The Slow Food Movement

“Slow Food is a non-profit, eco-gastronomic organization that supports a biodiverse, sustainable food supply, local producers, heritage foodways, and rediscovery of the pleasures of the table. Carlo Petrini founded Slow Food as a response to the opening of a McDonald’s in Rome’s historic Piazza di Spagna in 1986. Since then, Slow Food has grown into an international movement with more than 80,000 members in 100 countries worldwide.”


To join our organization and to find out more information about Slow Food’s mission, contact the national office at www.slowfoodusa.org, (718)-260-8000, or our local chapter, www.slowfoodsantabarbara.org.