Slow Food, the podcast

Green thumbs: from school gardens to your own balcony!

Welcome to the Spring edition of Slow Food, the podcast! Are you feeling the itch to get your hands dirty and start growing some fresh veggies or fragrant flowers? You're not alone! In today's episode, we're diving into the world of gardening. We'll explore how school gardens are transforming communities in Nigeria and the USA, and we'll get our green thumbs in gear with practical tips from the Frenchie Gardener on how to grow your own food, even if you live in a city apartment with only a balcony to spare. Did you also get the basil trauma when after a week or so the basil plant you bought miserably died? No worries: it was not your fault and we’ll tell you why! So roll up your sleeves and get ready to dig in! This is an episode you won't want to miss.

Host and production: Valentina Gritti
Guests: Olajumoke Rachael Okeola (School teacher and gardener in Nigeria); Kat Glenn (Slow Food Houston community leader) & The Frenchie Gardener (author, teacher and Urban Gardening influencer). 
Music: Leonardo Prieto Dorantes

 

Produced by Slow Food Youth Network

Circular pig farming: putting animal welfare at the center with Josse Haarhuis

His name is Josse Haarhuis, he is 25 years old and since 4 years already he has been managing Buitengewone Varkens, a circular pig farming company in The Netherlands. His objective is to put animal welfare at the centre and make sure that each pig has a goal.  

Guest: Josse Haarhuis (Buitengewone Varkens)
Host & Production and post-production: Valentina Gritti
Music: Leonardo Prieto 

This podcast is part of the project ON-FARM, with which we aim to teach local and regional farmers in European countries how to start their own on-farm production process, create added value products, and reach a wider customer audience. 

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

On-Farm: farmers’ tips for short chain trade from farm to fork

Why is on-farm production and direct selling so important? Get ready to hear directly from farmers across Europe as we share their top tips for developing short chain trade from farm to fork! We'll also explore the obstacles they've faced and the valuable lessons they've learned.

Guests: Raffaele Bomparola, Daniel Bravo Rodríguez (Valle y Vega), Hofgut Kapellenhof, Peter Van De Voort (Remeker), Marie-Odile Smet (Au Panier Vert) and Milan Hanč (Vraňany Hanč)
Host & Production and post-production: Valentina Gritti
Music: Leonardo Prieto 

This podcast is part of the project ON-FARM, with which we aim to teach local and regional farmers in European countries how to start their own on-farm production process, create added value products, and reach a wider customer audience. 

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

A Colombian chef farming in Amsterdam: sustainable entrepreneurship on-farm.

He is a cook, a farmer, a food producer, an entrepreneur and a dreamer. Coming from Colombia, he moved first to Italy and he is now settled in the outskirts of Amsterdam where he runs two companies: De Stadsgroenteboer a community supported agricultural farm and JARA, a food processing company. I am talking about Andres Martinez Jara. 

I am Valentina Gritti, global community and project manager of the Slow Food Youth Network and in this episode I will take you to Amsterdam to meet Andres at his farm. We will discuss with him what the benefits of short supply chains are, how you can promote local biodiversity and save food waste by making preserves, but he will also share some useful  entrepreneurial tips on how to start your farm or food enterprise.

Guest: Andres Martinez Jara
Host & Production: Valentina Gritti
Music: Leonardo Prieto 

This podcast is part of the project ON-FARM, with which we aim to teach local and regional farmers in European countries how to start their own on-farm production process, create added value products, and reach a wider customer audience. 

Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

From Berlin to the world: Cutting food waste and embracing sustainable food policies.

Get ready for a thrilling episode as we take you to Berlin for the Schnippeldisko, also known as the Disco Soup! Hosted by the Slow Food Youth Network, this event rescues food from going to waste and turns it into delicious soups and meals. Join me as we chat with special guests at the party, and learn how the food collected will be served the next day at the Wir Haben Es Satt demonstration (which took place on January 21st) - a call for a more sustainable agriculture. Together, we'll also discuss the impact of food policies on our local and global food systems, and how European policies affect the Global South. 

Host & production: Valentina Gritti
Guests:

• Tyler Short, coordinator of the Youth constituency for La Via Campesina at The Civil Society and Indigenous Peoples’ Mechanism for relations with the United Nations Committee on World Food Security. He is also a farmer in Kentucky and board member of Family Farm Defenders;
• Edward Mukiibi, president of Slow Food International and executive director of Slow Food Uganda;
• Chengeto Sandra Muzira, young farmer and activist fighting for small farmer rights in Zimbabwe;
• Adèle Garret, agroecology master's student and activist for the Berlin Slow Food Youth Network.

Special thanks to the Slow Food Youth network in Berlin.

Save the date: April 29th is World Disco Soup Day! Keep an eye on the @slowfoodyouthnetwork social media to learn how to join.

 

Achieving Food System Regeneration through our individual choices with Bela Gil. Co-hosted by Dan Saladino.

Welcome to the first episode of the SFYN podcast in 2023! The Slow Food Youth Network, or as we call it SFYN, is a worldwide network of young activists with different backgrounds who want to contribute to a better local and international food system. 

This is a special edition of the SFYN Podcast because it was recorded live during Terra Madre 2022, the biggest Slow Food event and it’s the second chapter of a series of three episodes. In this episode Valentina interviewed Bela Gil. Bela is a famous Brazilian influencer. She holds a master's degree in Gastronomic Sciences from the University of Gastronomic Sciences of Italy (UNISG), with an emphasis on the global food system. She also has a background in food and holistic nutrition, Ayurveda Nutrition, Iridology, Macrobiotics, permaculture and Agroecology. She is a chef and the host of a popular TV program in Brazil. This episode was co-hosted with Dan Saladino, producer at BBC Radio4 “The Food Programme” and author of the book "Eating to Extinction". 

