SLOW FOOD
three PRINCIPLES:
GOOD
The food is FRESH, SEASONAL and HEALTHY
CLEAN
The FOOD is LOCAL and BASED ON sustainable agriculture and biodiversity
FAIR
Prices are accesible and CONDITIONS are FAIR for producers.
a NO-PROFIT and ECO-GASTRONOMIC ORGANIZATION
in ITALY in 1989 by Carlo Petrini
PROTECT LOCAL FOOD at RISK OF EXTINCTION
PRESIDIAS, (in latin "Presidium" means "protection") communities that promote local food, traditional cooking and sustainable productions
In Italy there are over 300 S.F. presidias and more than 40 are in Sicily