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Long Island has a new Slow Food Chapter!

Please welcome South Shore Slow Food to the Slow Food USA family! Join us as we celebrate the launch of Long Island’s newest local chapter hosted by Seatuck Environmental Association. There will be food & drinks from local restaurants who … Continue reading

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Slow Food Summer Potluck at Restoration Farm

  Slow Food North Shore invites you to our first Potluck of the Summer! Sunday June 28th – 5 PM Restoration Farm 140 Bethpage-Sweet Hollow Road Old Bethpage, NY 11804 Click HERE for a map Join us for an evening … Continue reading

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Long Island Food Conference Debriefing Meeting

Long Island Food Conference Debriefing Meeting Monday, June 22nd – 6 PM Thank you to everyone who attended and supported the Long Island Food Conference back in April!  It was a packed day that featured educational workshops on growing food, … Continue reading

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FAST FOOD WAGE BOARD HEARING

FAST FOOD WAGE BOARD HEARING JUNE 18TH AT NASSAU COMMUNITY COLLEGE As The Slow Food Credo states: Food should be: Good – Our food should be tasty, seasonal, local, fresh and wholesome. Clean – Our food should nourish a healthful lifestyle and be produced in ways … Continue reading

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Screening of Food Chains at UUF Huntington

Monday, June 8th UUF of Huntington 109 Browns Road Huntington NY Journey Toward Wholeness, an anti-bias, social justice ministry of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington invites you to their screening of Food Chains, a film by Eric Schlosser and Eva Longoria. In … Continue reading

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FREE ORGANIC VEGETABLE GARDENING WORKSHOPS!

FREE ORGANIC VEGETABLE GARDENING WORKSHOP! TUESDAY MAY 26TH! 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM With Larry Foglia and Heather Forest of Fox Hollow Farm Learn from the best of the best! Freeport Public Library 144 West Merrick Rd. Freeport FREE!!

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Food Tank Summit Report

Hi Slow Foodies, Last week, I had the privilege of attending the 1st Annual Food Tank Summit, and doing my radio show from there. The event was jam packed with speakers who have an invested interest in food, whether it be … Continue reading

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A message from Richard McCarthy, Executive Director of Slow Food USA:

Before the call of the mall swallows us all, resist! December 10th is Terra Madre Day, a brief respite in the calendar before the profane excess of the consumer holidays reigns supreme. And this year commemorates the 25th anniversary of … Continue reading

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Slow Food North Shore Celebrates Our Newest Snail of Approval Restaurant, The Purple Elephant

Sunday, July 27th at 6pm   Join Slow Food North Shore as we celebrate our newest Snail of Approval restaurant, The Purple Elephant   Passed Hors d’oeuvres Vegan Rainforest Burger Sliders Roasted Chipotle Chicken Flautas Crispy Falafel “Lollipops” Local Black … Continue reading

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Documentary Film: “Fed Up” Screening Now!

Hi Everyone, There’s a new movie out about the industrial food system called Fed Up, that looks like it will be worth checking out. You know when a film gets this much attention, and when big food manufacturers don’t want … Continue reading

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