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Upcoming Slow food eventsFebruary 10th lunch under the walnut trees in Denmark a shared Mediterranean feast. To join slow Food Denmark and the Great Southern follow the link to www.slowfood.com..Click on Join Now and go to country of origin (AUSTRALIA) Membership fees are $90 for an individual, $110 for a couple and choose our convivium Denmark WA and Great Southern (includes Albany, Mt Barker) |
| Our Philosophy |
We believe that everyone has a fundamental right to pleasure and consequently the responsibility to protect the heritage of food, tradition and culture that make this pleasure possible. The slow food movement is founded upon this concept of eco-gastronomy – a recognition of the strong connections between plate and planet. |
Slow Food is good, clean and fair food. We believe that the food we eat should taste good; that it should be produced in a clean way that does not harm the environment, animal welfare or our health; and that food producers should receive fair compensation for their work. |
We consider ourselves co-producers, not consumers, because by being informed about how our food is produced and actively supporting those who produce it, we become a part of and a partner in the production process.
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| Taste Education |
Good, clean and fair food is only possible with knowledge: the knowledge of those who bring food to the table and the knowledge of those who eat it. Understanding more about our food, how it tastes and where it comes from makes the act of eating all the more pleasurable. |
Education has always been central to slow food . By reawakening and training their senses, Slow Food helps people rediscover the joys of eating and understand the importance of caring where their food comes from, who makes it and how it’s made. Slow Food has educational programs for everyone: children and adults, members and non-members. |
| Convivium activities |
Learning can take place in many ways in a convivium: by visiting an apple orchard or local farm, through food and wine tastings, by inviting a guest speaker or local producer to a dinner. On a local level, Slow Food convivia bring producers and consumers closer together and help support Ark and presidium producers and Terra Madre food communities. |
| Taste Workshops |
The Slow Food educational style is based on the Taste Workshops – a permanent feature at all large Slow Food events – in which experts teach participants to taste and compare foods and match them with wine and other drinks. |
| Slow Food in schools |
Slow Food’s school programs range from training teachers and collaborating on curricula to improving school lunches and organizing afterschool programs.
There is also no better way to understand food than to grow it yourself. For this reason, Slow Food decided that each convivium should create a school garden in their town or city. This way students learn to grow plants, understand the cycle of the seasons and also taste what they’ve grown before going on to study delicious ways of using the ingredients in the kitchen. |