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What is Slow Food?

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.

What is Slow Food's Mission?

Slow Food USA seeks to create dramatic and lasting change in the food system. We reconnect Americans with the people, traditions, plants, animals, fertile soils and waters that produce our food. We seek to inspire a transformation in food policy, production practices and market forces so that they ensure equity, sustainability and pleasure in the food we eat.

Slow Food in Boulder

Everyone with taste buds is welcome to join. This is not another gourmet food club. It is a place for people with a passion for safeguarding local farms, food traditions, and artisan foods to gather and build culture and community. We invite anyone who wants to get involved, be educated, and rediscover pleasure in everyday life by slowing down and learning to appreciate the convivial traditions of the table.

Today, Boulder Slow Food hosts a number of events, from potlucks and $10 tastings to $75 benefit dinners...with most events in the $30 range, as well as a free annual gathering. Check our calendar for upcoming activities.

Although non-members are invited to many Slow Food Boulder events at a somewhat higher rate, becoming a member allows you to enjoy a number of wonderful benefits. And, it also allows you the opportunity to get involved, help us choose or host events, and join a passionate group of like-minded people in support of the Slow Food mission! We currently have over 130 members, and would love to expand. Members are our key to holding unique and varied events. More members = more events!

Read about the history Slow Food Boulder - the first slow food chapter in the US!

Visit Our Calendar for more upcoming events all the latest details for Boulder's Chapter...

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Slow Food CU

CU Boulder
Boulder has a second Slow Food Chapter founded this past June by CU student
Lauren Duncan.  Lauren is a food editor for a CU online publication and a
real "foodie".  Lauren and Mary Johnson of the education committee for Slow
Food Boulder met to discuss volunteer opportunities at Cure Organic Farm and
out of that discussion grew Slow Food CU.  Lauren was soon joined by CU
students Cole Gehler and Jen Mayer followed by several other students.  Work
began with  our national office and was quickly followed by a series of
events-shopping and a tour of the Boulder Farmer's Market, several pot lucks
and a tableing event with other CU student groups to spread awareness of the
group and its plans.  A group of the CU members prepared and joined in the
Slow Food Boulder Make Your Own BLT at the end of August.  They have their
own web site and are busy planning future events. Please visit their web site!
www.slowfoodcu.wordpress.com/

 

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Boulder's Slow Food convivium (Latin for "feast") began in 1996 in Charlie Papazian's
(founder of The Association of Brewers) tee pee off Plateau Road.

Peggy Markel, director of the Italian cooking school La Cucina al Focolare, in Italy,
had met—and was inspired by—Carlo Petrini, who founded the International Slow 
Food Movement in 1986 when a McDonald’s restaurant opened in Rome.

    Peggy brought Carlo's vision back to Boulder and planted the seed
    of the first Slow Food convivium in the United States,
    collaborating with a small group of like minded friends 
    and culminating with formal membership status in 1997.