Apply to be a Slow Food Nations Exhibitor!Today is the deadline for early bird pricing! REMINDER: Apply today to receive the early bird pricing. Please encourage any good, clean and fair food producers to apply! Note - chapters who wish to participate will receive the
‘friends’ pricing after March 19, but we have a capacity of 100 so please apply as soon as possible. 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 but please apply as soon as possible because we have a capacity of 100 exhibitors. Learn more and complete an application here.
Terra Madre Delegate Scholarship + RegistrationDelegate applications are now available to the biggest international event dedicated to food. Learn more about the event in Italy, then either apply for a delegate scholarship, or register to let us know you'll be there. Details about delegates
here. Scholarship applications are due on March 31.
Plant a Seed Town Hall CallsTopic: Preparing Your Three Sisters Garden. Learn how to get ready to plant beans, corn and squash this spring. Bring your questions and ideas to share!
Date: March 21 at 5pm ET
Guests: Pamela Sherman (garden resource coordinator for the Plant a Seed campaign) and Stephen Scott (Terroir Seeds) Topic: Traditional Stories of the Three Sisters. We'll discuss the heritage of the Three Sisters and the milpa system in Puebla, Mexico.
Date: April 19 at 5pm ET
Guests: Ricardo Salvador (Union of Concerned Scientists) and Alfonso Rocha (SlowFood Mexico) For both calls, join the call on your computer here, or call (646) 749-3122 with access code 987-011-653.
Become a Slow Food
Policy LiaisonAre you interested in getting more involved with local and national policy issues? As you may know, it's a Farm Bill year and Slow Food USA has been ramping up it's policy efforts to impact legislation that will affect you. As a chapter leader, you play a crucial role in the Slow Food community and we're calling on you to become a Slow Food Policy Liaison. If you're interested, email chapters@slowfoodusa.org to find out more.
Slow Fish 2018April 14 - 16, San Francisco, CA Slow Fish 2018 is part conference, part festival, and part seafood-stravaganza. It will feature three days of community fun, learning, and seafood deliciousness — discussions, tastings, demonstrations and knowledge exchange about our aquatic heritage. Get tickets here.
2017 Annual Chapter SurveyWe 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. Final reminder: 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.
We are excited to welcome Ben Burkett and Jon Schlegel to Slow Food USA's Board of Directors.
Mr. Burkett resides at in Petal, MS. He is currently involved in a 320 acres farming operation, which consists of vegetable production and timber. He has been active in farming since 1973. He currently serves on several boards: National Family Farm Coalition, Hattiesburg Farmers Market, and an advisory board committee with Congressman Bennie Thompson. He was elected Chairman of the Mississippi State Farm Service Agency Committee. He is a past board member of the MS Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, MS Agri-Business Advisory Council, Federal Reserve Bank Advisory Board (Atlanta Bank District) from 1995-1998, member of the Mississippi Farm Service Agency State Committee from 1993-2001, the Lower Mississippi Delta Planning Commission, and Crescent City Farmer’s
Market in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the secretary/manager of Indian Springs Cooperative located in Petal, Mississippi. He is employed by the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/LAF as State Coordinator of Mississippi Association of Cooperatives. This organization works with small farmers and cooperatives throughout the world. He has studied Cooperative Development in the United States, Africa, Central America, Asia, and the Middle East, in working and developing marketing processing cooperatives.
Jon Schlegel grew up just outside Denver, Colorado and is a 4th generation native. While enjoying all things outdoorsy that Colorado has to offer, he submerged himself into the world of hospitality. With Food and Beverage Management positions in San Diego and Las Vegas under his belt, he returned to Denver to pursue his passion of creating his own restaurant. From his experience in both corporate chains and independent restaurants, Jon developed and evolved his own dream concept of Snooze, An. A.M. Eatery. Incredible food/beverage and hospitality have always been at the forefront of Jon’s life and his passion continues to be to create happiness in the world, one guest at a time, through the experience of dining. After the success of Snooze, he moved onto
his next dream of living in Italy with his wife and 3 year old son in the Barolo Region of Piedmont. Thirty minutes away from Slow Food University & Headquarters, Nebbiolo heaven, and Truffle territory, Jon played in the dirt and learned how grapes go from soil to bottle. His passion for sustainable living, quality ingredients and simplicity was accentuated by breaking bread with the locals and experiencing the Italian traditions and culture. Jon’s passion is to make people happy. Food and beverage is his engine to fulfill that purpose.
"One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”
- Virginia Woolf
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