[Scpg] Fwd: Slow Food Nation Aug 29 - Sept 1 in San Francisco!

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From: "Naomi Starkman" <_naomi at slowfoodnation.org_ 
(mailto:naomi at slowfoodnation.org) >
Date: April 21, 2008 8:01:20 AM  PDT
To: <_naomi at slowfoodnation.org_ (mailto:naomi at slowfoodnation.org) >
Subject: Slow Food Nation 



Dear  Colleagues,
 
I wanted to  let you know that I just joined the team at Slow Food Nation and 
to share with  you our exciting plans. I look forward to working with you all 
on this inaugural  American event at the center of a movement with national 
impact and global  implications.
 
Over Labor  Day Weekend (August 29 to September 1,  2008) Slow Food Nation 
will transform San Francisco’s Civic Center  and Fort Mason as tens of thousands 
of local citizens and visitors, farmers and  food artisans, political 
leaders, environmental advocates and health-care  experts, educators and artists, and 
parents and children gather to experience  the largest celebration of food 
San Francisco has ever witnessed. The first-ever  event of its kind in America, 
Slow Food Nation will present an extraordinary  range of activities for all 
ages, including a farmers’ market showcasing  hundreds of California growers and 
artisan producers, tastings and feasts,  chef's demonstrations, an urban 
farm, a music festival, a major conference on  food values, social justice and the 
environment, and workshops, forums, films  and interactive exhibits, all 
highlighting food that supports an agricultural  system that is good, clean and 
fair.
 
The world's  most pressing questions regarding health, culture, the 
environment, education,  social justice and the global economy are all deeply connected 
to the food we  eat and how it is produced. By creating a framework for a 
deeper environmental  connection to our food, participants will learn how 
everyday choices affect our  well-being, our culture and the health of the  planet.
 
The four-day  event will feature:
 
Food for  Thought: Wendell Berry, Marion Nestle, Carlo Petrini, Michael  
Pollan, Eric Schlosser, Vandana Shiva, Alice Waters and many more will share their 
vision  for a good, clean and fair food system. Forums, workshops, film 
screenings and  participatory panels for all will further the  discussion.
 
Marketplace: A vibrant showcase of  hundreds of local and sustainable growers 
and artisanal producers featuring  fresh, seasonal produce and foods.
 
Taste  Pavilion: Savor  hundreds of American artisanal foods, including meats 
and cheeses, olive oils,  breads, pickles and chutneys, jams and honeys, 
microbrews, wines, and more. Taste workshops will provide an in-depth 
gastronomical  experience.
 
Victory Garden: A vital and diverse  urban farm to be planted by the 
community in the heart of the  city.
 
Slow On the  Go: Famed street food from the  kitchens of new immigrant 
cultures, displaying the rich diversity of culinary  traditions in the San Francisco 
Bay Area.
 
Seat at the  Table: Dinner for 500 around the Victory Garden to celebrate 
urban-rural  partnerships.
 
Changemakers  Day: In collaboration with Roots of  Change, hundreds of 
nonprofit leaders and activists will convene to share best  practices, learn new 
approaches and inspire a new generation of  ideas.
 
In addition,  Slow Food Nation will host a music concert and offer slow 
dinners at renowned  restaurants, slow journeys throughout the Bay Area and slow 
hikes to explore the  agricultural landscapes that support this region.
 
Stay tuned  for more information/watch for our soon-to-be re-launched web 
site and let me  know how we can work together to bring these important issues to 
the  table.
 
All best,  ns
 
Naomi  Starkman
Communications & Policy  Director
Slow Food  Nation
609 Mission  Street, Third  Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
415.369.9950-o
917.539.3924-c
_www.slowfoodnation.org_ (http://www.slowfoodnation.org/) 
 

Slow  Food Nation
August 29 -  September 1, 2008
San  Francisco/Civic Center  & Fort Mason
 
 





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