Slow Food Edinburgh

CONTACT DETAILS

9 Rosslyn Terrace, Leith, EDINBURGH, EH6 5AU
07748 183174
info@slowfoodedinburgh.co.uk
LOCALITY

information DESCRIPTION

Slow Food Edinburgh works to cultivate a good, clean, fair food culture in and around our city, by supporting local producers, enjoying food and raising awareness of global food issues.

We always have opportunities to engage and support the movement.

Edinburgh branch of global Slow Food movement. We promote an attitude to food which values locally grown produce, eating food in season, artisan producers and non-industrialized farming.

Our regular events bring people together to share food, find out more about local food cultures and communities, meet producers and food activists, and campaign on the issues that matter for Scotland and the world.

Our roots

Slow Food is a global grassroots organisation that believes that everyone everywhere has the right to the pleasure of food that is good for them, good for the planet and good for the people who produce it.

Not-for-profit and membership-funded, Slow Food was born in 1989 to defend traditional food cultures against the rise of fast food, and its consequences.

Today, we work to defend biodiversity, small-scale agriculture and artisan food production, and to promote sustainable ways to feed the world. It is not about slow cooking. It is about making the connection between who we are and the food we eat. And, of course, having some great times around the table while doing it.

Slow Food Edinburgh

Slow Food in Edinburgh began in 2001 and continues to be the main convivium (local chapter) in Scotland. We organise regular events where people come together to share the pleasures of local food, find out more about traditional Scottish food cultures, build relationships with producers and other food campaigners, and campaign on the issues that matter in order to influence Scotland’s food future. For the very youngest generation, we run a ‘Taste Adventure’ sensory experience at fairs, schools and events to make discovering real food fun. In 2013/14 we succeeded in raising the funds to 'adopt' an African garden in Sierra Leone as part of Slow Food's 10,000 Gardens in Africa programme.

ORGANISATION ACTIVITIES

Advice/Information Education/Learning/Training Environment/Recycling Health

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