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Slow Wine 2024
Slow Food believes that wine, just as with food, must be good, clean, and fair — not just good. In fact, the first Slow Food events were centered on wine, specifically wines of the Piemontese region, home of the headquarters of Slow Food International. In conventional wine production, pesticides, herbicides, and excessive water consumption are commonplace. …
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Where’s the Beef From? An Insight on Imports
Overview In a world where we are constantly bombarded with multisensory inputs about what to eat, what not to eat, and how to eat it, cultivating a diet we feel good about can be challenging. Oftentimes, when we are determining what to eat, we forget to consider where our food is coming from. For omnivores,…
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The Lost History of Philadelphia Pepper Pot
I remember eating Campbell’s Pepper Pot Soup as a child when my mother or grandmother would invariably tell me that “it’s from Philadelphia.” What did that mean, exactly? I promptly forgot about this soup for decades. To me, it remained just one of the many indistinct varieties of canned soup to be found in the…
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Chili Season is Upon Us
For me, there is no dish more associated with winter than a steaming pot of chili. It’s essential comfort food, a great antidote to a frosty night, not to mention a football game day staple, as well as the focus of a multitude of cook-offs in communities across the country. Chili’s origins date back to…
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Looking for a New Year’s Resolution? Think Slow in 2024
Approaching a new year brings opportunities – for change, growth, and remembrance. Resolutions fill up to-do lists with promises to change old habits and transform with new ones. Often, these resolutions contain challenges surrounding personal growth and health. However, we may fail to recognize the powerful effect that these new habits can have on the…
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Celebrating Terra Madre Day
On December 10, Slow Food marked the 14th annual Terra Madre Day, aimed at promoting the diversity of food traditions around the world. During this special day, the Slow Food global network is invited to organize local events and actions to celebrate good, clean, and fair food for all. In past years, Slow Food Chapters…
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This holiday season, think outside the box
The holiday season is upon us. Thinking about what to give that person who already has everything? Consider sending them a curated gift basket or food item from a local PA farm! Many farms now have online stores, making it easy to visit their websites instead of opting for Amazon or other big box retailers….
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Slow Meat
The many fans of Philadelphia’s Primal Supply Meats were saddened when the purveyor of sustainable meat closed its doors last spring after seven storied years in business. A Slow Food Philadelphia Snail of Approval award winner, Primal Supply was founded by Heather Thomason, who championed local farmers and helped revive the art of whole animal…
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The Season of Squash
By Sam Herring With autumn comes oranges and reds, colors of dying leaves that dry up and float to the frosty forest floor. Thankfully, autumn brings life in these colors as well, in the form of abundant vegetables, ripe for our kitchens and homes. Curcubitaceae, or curcubits, as they’re more commonly called, is a large…
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Fun with Fungi: An Overview of the Philadelphia Mycology Club
By Sam Herring Mushrooms are a revered food for some, while others bristle at the thought of eating them, no matter how they’re prepared. The Philadelphia Mycology Club (PMC) plays host to many mushroom enthusiasts with a desire to learn more about foraging, identifying, and preserving fungi and fungal diversity in our local ecosystem. According…
