The weekend is almost here! So how about some slow food related links to kickoff your weekend? Summer is not over yet, which means there is plenty of time left for outdoor grilling. This article offers advice on how to grill the perfect burger (Psst. The secret is knowing what you’re grilling…and it’s protein Read more
Happy Saturday! Here are some fun and enlightening slow-food-worthy links to enjoy on your weekend. Co-founders Alan Salant and Rob Spiro of Good Eggs have found a way to merge the local food movement with modern technology to help make foods and vendors more accessible to a wider range of customers. Let’s just hope Read more
If you have driven by the Skidmore campus on Broadway at all recently, you’ve passed the Skidmore garden. Located next to the historic Surrey Williamson Inn, what began as a 40-foot by 60-foot plot has expanded over the past four years to become a functional and thriving garden. Almost entirely student activated, promoted, and run, Read more
Drive 9 miles east of Saratoga Springs and you end up where else but 9 Miles East Farm. On a hot day turned perfect summer night, 11 guests pulled up to co-owners Mary and Gordon Sacks’ property, where rows of crops grow right up to the family home, situated directly across from the barn. If you’re Read more
The Saratoga Farmers’ Market and Slow Food Saratoga Region invite you to an evening of great food and live jazz. Catered by Sperry’s chef Michael Hinrichs, the delicious meal will feature seasonal, local food from the market. Lemonade, Ice Tea and Coffee will be available or feel free to bring your own beverages for dinner. Read more
Slow Food Saratoga Dinner and Farm Tour at 9 Miles East Farm 9 Miles East (as in 9 miles east of Saratoga) delivers ready-to-reheat meals to their subscribers, making it easy for busy people to enjoy local food. Meals are made from vegetables grown on the farm in a sustainable manner and harvested at their Read more
BROOKLYN, NY (June 4, 2012) – Slow Food USA, a national non-profit dedicated to creating a world where the food we eat is good for us, good for farmers and workers, and good for the planet, has received a landmark $1.2 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Michigan. The three-year, capacity building grant Read more
We raise grassfed Angus beef on 300 acres in the foothills of the Adirondacks. We produce a premium product with superior quality and taste. Because each animal is born and raised on our farm, we have 100% traceability. We do not use antibiotics or hormones. Mack Brook Farm covers over 300 acres in Argyle, NY, Read more
Join Us: An Invitation from Slow Food Saratoga Region In 1986 Slow Food founder Carlo Petrini stood in front of the Spanish Steps in Rome, pasta in hand, protesting what would be the first McDonalds in Italy. Meanwhile in California, chef Alice Waters became the leader of farm fresh cuisine through her passion to serve Read more
This past Thursday, the Slow Food Saratoga Region team took a trip up to Glens Falls for a tour and tasting of the delicious chocolates at The Chocolate Mill. After explaining to us the entire chocolate-making process (beginning all the way on the cacao farms in places like Central America and the Ivory Coast of Read more
Slow Food is an idea, a way of living and a way of eating. It is a global, grassroots movement with thousands of members around the world that links the pleasure of food with a commitment to community and the environment.
Food is a common language and has the power to bring people together. Slow Food Saratoga not only envisions a world in which all people have food that is good for them and the planet, but also aims to unite our community through the local food and growers that sustain us.
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