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Food Stamps and the Farm Bill: Why Should New York City Care?
By Ed Yowell and Nadia JohnsonIf you care about the right of everyone to have food to eat, you need to know about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly the Food Stamp Program),...
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Getting Buzzed Locally at the 2nd Annual Spirits of New York Event
by Sherry ChenOn Wednesday, July 10th, Slow Foods NYC and Astor Center played host to the 2nd Annual Spirits of New York Event, where spirits enthusiasts partied like it was the end of Prohibition and...
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Urban Harvest: Teachers Backyard Barbecue on the Farm
In an initiative to create a community among teachers as well as foster potential programs for further development, Slow Food NYC and North Brooklyn Farms (NBF) partnered to host a Teacher’s BBQ on a...
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Help Secure the Labeling of GMO Foods in NY
GMO Labeling activist group GMO FREE NY has some very exciting news to share: The NY Assembly Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection has decided to hold a hearing on July 30th for GMO Labeling...
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Recipes from the Seafood Throwdown
Team Slow Food NYC was victorious at this weekend's Seafood Throwdown. You can read all about it here. But how did they do it? These are the recipes, created and executed by Slow Food NYC board...
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Photo Essay: June in the Garden in Angoulins, France
by Cristina SciarraI took these photos on a cloudy day in late June, in the garden of my in-laws, on the Western coast of France. My father in-law grows perhaps every herb known to man, plus many...
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Other Community Events Round-up
by Jasmine HibbittSlow Food NYC stands with and supports lots of other organizations that share our goal of moving towards a Good, Clean, and Fair food system. Each month we will post a round-up of...
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Book Review: "Salt Sugar Fat" by Michael Moss
by Jenny BakerBefore we get to Michael Moss's excellent and readable book on the processed food industry, Salt Sugar Fat (Random House, 2013), I have a confession to make: I love potato chips. Not just...
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Food Day: Big Apple Crunch & Apple Cider FSNYC Event
About The Big Apple Crunch is an attempt to set the world record for the "Most Participants in an Apple-Crunching Event." This event will take place on FOOD DAY - October 24, 2013. New Yorkers can...
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Raising Funds through Brussels Sprouts
Bring a pint of B-Sprouts to your favorite lunch spot — the museum steps,that cool fountain, the more creative the better! — and share it using #SproutToLunch. Submit by October 24th — Food Day — for...
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Why Monsanto Spent $1 Billion on Climate Data
October 2, 2013Monsanto is hot to expand further into data services for farmers.Toward that end, the company on Tuesday morning announced that it will acquire The Climate Corporation for $930 million....
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NYC Food Forum Releases "A Primer for Our New Mayor"
October 11, 2013The New York City Food Forum (NYC Food Forum) is a group of food-active organizations that collectively support a better food future for New York City. The NYC Food Forum was born out...
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GMO Labeling in New York State - Action Alert
From GMO Free NYSometime during the next 7 days, contact your district Assemblymember AND Senator and ask them to support bill A.3525 (Assembly) / S.3835 (Senate), which would require the labeling of...
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When the Pope Phoned Petrini
October 3, 2013On Saturday September 28, life brought me a surprise that I could never have imagined. Around 7 pm I saw that I had a phone call from a blocked number. I answered, curious; and on the...
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The Dangers of a Fragile Food System
by Jeffrey ZurofskyLast week marked the end to a 16-day shutdown of the United States government. Federal agencies are now operating again after thousands of employees, deemed "nonessential" by...
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How to Save our Biodiversity
What is biodiversity? Why is it important to protect it? What can each of us do? To respond to these questions and to supply tools useful to the entire association and those who want to contribute to...
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Introducing Our Newest Producer Matrix Partner
October 29, 2013Press Release:One of the main goals of the Snail of Approval Producer Matrix initiative is to make sourcing of good, clean and fair food for restaurants as easy and engaging as...
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Why We Drink This Night - The December 16th Manhattan Slur
By Ed YowellThe Monday, December 16th Manhattan Slur, as always, will be informal and fun and a great way to meet fellow, food-active folks! But it will also be a very special edition of Slow Food...
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Help Save the South St. Seaport from Developers
by Robert LaValvaOUR TIME HAS COME TO RECLAIM OLD FULTON FISH MARKET FOR THE PUBLICOn Tuesday November 19 at 6pm, Manhattan Community Board 1 will hear a presentation by the Howard Hughes Corporation...
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The Classic Chef Cook Off
by Cristina SciarraOn November 17, this past Sunday, a group of dedicated cooks convened at the NYU Food Studies Kitchen to participate in Slow Food NYC's first Classical Chef Cook-off. Each chef was...
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