John Flemingwww.slowfood.org.uk

Graeme Kiddwww.cittaslow.org.uk

What is Slow?

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About quality, tradition, diversity

A positive, progressive approach

A mindset or practical philosophy

About living life at a human scale

A growing international movement

Slow Food

Reaction to Fast Food

Close to 100,000 members

Slow Food UK 2,000 members

Local group: the Convivium

Terra Madre, Ark, Praesidium

Foundation for BioDiversity

University of Gastronomy

A little bit of history

1986 Slow Food established

1989 Slow Food International

2006 50% of members not Italian

1999 Cittaslow set up in ItalyGreve-in-Chianti, Orvieto

Bra, Positano

2005 Phase II of Cittaslow

The Slow Food Manifesto

Our defence should start at the table with Slow Food. Let us rediscover the flavours and savours of regional cooking and banish the degrading effects of fast food.

Co-producers – Good, Clean, Fair Eco Gastronomy

Convivium Activities

Tastings, visits to producers

Work with local schools

Work with local producers

Convivial activities!

So what is a Cittaslow?

A town where it is good to live Part of a network of towns A place where a certain attitude

of mind prevails A quality town…

in the sense that quality of lifeis important to all – permanent

and temporary residents

The Cittaslow Mindset

Builds on Slow Food principles and extends them into areas other than food, drink and hospitality A way of life and of living that looks

to improve the fabric of life for all Connects people, local government

and Slow Food with a common goal

Cittaslow embedsthe Slow approachinto your municipality

Eco Administration

Why join Cittaslow?

It makes good sense

Provides some guiding principles for good government and good practice

Helps keep your town ‘on course’

Develops or crystallises partnerships

It’s about being, doing, and enjoying

Plugs you into a network

Provides a hook

Cittaslow Goals

Environment

Infrastructure

Quality of Urban Fabric

Encouraging Local Produce/Products

Hospitality and Community

Boosting Cittaslow awareness

Taste Education

Taste Education

Taste Education

Taste Education

Taste Education

Praesidia

Encourage Local Produce/Products: Preservation of local foodstuffs

International networking Different food cultures

Cittaslow UKwww.cittaslow.org.ukenquire@cittaslow.org.uk

Slow Food UKwww.slowfood.org.ukinfo@slowfood.org.uk