At our recent Annual Members and Community Meeting, Slow Food Russian River Leaders presented 2016 Highlights and a 2017 Preview. Thanks goes to Brad Whitworth and Peg Champion for putting the powerpoint together.
Sonoma County small farmers say ’Yes,’ to police oversight
Sonoma County small farmers say ’Yes,’ to police oversight
www.sonomacountygazette.com
Local chapter of CAFF, or Community Alliance with Family Farmers, ’felt the need to speak up’ after opposition campaign fanned falsities, foul taste.For #terramadre, Slow Food Youth Network is dedicating a special podcast series to exploring the different ecosystems of our planet, showcasing the problems, the struggles and the solutions and inspirational voices from each one.
Six longer-form episodes will be released, accompanied by smaller talks yet to be confirmed — each of our main episodes will be released on the first Tuesday of the month:
Forests: Indigenous forest people and land rights (November 3rd)
Highlands: Coffee, trade, sustainability and taste (December 1st)
Arid lands: Traditional preserving methods and women’s knowledge (January 5th)
Low lands: Agroecology and food sovereignty (February 2nd)
Water lands: Fishing and feminism (March 2nd)
Urban lands: Gastronomy and its role in preserving biodiversity (April 6th)
We will interview speakers from all over the world, from the Slow Food network and beyond: From famous chefs to activists, journalists to farmers, indigenous people to researchers and professors. All together, all voices equal, all voices heard and shared. In addition to this, the supporters of the Slow Food Youth Network will have access to extra content for each episode.
THE SFYN PODCAST CAN BE FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING PLATFORMS:
SPOTIFY
ITUNES
GOOGLE PODCASTS
ONLINE
Ready to join us in this journey of exploration, to expand your knowledge and have fun?
Thanks for the shoutout, Slow Food East Bay!
Now in its fifteenth year, our Heritage Turkey Project is ready to accept your Slow Food International Slow Food USA Slow Food Ark of Taste turkey order now. 🐌 🦃
www.slowfoodrr.org/projects/heritage-turkeys/
A Disrupted Thanksgiving Leaves the Turkey Business Guessing
www.nytimes.com
Without big gatherings, will Americans buy whole birds? Smaller ones? Just parts? Farmers and retailers are already placing their bets.
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