A report yesterday from Time magazine talks about the biannual international Terra Madre, where some 5,000 farmers, activists, chefs and foodies gathered for networking, education and, as Time put it, “cheerleading.”
I’ve followed Carlo Petrini’s official Slow Food movement with curiosity over the years and been fascinated and encouraged by its growing influence and shift from just eating well to bigger
aspirations.
Time reports that at this year’s gathering Petrini, announced plans to sponsor some 1,000 gardens in Africa and called for “more politics in food journalism and less food porn.”
But Time noted there were skeptics in the crowd too. Focusing on the Slow Food USA group, the largest delegation at the event, the report quoted a critic who noted the delegation lacked in representatives from food labor and Hispanic workers.
I expect those voices will be there as the Slow Food movement continues its shift into the politics of agriculture and getting good quality, healthy food onto the plates of the underprivileged around the world.
Virtual Farmgirl 