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Changing the Guard: Returning to the Age of the Farmers’ Market

Posted by Slow Food NYC September 8, 2012
Farmers’ Markets are on the rise in America. After decades of processed prepackaged foods, proliferation of fast food, and mass agriculture, there is finally again beginning to be a true market for the small farmer and healthy consumer. But how did we get away from these traditional farmers’ markets of the past in the first place?
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Slow Food – Promoting Good, Clean, and Fair Food All Around the Globe

Posted by Slow Food NYC September 1, 2012
The grassroots Slow Food movement has been gathering converts around the world ever since its founder, Carlo Petrini, organized a demonstration against the fast food giant MacDonald’s in Rome, more than twenty-five years ago.
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Study: U.S. could put a big dent in food prices by relaxing ethanol rules

Posted by Slow Food NYC August 25, 2012
The worst U.S. drought in half a century has hampered the country’s corn production and caused plenty of worry about the rising cost of food worldwide. But the spike also raises a policy question. Should the United States now suspend its rules that divert a hefty portion of the U.S. corn crop—40 percent, by some counts—into ethanol fuel for cars and trucks?
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Bite Me Cairo: Slow Food

Posted by Slow Food NYC August 18, 2012
It’s all about being a locavore. Eat what grows where you live. Support your local farming community. Practice sustainability and fair labor practices. Be a good global citizen. Sounds like a good idea, but not everyone agrees on the science and the economics.
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Teach Us, Trader Joe: Demanding Socially Responsible Food

Posted by Slow Food NYC August 11, 2012
Factoring in that Trader Joe's is wildly more affordable when compared to luxury grocery stores such as Whole Foods or Andronico's, the balance strikes a chord with a new generation of shoppers that expects a lot out of their grocers. But what, exactly -- besides environmental activism -- contributed to this shift in message? And what do Trader Joe's recent efforts reveal about the future of food access and consumption in this country?
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