Slow Food Resources:
Slow Food USA envisions a food system that is based on the principles of high quality and taste, environmental sustainability, and social justice – in essence, a food system that is good, clean, and fair.
Slow Food International is a non-profit member-supported organization that was founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions, and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how food choices affect the rest of the world.
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As Slow Food has evolved, it has come to unite the pleasure of food to the necessity of recognizing its place in culture, history, and the environment. Carlo Petrini, Slow Food’s founder, says, “It makes no sense to become connoisseurs of rare delicacies while ignoring the need to prevent the disappearance of those who actually work the land and supply the products.”
"Local Foods" is a 30-page booklet (available as a download) developed for consumers interested in supporting rural communities by buying locally grown food. Developed by MISA in cooperation with partner organizations and designed by the Renewing the Countryside, this book steps you through everything from finding a nearby farmers’ market, ordering through a network of nearby farmers, to freezing summer produce for winter eating.
The Minnesota Grown Directory lists over 650 farmers' markets, berry patches, Christmas tree farms, apple orchards, nurseries, specialty meat providers and more. The Directory is available in a searchable online version and includes the ability to search by product and location. It is also available in printed form free of charge