170 businesses andinstitutionswhohave supportedtheAssociation ofFriendstheUniversity UNISG inNumbers sumption atanationalandinternationallevel. sharing itscommitment and strategies forconstructingnew sustainable scenarios forfoodproduction andcon- and organizations. Theclubplaysanactiverole inthelifeofuniversity, supportingitsresearch activitiesand ities. UNISG’s Strategic PartnersClubisformedofleadingbusinessesinthefoodsectorand otherinstitutions The ContributingMembersoftheAssociationFriendsUniversityprovide supportforUNISG’s activ- “good, clean,andfair”withalow foodcostandtheuseofasmanylocallysourced ingredients aspossible. around theworld.Supportedby ateamofUNISGcooks,they servedishesthatrespect theSlow Foodprinciplesof gether education,hautecuisine,fairprices,andlocalproducts. Famouschefs,manywithMichelinstars,visitfrom Another ofUNISG’s distinctivefeatures isitsinnovative mealserviceproject, AcademicTables, whichbringsto- on tolaunchtheirown projects andenterprises. bution, intourism,foodeducation,andforpublicagenciesnon-governmental organizations. Manyalsogo Graduates work in the artisanal and industrial food production sectors, in small-, medium-, and large-scale distri- food production, distribution,andconsumptioninadirection thatwillcreate asustainablefuture fortheplanet. panorama. Gastronomes haveknowledge andskillsrelating totheagricultural andfoodsectorworktoguide socio-economic contemporary the into integrated fully figures professional The universitytrains gastronomes, both pastandpresent andteachesthemhow todevelop scenariosforthefuture offoodintheworld. This methodologicalandpedagogicalapproach provides studentswithaholisticvisionoffoodproduction systems sanal knowledge, enrichedby studytripsthatencourage exchanges withfoodproducers across theglobe. Its originaleducationalformulabringstogetherstudyandpractice, booksandlifestories,sciencerural arti- scape inItalyandbeyond. encounters isoneofthedistinctivefeatures thatcontributestotheuniquenessofUNISGwithinacademicland- with alumniandcurrent studentsfrom over 90countries.Thisdiversityofexperiences, opportunities,origins,and A dynamic, innovative university with a strong international flavor, UNISG is characterized by a diverse student body, Gastronomic Sciences(UNISG)inPollenzoisaprivateinstitutionwithlegalrecognition from theItaliangovernment. Founded in2004by Slow Food,incollaboration withtheregions ofPiedmontandEmilia-Romagna,theUniversity Introduction OF POLLENZO (ITALY) THE UNIVERSITY OFGASTRONOMIC SCIENCES Nationalitiesrepresented inthestudentbodytodate:over 90 Studytripsorganized inItalyandthe rest oftheworld every year: 120 Internationalstudentssince 2004:over 1,100 StudentswhohaveattendedUNISGcoursessince2004: over 2,700 Year offounding: 2004

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