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More Radishes?

Posted in Brooklyn, Spring 09, NY Colleges/Universities: Sustainability Updates, Organic on the Green, tagged , , , on April 27, 2009 |

  This article is cross-posted on the Slow Food USA Blog.  According to Slow Food USA, “Slow Food is an idea, a way of living and a way of eating. It is a global, grassroots movement with thousands of members around the world that links the pleasure of food with a commitment to community and [...]

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Knowing Our Numbers (Terra Madre 2008)

Posted in Brooklyn, Fall 08, tagged , , on November 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »

364 vs. 162.  Victory.                                                               1000 of 6000.  Youth.  As of the results of Tuesday night, the spectacle and excitement of Terra Madre is no longer [...]

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Saturday, October 27th: Connecting Movements

Posted in Brooklyn, Fall 07, tagged , , , on October 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Saturday night was about knowledge, straight up. Knowledge that could easily be lost. Valuable knowledge, that gave our sweet apples their crunch, and left salted, roasted pecans melting on our tongues.Equal Exchange and Fair Trade USA may parade their glossy pamphlets into a profitable niche market, and consumers might have their qualms about the economics [...]

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Slow Dancing

Posted in Brooklyn, Fall 07, tagged , on October 14, 2007 |

Last Monday in Park Slope, Slow Food sponsored an evening featuring three important characters of the local food scene. Brooklyn Brewery Brewmaster Garrett Oliver assured those gathered that Slow Food USA is not just some “upper class eating club.” Yet his claim seemed predictably hard to back up. We all took a seat in the [...]

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