Published 7 days ago • loading... • Updated 7 days ago

LaDuke: Honoring Slow Food, heritage diets and the fight to protect wild rice

Carlo Petrini, founder of the International Slow Food Movement, passed away on May 22. The organization, launched on March 20, 1986, now operates in over 160 countries protecting heritage foods and supporting local farmers.
Protests against a McDonald's opening in Rome at Piazza di Spagna sparked the movement, as Petrini organized thousands of foodies to protect the city from fast food while championing traditional Italian culinary heritage.
Anishinaabe people successfully opposed University of Minnesota plans to genetically modify wild rice, or manoomin, in test plots near Grand Rapids. The state eventually banned the modification, though advocates remain vigilant.
In 2003, Margaret Smith and I received the Slow Food Award for Biodiversity. Later, King Charles surprised attendees by praising local farmers, calling them the future of the food system.
Heritage diets remain vital, as nearly 60% of human plant-derived calories now come from just three crops. Preserving heirloom varieties protects biodiversity and ensures higher nutritional value for future generations.

Insights by Ground AI

11 Articles

Inforum

+10 Reposted by 10 other sources

Center

LaDuke: Honoring Slow Food, heritage diets and the fight to protect wild rice

In a world where everything is speeding up and we rush to the next thing, slow is also good. On May 22, Carlo Petrini, the founder of the International Slow Food Movement, passed on. His work reminds us of the value of quality over quantity, clean and fair food, and the beauty of diversity — from the seeds to the hundred varieties of pasta. Petrini’s vision has blossomed. Food is medicine. That’s a basic. And, foundationally, most old foods have…

7 days ago·Fargo, United States

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year