National Leader Call
February 22 at 3pm ETPlease join our Leader Call next Thursday, February 22, at 3pm EST (via computer, use this link; via phone, call 872-240-3212 with access code 557-487-821). Kevin Scribner alongside fellow Slow Fish colleagues will be our guest speakers to discuss the Slow Fish story, their upcoming Slow Fish
conference in San Francisco, as well as the stories and conversations that will be taking place at Slow Food Nations this July.
Now Accepting Proposals for Slow Food NationsCalling all Slow Food Leaders! The Slow Food Nations team is working hard to plan the programming for this summer’s gathering, and we want to hear from you. Do you have something you would like to present or share during the festival? Please send us your proposals by March 8 (the sooner the better!) using the form below, and be as specific as possible. Proposals will be selected based upon capacity, variety and alignment with the Food for Change theme. We recognize that there is so much great work happening in our network and with our
partners, and it will be impossible to include everything. Thank you for sharing your proposals and for all that you do to support food that is good, clean and fair.
Slow Food Leader Summit ScholarshipsApply by March 12 We have secured funding for 50 scholarships to attend the summit on Friday, July 13. The scholarship covers admission to the summit, but does not include travel or housing. These will be split between seven groups: Ark of Taste, farmers + producers, youth, food justice leaders, international leaders, school garden educators, and chefs. The scholarship application will close on March
12, and be announced by the end of March. Apply for a scholarship here.
Apply to be a Slow Food Nations Exhibitor!We would like to invite your Slow Food chapter to join us as an exhibitor in the Taste Marketplace next summer at Slow Food Nations in Denver from July 13-15, 2018. Exhibiting in the Taste Marketplace at Slow Food Nations is an opportunity for chapters to represent your region and partner with local companies to showcase your area's producers, experts and
chefs. Slow Food chapters will receive an exclusive discount. Learn more and complete an application here.
2017 Annual Chapter SurveyDeadline Extended to February 23It's that time of year again! We want to hear about your chapter's exciting events and programs from the past year. Annual chapter reports help us tell the story of Slow Food across the country by highlighting what chapters are doing on the ground. It's also your chance to tell us how to contact you, what's working and what's not. We have extended the deadline for submitting the annual chapter survey to Friday, February 23. In order to be in good standing and be listed on our website, every chapter needs to fill out this survey and file taxes. We recommend preparing your answers ahead of time using this PDF before submitting the report. If you have any questions about completing the report, please email us. Complete your annual chapter survey.
Welcome Two New Governors!
We are excited to welcome more members to the Slow Food State Governor team. Meet Amy Henderson (MA) and Rebecca Burke (SC). Amy was drawn to the Slow Food Movement after attending her first event in 2008. In 2014, Amy helped to revivify Slow Food Cape Cod and has served on the chapter’s leadership board as Secretary since 2015. In 2016, Amy was a member of the Slow Food USA Delegation to Terra Madre Salone del Gusto and in July 2017, she attended Slow Food Nations as a delegate. As Slow Food Governor of Massachusetts, Amy is looking forward to growing the movement throughout the Commonwealth and beyond.
Rebecca Preston Burke is an attorney by trade with a passion for educating others about her local foodshed in Charleston, SC. Rebecca currently teaches hospitality law at two local culinary schools, is the head of her local Slow Food Chapter, puts on a dinner series called Commune that highlights local purveyors and moonlights Stems and Skins, a highly acclaimed atural wine bar in Park Circle. She takes every opportunity to take new culinary adventures including trips to Slow Food's biannual Terra Madre conference in Italy and working for Outstanding in the Field's team as they travel the country. In her free time, she listens to as much live music as possible and spends time outdoors with her two rescue dogs, Murphy and Dughan.
"One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”
- Virginia Woolf
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