Have you made it to one of our recent Conviviums? If so, you may have sampled one of our board member’s tasty treats, her Olive Oil Cake. We're thrilled to share this beloved recipe with our Slow Food Portland community. This cake is rather simple and will only be as good as the olive oil you use (hint: splurge for the good stuff, at least for the final drizzle), highlighting the deliciousness of the oil. This cake pairs wonderfully with fresh fruit and whipped cream

When was the last time you thought about the biodiversity of your diet? For the Slow Food Movement, protecting and defending the biodiversity of cherished food products is a top priority. One of the ways this work manifests is through the online catalog The Ark of Taste.

Oregon is a great place for farming, with rich soils and a (mostly!) benevolent climate, and visitors and residents enjoy the resulting bounty of local food, other farm products, farmers markets, and agritourism. However, development and other pressures threaten our farming communities and make it harder for those who don’t already own land to continue this legacy.

In 2023 Slow Food Portland set out to host a range of social and educational events in order to re-engage with our community, to help promote local small businesses and to raise awareness about important sustainable food systems work being done by other organizations.

Promoting foods grown by regional farms in schools can help expose children to a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, while inciting a curiosity about new foods and their local food systems.