Fall Updates from Slow Food Phoenix
It has been a busy end of the summer season for Slow Food Phoenix and we’re excited to share some news and resources for you all!
Community Spotlight
Did you know there is a national Slow Food Turtle Island Association that exists
alongside Slow Food USA and all its local chapters? Beginning this month, Slow Food
Phoenix will be spotlighting the foodways work occurring here in Arizona within our
Indigenous communities. We are proud to feature and promote the resiliency and
commitment to traditional foodways that Indigenous peoples have continued through
each generation.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Ndée Bikíyaa opted to have their 8th annual
Apache Harvest Festival virtually. Each Friday, in the month of September, live and
recorded discussions and demonstrations were posted on their Facebook page. These
included topics such as “Food is Medicine,” “Gathering Culture,” “Food Preservation,”
and “Building Resilience,” all highlighting Apache food sovereignty. Head to their Facebook page to check out their foodways work and 2020 Virtual Apache Harvest Festival.
Watch Distribution Manager Shalitha Peaches demonstrating acorn stew cooking on the farm.
Restaurant Aid
Slow Food Phoenix has also been working alongside local chefs and hospitality professionals in an effort to advocate for the Restaurants Act. The Restaurants Act has recently been included in the House's revised HEROES Act. Our goal is to put pressure on our congressional representatives to help support the Heroes Act. You can help local restaurants, farmers, hospitality professionals and more by calling our representatives at 202-224-3121 or sending emails. Visit the Independent Restaurant Coalition to learn how you can help.
Blue Watermelon Project
COVID-19 has had a big impact on how our team behind Blue Watermelon Project continues to work with local schools. When schools began shutting down in Phoenix and across the country, the Blue Watermelon Project focused on processing locally-grown carrots for students who still relied on school lunches, processing over 1,500 pounds of carrots for 25,000 meals in four weeks. Now the team has shifted its approach to food education and has started a “Chef in the Pantry” video series to provide students with valuable lessons on how to prep, cook and stay organized in their kitchens at home.
Learn more about what the team is up to from our feature on Slow Food USA.
Terra Madre
We invite you to attend Terra Madre this year, it is a virtual event and it’s free. This is a great opportunity to experience a worldwide Slow Food festival that unites our food, our planet and our future. Physical and digital events run from October 2020 to April 2021, starting on October 8th. Did we mention that access to these events are FREE? Unlike previous editions, all the content published on this platform is free for all—though some formats will require you to register.
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