Slow Food

Welcome to Slow Food - one of our "Food Issues" info pages (see menu to the right for other topics).

These Food Issues pages are designed to give you a little food for thought about some of the issues involved with sustainable eating.

Think of these pages as a taster for each issue:
just some brief info to introduce the concept and whet your appetite.

After sampling each issue, you may like to move onto the next "taster" or sink your teeth into some more substantial fare by using the links on each page.
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Slow Food is the antidote to fast food.

It's about taking the time to select, prepare and savour real food for a change.

It's about baking a cake with your kids rather than opening a packet.

It's rediscovering the delight of picking fresh vegetables, brewing home-made soup and trying heirloom recipes.

Slow food is the choosing joy of a mature cheese, sourdough bread and old wine over the instant gratification of microwaved madness.

Slow Food International says:
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.

Our 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.