A Slow Food Festival Reaches Out to the Uncommitted »
Posted By gamahuche 1 year, 5 months ago in NewsNEXT stop, the White House lawn? If Alice Waters has her way, a Victory Garden, like the quarter-acre plot at City Hall that was the leafy, heirloom heart of the Slow Food Nation gathering here last weekend, will feed policymakers in Washington.
Read Full Story at nytimes.com »
179 Views Share Story 3 Comments Report
Submitted By:
gamahuche
"I would rather be a square peg than fit in a pigeon hole" -
an essay which won me the "Lamb Essay Prize" at the Religious ...
Who Also Submitted: All »
RSS Join the Discussion
+ Add CommentComments So Far: 4 (view all)
-
100%
gamahuche1 year, 5 months ago
This comment is below the standard viewing threshold View It »
You are what you eat!
Reply
It may seem effete at best, selfish indulgent and snobbish at worst, but the pioneering work of the Slow Food Movement is very much directed to sustainability, good health and fair trade - in addition to quality and individual satisfaction, rather than satiation; survival rather than destruction of the planet and of far more fundamental significance than, for example, a teenage pregnancy in Alaska. Ms Waters has been following this path for over 40 years; I'm proud of her!-
-
PsychoHosebeastComment removed: Spammer, Abusive1 Reply
-
Add a Comment
Sign In With Your Propeller Account
Please keep your comments relevant to this story.
To create a live link, simply type the URL (including http://) or email address and we will make it a live link for you. You can put up to 3 URLs in your comments. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use <p> or <br /> tags.