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Slow Food Huron Valley

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Profiles: Slow Food Huron Valley

Slow Food Huron Valley identifies culinary artisans and local producers who engage in sustainable agriculture and are committed to the viability of the land. By forming an educational network which connects producers to consumers, Slow Food aims to preserve and cultivate our culinary heritage and celebrate traditional Midwestern hospitality.

Slow Food is an international organization, formed in Italy in 1986 as a response to the first McDonald's Restaurant coming to Rome. While regionally different, the purpose is to encourage sustainable food systems and historical foods of the region. The intent is for individuals to take time to cook, eat, and appreciate their food.

The Slow Food Manifesto states: "In the name of productivity, Fast Life has changed our way of being and threatens our environment and our landscapes. So Slow Food is now the only truly progressive answer. That is what real culture is all about: developing taste rather than demeaning it. And what better way to set about this than an international exchange of experiences, knowledge, projects?"

Resources:

Personal interview. (2006. November 14, 2006). Fody, M.A. (Zou Zou's), Steinhauer, N. (Dexter Cider Mill), Stephens, K. (Slow Food Huron Valley), Price, H. & Balansag, H. (Sandhill Crane Wineries).

Prichard, J. (2007. May 4). Food lovers taking their time. Detroit News.

Slow Food Huron Valley. (2006). [online resource].

Slow Foods. (2006). The Slow Food Manifesto. (2006). [online resource].

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