Today, Slow Food USA launches it’s first-ever national policy campaign for school lunch reform. With chapters across the country, we will join together to declare that it’s Time for Lunch, and time for our country to prioritize the overhaul of the Childhood Nutrition Act. Revitalized legislation will address low-income food insecurity and childhood obesity, but [...]

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Not to be outdone by her husband’s remarks to the American Medical Association, the First Lady held her very own press conference from the White House Kitchen Garden, just a few days after the President spoke about the connection between healthy eating and healthcare. Her speech - ostensibly a thank-you-and-stick-with-it message to the Bancroft students [...]

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Just prior to last year’s presidential elections, Michael Pollan penned his now-famous open letter to the next President or, as Pollan would have it, our next “Farmer in Chief.” In the letter, Pollan neatly laid out the interconnectedness of food issues with all of the key campaign topics of the major candidates. He wrote:
[This] brings [...]

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If you weren’t able to catch the sneak preview screening of Food, Inc. in late April, now is your chance to see the film and to make your ticket price work towards real, local change! On Tuesday, June 23 at 7:00 pm, Cinema 21 will host a special “pack the theater” fundraiser for Slow Food [...]

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Guest post by Katherine Deumling, Slow Food Regional Governor for Oregon and a member of the Slow Food USA Board of Directors
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What is at stake in this year’s critical, long-term planning for urban and rural space in our tri-county region?

Yesterday, I testified on behalf of Slow Food Portland before the Reserves Steering Committee at Metro. [...]

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This urgent call-to-action comes from Deborah Kane and our partners at Ecotrust Food & Farms
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There is a bill pending in the Oregon legislature that would make is possible for us to get better food into public schools across the state - HB 2800. You can read all about the bill and on-going advocacy efforts here: [...]

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The time is certainly ripe for yardsharing and produce swaps - growing numbers of people are seeking out ways to connect with local food and with their neighbors, and the media is taking note. Right after posting our own run-down of yardsharing resources here on the Slow Food PDX blog, the Oregonian ran an article [...]

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To keep up on the latest food policy news and events updates in between blog posts, you can now follow Slow Food Portland on Twitter! From @slowfoodpdx, we’ll be sharing interesting links and other small bites from around the web, ready for your enjoyment. Follow our broadcasts to hear about local food activities, to learn [...]

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Recently, as I’ve been searching for soil and amendments for planter pots, I’ve heard a similar refrain from feed stores and garden centers: we just ran out. More people, it seems, are starting home gardens this season than any other year in recent memory. Perhaps it’s the economy. Perhaps it’s the Obama’s influence. Whatever the [...]

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