Slow, Clean, Good Food

Good, Clean, Fair (Title)In an impressive fossil fuels travel day, I left the Standing Rock reservation and flew to Italy for the International Slow Food gathering known as Terra Madre. A world congress of harvesters, farmers, chefs and political leaders, this is basically the World Food Olympics. This is my fifth trip to Italy for Slow Food. I first went with Margaret Smith, when the White Earth Land Recovery Project won the Slow Food Award for Biodiversity in 2003, for our work to protect wild rice from genetic engineering. (more…)

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“Hoi Kiw!” livens up the stage at Terra Madre 2016 in Torino

Terra Madre Salone del Gusto; one of the biggest and most culturally significant food and wine fest in the world witnessed a colourful display of procession as delegates from all…

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International Day of the World’s Indigenous People

INDIGENOUS PARTNERSHIP FOR AGROBIODIVERSITY & FOOD SOVEREIGNTY (TIP) and NESFAS celebrated the United Nation’s International Day of the World's Indigenous People by vowing continued support for the well-being of the…

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Elder of Mawhiang teaching a child of the village the correct way to plant trees. Photo: Raisa Daimary/NESFAS

Living Monuments of Mawhiang

The elders talk about a time that the forests were dense, fruit trees were abundant, the climate was cooler, the earth moist and fertile. As they widened their areas under…

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Khasi Food and Shillong Declaration at 15th UNFP

Date: 13th May 2016; Venue: UN HQ, NYC: Indigenous Perspectives On Food And Wellbeing Finds Audience at The UN Khasi Cuisine found representation and appreciation at the 15th UN Permanent…

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