Slow Food Austin is about...

Recognizing that the enjoyment of wholesome food is essential to the pursuit of happiness, Slow Food USA is an educational organization dedicated to stewardship of the land and ecologically sound food production; to the revival of the kitchen and the table as centers of pleasure, culture, and community; to the invigoration and proliferation of regional, seasonal culinary traditions; to the creation of a collaborative, ecologically-oriented, and virtuous globalization; and to living a slower and more harmonious rhythm of life.

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Slow Food Sessions

Have fun, visit with other Slow Foodies, and Learn about local Food

Upcoming Slow Session

July 1st

Film Viewing

6:30-9:00pm (Movie starts at 7:00pm)

The Real Dirt on Farmer John

The Real Dirt on Farmer John will turn every idea you ever had about what it means to be an American farmer, or an American dreamer, on its head. Meet Farmer John, the incredible human being whose inspirational story of revolutionizing his family farm and redeeming his own life has won accolades and awards at film festivals around the world.

Director Taggart Siegel of Collective Eye made the film in a most unusual way – shooting farmer John Peterson over 25-years of their evolving friendship, and using multiple media, from 8 mm home movies to modern video -- allowing him to capture his alternately humorous, heartbreaking and spirited life with raw drama and intimacy.

The movie will begin at 7:00pm and will end around 8:30pm.  We will have some time at the end for discussion and will end the session at 9pm so folks can get home if they need to.

*A small selection of fresh snacks & beverages will be provided by Slow Food.  Feel free to bring additional food or beverage for yourself or you can contribute to the "snack table" if you want to share your food with others.  We'd love to try something from your garden or snack on your favorite local goodies with you. 

Location-

Habitat Suites

500 East Highland Mall Boulevard

Austin, Texas 78752

(Map)

*When you arrive at the hotel, you can wait in the lobby or let the front desk know that you are there for a Slow Food meeting and they will direct you to our meeting room. If you would like to come early and partake of Habitat’s happy hour buffet in the dining area, it is $15.00. The food is excellent and it is Slow- many of the items on the menu come from their own garden or they source from local and/or sustainable producers.

August 5th

Community Supported Agriculture: CSAs in Central Texas

Erin Flynn of Green Gate Farms will facilitate an educational presentation and panel discussion with local CSA farmers

Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm

Location: Habitat Suites (MAP)

More details to come!

Click here & learn more about Slow Sessions

Go to the events calendar to view our Google Calendar of events

Upcoming Events

Slow Food Nation inspires and empowers Americans to build a food system that is good, clean and fair. Choose from dozens of events throughout the weekend that nourish you, your community and our planet.

       Taste

A monument to fresh delicious food, the Taste Pavilions showcase an amazing array of products from across the country. Eaters welcome!

       Marketplace

Community and cuisine come together in the marketplace, where a farmers’ market and urban garden set the stage for discussion about food.

       Food for Thought

Ripe ideas and burning questions will be sated in the Food for Thought series, where leaders in food, health, environmentalism and social justice convene for teaching and discussion.

       Slow Food Nation Victory Garden

Inspired by the self-sufficiency efforts of World War II America, the Slow Food Nation Victory Garden in Civic Center will be a vibrant testament to the power of a strong community to feed and support itself.

       Slow Food Rocks

Take an energizing break at the Slow Food Nation music festival, where the superstar lineup will keep you dancing until you’re ready for more tasting.

Slow Food Nation Strives to be a Zero Waste Event

In conjunction with the City of San Francisco’s Department of the Environment, Slow Food Nation is promoting a Zero Waste Program to recycle and compost event items like building materials, plates and flatware, food waste and packaging. Slow Food Nation will be audited by the Department of the Environment and is aiming for a high, successful ratio of compost to landfill waste.

Composting at Slow Food Nation will be both interactive and informative and will serve the dual purpose of raising waste-awareness, including highlighting the City of San Francisco’s current composting program and illustrating compost-science.

Slow Food Nation is working with alternative energy providers to use clean energy at the event and with carbon-offset agencies to reduce our carbon footprint.

Habitat Suites partners with

Slow Food Austin

We have worked closely with Natalie Marquis to establish a partnership that supports a slower, more sustainable world.  Habitat Suites has graciously agreed to host our monthly Slow Food Sessions at their award winning "Green" Hotel on the 1st Tuesday of the month.   Check out their awards by clicking here. 

The managing partners of Habitat Suites Hotel, Eduardo Longoria and John McCready, had a vision and commitment to a sustainable future. So, this award-winning hotel is a model of environmental consciousness for other hotels to follow. Programs in air quality, land use, energy efficiency, waste reduction and management, recycling, resource conservation, water quality and conservation, human health and public education make Habitat Suites a pleasant place to stay for their guests and a more profitable business for owners.  Come see for yourself: Savor Habitat Suites' luxurious gardens. Stroll, eat, and swim amidst the flowers, trees and butterflies.

"Ecological Consciousness
in Action is Habitat Suites' commitment to creating an environmentally sustainable future for us all. "

Learn more at www.habitatsuites.com

Austin's newest magazine is...

edible!

Edible Austin is a community-based quarterly publication that promotes the abundance of local foods, season by season. The mission is to transform the way our community shops for, cooks, eats and relates to the food that is grown and produced in and around Austin and the Central Texas Hill Country. Edible Austin celebrate local, sustainable, seasonal, authentic foods and culinary traditions. 

Read more...

Visit the edible Austin Forum to talk with other farmers & foodies. 

Right now there are 3 categories of forums: 
EA Marketplace- An information board where you can post products for sale or products needed. Partcipants may include, but are not limited to, chefs, growers, producers, independent retailers.

EA School Lunch Box- Try out our healthy lunch box ideas in our Fall issue and give us feedback here. Also share your ideas for healthy school lunch boxes!

Edible Books
Discuss books by local authors on food, culture and literature.

Click here for more info & to start talking.

Slow Food USA & Slow Food International News and Events

Slow Food On Campus:

Slow Food on Campus is a network of Campus Convivia, chapters of Slow Food USA run by college and university students across the country. These Campus Convivia are the working arm of Slow Food USA in the college community. Campus Convivia represent a passionate cross-section of youth addressing food system and food justice issues, spanning environmental and social causes. By engaging their fellow students in the pleasures of the table and the garden, Campus Convivia aim to promote good, clean and fair food on our nation's college campuses.  Learn more about Slow Food on Campus by visiting the website or our blog.