Slow Food basking in sustainable food moment
Slow Food USA hoping to draw 50,000-plus to its Woodstock at Labor Day weekend festival. In preparation, it has turned San Francisco's City Hall lawn into edible garden, accepted corporate partners and raised more than $2 million. Group will showcase inclusive, independent direction for U.S. branch (Italian parent organization criticized by columnist as elitist global movement to combat globalism - click 'See also').
The New York Times 2008-07-23
Categories: COMMUNITY & CULTURE, Celebrations & Fundraisers
Index: Aaron McConomy, Agricultural Law Center at Drake University Law School, Al Gore, Alice Waters, Amalfi sfusato lemons, Anolon, apple orchards, Berkshire pigs, Bill Niman, biodiversity, Bra, Brahm Ahmadi, Brooklyn, Bruce Sterling, California, Carlo Petrini, chapter, cheese, chocolate, City Hall, Coca-Cola, coffee, convivium, Corby Kummer, Des Moines, Eataly, eGullet, environmentalist, Eric Schlosser, Erika Lesser, Ethiopian white honey, farmers, Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, festival, Food Network, garden, gastronome, Greenpeace, heirloom tomatoes, heritage, heritage turkeys, International Ark Commission, Italy, John Scharffenberger, Katrina Heron, Labor Day, local food, Louisiana, McDonald's, Metropolis, Michael Pollan, Neil Hamilton, New Orleans, New York, organic food, People's Grocery, pickles, Prince Charles, producers, restaurants, salami, San Francisco, shrimpers, Slow Food, Slow Food Nation, Slow Food USA, Steven Shaw, Terra Madre, Torino, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, University of Gastronomic Sciences, Vandana Shiva, Whole Foods, wine, Woodstock