What We Do

31 million children in the U.S. get their primary source of calories and nutrients from the meals they receive at school. The problem? Lack of funding prevents schools from serving real, healthy food - and our kids are getting sick because of it. Through Time for Lunch, a national campaign to improve food in schools, the Slow Food network reaches out to federal legislators and demands policy that better serves the health of our children.

You can learn more about school food and the Child Nutrition Act on these web sites:

International food conference Terra Madre brings together food producers, cooks, educators, activists and students from over 160 countries. Attendees selected to attend the Italy-based event actively work in their local communities to build a better food system and are united by their commitment to a worldwide sustainable food system.

The sharp decline in our ecosystem’s diversity - the result of modern industrial agriculture - jeopardizes the future health of our food supply and threatens our food traditions.

The US Ark of Taste, a curated list of endangered foods, helps community groups take informed action on improving regional, cultural, and genetic food diversity.
Click here to find Ark foods grown in your region.

The Renewing America’s Food Traditions (RAFT) Alliance unites sustainably minded chefs, breed and seed experts, academics and consumers in their common mission to conserve endangered foods and food traditions.

On the heels of the 2010 egg recall, Slow Food USA’s release of the “Inedible Egg” video reveals glaring problems in our current food system. Viewers take action by signing a petition asking for food safety regulation that is better for people and the planet.

On September 25, 2010, communities across the nation joined together for Dig In, Slow Food USA’s national day of action. Thousands of people broke ground on community projects, then broke bread afterward to celebrate a day of good, clean and fair food.

Slow Food in Schools teaches youth about the values of eating locally, seasonally and sustainably through hands-on projects. Programs range from after-school cooking classes to improving school lunches and establishing school gardens.

Slow Food On Campus’ national student-led network of college and university-based chapters engage their campus communities with issues related to a good, clean and fair food system.
Click here to find a campus chapter near you.