Slow Food opposes the standardization of taste and culture, and the unrestrained power of the food industry multinationals and industrial agriculture.
We believe that everyone has a fundamental right to the pleasure of good food and consequently the responsibility to protect the heritage of food, tradition and culture that make this pleasure possible. Our association believes in the concept of neo-gastronomy – recognition of the strong connections between plate, planet, people and culture.
Our Vision
We envision a world in which all people can access and enjoy food that is good for them, good for those who grow it and good for the planet.
Our Mission
Slow Food is an international grassroots membership organization promoting good, clean and fair food for all.
Good, Clean and Fair
Slow Food’s approach to agriculture, food production and gastronomy is based on a concept of food quality defined by three interconnected principles:
GOOD a fresh and flavorsome seasonal diet that satisfies the senses and is part of our local culture;
CLEAN food production and consumption that does not harm the environment, animal welfare or our health;
FAIR accessible prices for consumers and fair conditions and pay for small-scale producers.
Co-producers
Collectively our consumer choices can bring great change to how food is cultivated and produced. To highlight this, we consider ourselves co-producers – an eater who is informed about where and how their food is produced and actively supports local producers, therefore becoming part of the production process.
Local Identity
We are committed to protecting traditional and sustainable quality foods, defending the biodiversity of cultivated and wild varieties as well cultivation and processing methods. Through maintaining the diversity of regional food and agricultural traditions, the wisdom of local communities can be maintained to protect the ecosystems that surround them and offer sustainable prospects for the future.
Making Connections
Slow Food believes that food is tied to many aspects of life, including culture, politics, agriculture and the environment. This is why we are an active player in a wide variety of areas, from education to agricultural policy. To work across this wide sphere, Slow Food defends biodiversity in our food supply, promotes food and taste education and connects sustainable producers to co-producers through events and building networks.
A network of 100,000 members in 153 countries – grouped in 1,300 local chapters called convivia – develops activities, projects and events at a local, regional and global level. These currently include:
- More than 5000 Slow Food initiatives each year
- 10,000 small producers involved in 314 Presidia projects
- 903 products at risk of extinction promoted through the Ark of Taste catalog
- 1,300 food education activities and 350 school gardens in 100 countries
- Terra Madre network activities which involve 2,000 food communities, 1,000 cooks, 500 academics and 1,000 young activists
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