Forty years ago, a McDonald’s opened near Rome’s treasured Spanish Steps. Local people were none too happy. Instead of fanfare, the fast-food outpost received swift backlash against the global cultural homogenization it represented. --- The tumult gave birth to the Slow Food Movement, a grassroots campaign to defend and promote regional heritage, culinary traditions, and a less frenetic pace of life. Since then, “slow food” has become part of a global lexicon whose principles have spr...| 7x7 Bay Area
During the week of July 14, Durham County 4-H youth participated in our annual Farm to Fork Camp, an immersive experience designed to connect young people with the food system—from soil to supper. Led by Family and Consumer Sciences Agent Cheralyn Berry, campers explored how fresh, local produce and meat make their way from nearby ...| durham.ces.ncsu.edu
In her vegetarian cookbook, "The Yearlong Pantry," local author Erin Alderson argues for thinking seasonally about more than just fruits and vegetables.| Sactown Magazine
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen plans to bury the EU’s plans to slash the use and risk of pesticides by half by 2030 once and for all, proposing to withdraw the sustainable use of pesticides regulation (SUR) from the table with hopes to start afresh under the next mandate.| Agricultural and Rural Convention
