Slow Food, the podcast

Slow Food Goes Brussels: reconciling food and health

Food and health are intimately connected. But while the impact of the overconsumption of ultra-processed food on our body is well known by all of us, other negative phenomena directly linked to the production of food are not. Although they endanger human health, but also that of the planet.

During Slow Food’s international event on sustainable food systems, Terra Madre, that took place last September in Turin, Alice Poiron interviewed three remarkable speakers to shed light on the complex relationship between food and health, and on which policy solutions exist to reconcile them, in a world where industrial, polluting farming is the norm, not the exception:

• Nikolai Pushkarev: Senior policy officer at European Public Health Alliance 
• Corinna Hawkes: Director of the Centre for Food Policy, City, University of London
• Nina Wolff: Director of Slow Food Germany and board member of Slow Food International

Do not hesitate to follow @SlowFoodEurope on Twitter, as well as our guests: @EPHA_EU, @agrifoodhealth, @WolffNina and @CorinnaHawkes. 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.

Can municipalities create sustainable food environments? The examples of Curitiba (BR) and Bergamo (IT).

In today's episode we will find out how municipalities can contribute to creating sustainable food environments. I had the chance to interview Thays Thatiane Padilha, previous project planner and international relationships manager at the secretariat for food security at the municipality of Curitiba, Brazil. Thays will tell us more about different inspiring initiatives such as how the municipality has built an urban farm at the city centre of Curitiba, how they create community gardens in empty spaces and what are the solidarity tables and the restaurants of the people. 

In the second half of the episode we will have a conversation with Davide Zarri, project officer at the municipality of Bergamo, in Italy.  Davide will explain how different public initiatives have been developed to foster sustainable food environments. We will learn about the biodiversity valley, the project of organic school canteens, the food policy council and much more. So, get ready for an exciting episode where you can hear of public initiatives that can be potentially replicated in your municipality as well! 

Guests: Thays Thatiane Padilha, municipality of Curitiba; Davide Zarri, municipality of Bergam; Gabriela Bonilha, SFYN Brazil national coordinator.
Host, production & editing: Valentina Gritti.
Music: Leonardo Prieto Dorantes.
Design: Pop-eye studio.

A project by the Slow Food Youth Network

Slow Food Goes Brussels: the Global Food Crisis Explained

Since the war in Ukraine broke out, the words “food security” and "food crisis" are on everyone’s lips. The conflict has had rippling effects on millions of people’s lives, with President Putin holding the specter of hunger over their head. Ukraine and Russia being such big producers and exporters of grain, elsewhere concerns are indeed mounting over potential food shortages. Meanwhile, the conflict has sent global food prices skyrocketing, which are hitting the poorest populations the hardest. To cope with this crisis, some in Europe have suggested to lower environmental standards in agriculture in favour of increasing food production. Others like Slow Food, warn that this is a mistake, because environmental protection is key to ensure sustainable food security in the long run. We hear many things about this food crisis, and this is a complex topic to grasp.

How does it impact Europe and the world? How can we feed the world without the Ukrainian crops? Do we really need to produce more food while other farming alternatives are just waiting to be scaled up? We take a step back and untangle these complex issues with our guests:

• Nick Jacobs, director of IPES Food (the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems)
• Nathalie Bolduc, researcher at IDDRI (Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations)
• David Peacock, Slow Food farmer in Germany

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

Host: Alice Poiron Production
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.

SFYN Literary café with Giorgio Brizio: activism, climate crises and migration.

Giorgio Brizio is one of the leaders of Fridays For Future (FFF) in Turin. He is only 20 years old and has already published a book: "Non siamo tutti sulla stessa barca" (we are not all on the same boat). In the book he touches both personal experiences as a young FFF activist, as well as important topics such as the climate crises, migration, discrimination and much more. 

Find his book (in Italian) by Slow Food Editore: https://www.slowfoodeditore.it/it/assaggi/non-siamo-tutti-sulla-stessa-barca-9788884996855-941.html 
If you are interested in the Climate Social Camp, you can read all information on the official website: https://www.climatesocialcamp.com/

Host, production and editing: Valentina Gritti
Guest: Giorgio Brizio
Music: Leonardo Prieto
Design: Pop-eye.studio

A project by the Slow Food Youth Network

Bites of: successful food blogging with Laura Odorisio

Do you want to start your own food blog? Do you need tips to improve your social media? How can you best relate to your audience? This is an episode with a lot of practical suggestions from the food blogger of @illtakeyouthere Laura Odorisio. Laura is also currently an intern in communication at the SFYN Global office. You can follow us on @slowfoodyouthnetwork. 

