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Slow Food Portland, Oregon est. 1991 |
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Slow Food Portland, Oregon, is one of more than 130 local chapters of Slow Food U.S.A., each called a "convivium," that carry out the Slow Food mission on a local level. Slow Food International was founded in 1989 in Bra, Italy. Slow Food U.S.A. is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to supporting and celebrating the food traditions of North America. Slow Food Portland is the oldest convivium in the country (1991) and still among the largest. The national office was established in New York City in 1999, and now resides in Brooklyn.
Slow Food U.S.A. believes that pleasure and quality in everyday life can be achieved by slowing down, respecting the convivial traditions of the table, and celebrating the diversity of the earth's bounty. Our goal is to put the carriers of this heritage on center stage and educate our members on the importance of these principles. We hope you will join us!
The members of Slow Food Portland — more than 500 of us — are a diverse group of food enthusiasts with a curiosity about food traditions and heritage, local artisanal products, sustainable agriculture and the protection of the biodiversity of our local and global food sheds. Members include home and professional chefs, caterers, growers, vintners, restauranteurs, food educators, and lots of ordinary people and families that like to cook and eat and know where their food comes from.
ABOUT JOINING SLOW FOOD PORTLAND
When you join the Slow Food movement, you become a member of the largest not-for-profit, educational food organization in the world! A one-year membership entitles you to the following:
•A personal membership card
•Three issues of the international Slow Food magazine Slow
•Four issues of the Slow Food USA newsletter the Snail
•The right to attend all Slow Food events at the reduced membership rate
•Discounts on all Slow Food publications and merchandise
To become a member of our convivium, please go to the web site of Slow Food U.S.A. and sign up for membership there. Slow Food U.S.A. will notify us of your membership, but to be sure we include you in our programs as soon as possible, please also contact us directly.
THANK YOU FOR VISITING SLOW FOOD PORTLAND
To let us know your interest in Slow Food Portland, or to request additional information, please send us an email at info@slowfoodportland.com and we will respond as quickly as possible. |
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