• Can we influence the food system with our individual choices?
  
• How can hunger become a manipulative tool for governments?
• Can food corporations also play a role in sustainable food systems? 
• And much more to find out!

Host, production & post-production: Valentina Gritti
Co-host: Dan Saladino
Guest: Bela Gil
Music: Leonardo Prieto

A project by the Slow Food Youth Network

Slow Food Goes Brussels: Food’s political power with Marta Messa

In June 2022 Slow Food elected a young and inspiring woman as Secretary General: Marta Messa. Marta is also director of Slow Food Europe, so we asked her our questions about the political power of food in the world and about the upcoming opportunities to achieve a good, clean, and fair food policy in Europe. How can we save the world through food? Why is food so political? Is Europe on the tracks to transition to sustainable food systems or are we going backwards? But also... what is Marta’s favorite winter dish? 
Tune in to find out! 

Useful links mentioned in the podcast:
- Book: "Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food, From Sustainable to Suicidal" : https://markbittman.com/avj
- Book: "Oryx and Crake": https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46756.Oryx_and_Crake
- Podcast: "The Daily" by the NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-daily 

 

Do not hesitate to follow @SlowFoodEurope on Twitter, as well as @MartaMessa. And if you don’t yet follow @slowfoodyouthnetwork on Instagram, time to catch up!

Host: Alice Poiron Production
Guest: Marta Messa
Post-production: Valentina Gritti
Music: Leonardo Prieto

A project by Slow Food Youth Network

Financed by the European Union. The contents of this podcast are the sole responsibility of the author and CINEA is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.

Slow Food Goes Brussels: busting the myths about food waste!

1/3 of the food produced worldwide is either wasted or lost, which means it never ends up where it is supposed to : on our plates. Why is this a problem?  Well, it costs countries millions of euros in lost revenue, causes unnecessary stress on the food chain, and harms the environment by contributing to global warming and climate change. Many myths have been circulating about what causes food waste and who produces more of it. You’ll learn all about it in this episode, and of course, about what’s up in the European Union to help address food waste, because there is no fun without a tad of food policy.

Our guests are: 

• Anne-Luz Pijnenburg, member of the Slow Food Youth Network in Amsterdam;
• Martin Bowman, food waste campaigner at Feedback;
• Tom Václavík, coordinator of Slow Food Brno in Czech Republic;

Do not hesitate to follow @SlowFoodEurope on Twitter, as well as our guests: @feedbackorg and @SFYN_Amsterdam. And if you don’t yet follow SFYN on Instagram, time to catch up! 

Host: Alice Poiron

Production, editing: Valentina Gritti

Music: Leonardo Prieto 

A project by Slow Food Youth Network

Financed by the European Union. The contents of this podcast are the sole responsibility of the author and CINEA is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.

The response to the climate crisis: a global and grassroots perspective with Arianna Labasin and Noora Huusari. Co-hosted by Dan Saladino.

LIVE RECORDED! This is the first episode of a series of three podcasts recorded live at the Slow Food event Terra Madre 2023. In this episode we discuss on how we can face climate change on a grassroots level and how global institutions are responding to the crises.

Guests:

• Arianna Labasin: young activist from Italy, graduated in Law and Sustainable Development, she did her master’s internship at the UNFCCC, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change;
• Noora Huusari: works with the Snowchange Cooperative in Finland towards the preservation and enhancement of biodiversity, cultural heritage, and regenerative food production, with a focus on small-scale fisheries.

Hosts: Valentina Gritti (SFYN) and Dan Saladino (producer at BBC Radio for The Food Programme and author of the book "Eating to Extinction".

Production: Valentina Gritti
Music composition: Leonardo Prieto Dorantes

Financed by the European Union. The contents of this podcast are the sole responsibility of the author and CINEA is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.

A project by the Slow Food Youth Network

Towards COP27: Who wants to change the world? Climate crises, solutions and demands from rural youth.

A podcast episode all dedicated to COP27: you will listen to many different voices of youth from different countries in the global south experiencing climate change in their communities. You will get to know the issues they are facing but also the solutions they are proposing and the requests they have for world leaders joining COP27. Plus, we will have a special focus on green finance and how it can be a tool to empower local communities.

!!! SFYN is organising an event at COP27: Harnessing the Voices of Rural Youth: A multi-sensory game show night. It will take place on November 10th at 4 PM Egypt time. Register to join the event online via this link: https://storm-virtual-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Xa3YhrLGSReLPbelSVW9FQ More info on the event can be found here: https://ruralyouthcop27.org/ 

• Podcast host & production: Valentina Gritti
• Music & post-production: Leonardo Prieto Dorantes
• Dubbing: Laura Odorisio
• Guests: Luis Pino Ramirez, Samanta Fabbris, Djedje Jean Martial, Daniel Maches, Murilo Juruna, Gibson Mlorfe, Raúl Mondragón Segura, Olajumoke Rachael Okeola, Elphas Masanga, Lucas Monteiro Mourao, Glorieuse Zania Itongwa, Ajibike Oluwafunmilayo Olawale, Hubert Tchuigoua, Zeinorin Angkang and Mollie Brennan. 

A project by the Slow Food Youth Network