Host & editing: Valentina Gritti
Guest: Laura Odorisio
Music: Leonardo Prieto

A podcast by the Slow Food Youth Network

Slow Food Goes Brussels: The paradoxes of animal welfare in Europe.

The protection of animal welfare on farms has gained momentum in recent years in Europe, with more and more EU citizens calling for the end of their cruel exploitation. And this is with good reason, for farm animals are considered as mere profit machines.

You’ve all seen those images of cows, pigs or chicken packed into tight cages or confined to small spaces where they spend a short but painful life. In a never-ending quest for profit, industrial farming allows farm animals to be mutilated, abused, crammed together, fed with low quality feed, and transported across the world in dreadful conditions. Overall farm animals are prevented to live according to their natural needs.

Yet, it is said that the European Union has the most advanced legislation in the world regarding animal welfare standards. So why such a gap between the European law and farming practices on the ground? How bad is the state of animal welfare in Europe, and what is being done at the EU level to right such wrongs? Also, what alternatives are there to industrial animal farming? You want the answers to these questions? No worries, Slow Food Europe investigated for you! In this episode, you will hear different points of view on this topic from:

• Jacopo Goracci, farmer of local ancient breeds of cows and pigs in rural Tuscany (Italy) and coordinator of a Slow Food presidium
• Andrea Gavinelli, who is in charge of the animal welfare unit at the EU Commission
• Olga Kikou, European Affairs Manager at the organization Compassion in World Farming

Do not hesitate to follow @SlowFoodEurope on Twitter, as well as our guests: @Olga_CIWF, @CIWF_EU and @andreagavinelli. 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.

Bites of: entrepreneurship with Jam Melchor

Starting a new format: "Bites of" in which we dig into a specific topic with a young expert in the Slow Food Youth Network. 
The host in this episode is Jam Melchor, founder of the successful food delivery business "Yes Plate" in Manila, The Philippines. 

What are the keys for success in a food business? How to keep up with competitors and how to face moments of crisis? What is the importance of networking and how do you select the people in your team? 

Host, production & editing: Valentina Gritti
Guest: Jam Melchor
Design: Pop-eye
Music: Leonardo Prieto Dorantes

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Eating plant-based with Azul Meyer Mijares

What does plant-based diet mean? Can it be connected to our food traditions? How can we tropicalize our food with local ingredients? We will talk about this and much more in this exciting conversation with Azul Meyer Mijares, gastronome, photographer, chef and founder of @Hojazul from Cholula, Mexico. 

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Host, production & editing: Valentina Gritti
Guest: Azul Meyer Mijares
Design: Pop-eye
Music: Leonardo Prieto Dorantes
Song: Simona en el mercado by Son De Aquí

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[EN] Carlo Petrini: regenerating activism.

In this episode we are interviewing Carlo Petrini, founder and president of Slow Food. He will share with us his experience as an activist. We will also discuss the evolution of youth activism, the concept of gastronomy and the importance of regenerating our food system. We will also get some insights on the current vision of the Slow Food movement.
A special thank to Jonas Pfannenstiel for translation and dubbing.

Host, production & editing: Valentina Gritti
Guest: Carlo Petrini 
Design: Pop-eye
Music: Leonardo Prieto Dorantes

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[IT] Carlo Petrini: rigenerando l’attivismo.

[English version will be published on Monday 4th of April!]
In questo episodio intervistiamo Carlo Petrini, il fondatore e presidente di Slow Food, sulla sua esperienza da attivista. Trattiamo tematiche come l'evoluzione dell'attivismo giovanile e del concetto di gastronomia, l'importanza di rigenerare il nostro sistema alimentare e la visione attuale del movimento di Slow Food. 

Host, produzione & edizione: Valentina Gritti
Ospite: Carlo Petrini 
Design: Pop-eye

@slowfoodyouthnetwork