UPCOMING EVENTS

   Desert Cities Convivium  

 

 

 

 

 

2ND Annual Slow Food Desert Cities

 FARM TO TABLE CELEBRATION 

 Thank you Jimmy Schmidt and the Rattlesnake Team for all of your help in making our event so successful.

 Thank you to all the Chefs, Producers & Volunteers, you were the success.

Summer Meeting Schedule to be posted soon 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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About Slow Food Desert Cities

HISTORY OF SLOW FOODS DESERT CITIES

Slow Food came to the Coachella Valley in January of 2007. As a group we are dedicated to educating Slow Food Mambers and the public on local agriculture, identifying heritage foods that are a part of our cultural identity, and promoting the values od sustainability, cultural diversity and the pleasures of the table.

OUR MISSION

Slow Food USA envisions a future food system that is based on the principles of high quality and taste, environmental sustainability, and social justice – in essence, a food system that is good, clean and fair. We seek to catalyze a broad cultural shift away from the destructive effects of an industrial food system and fast life; toward the regenerative cultural, social and economic benefits of a sustainable food system, regional food traditions, the pleasures of the table, and a slower and more harmonious rhythm of life.

WHAT WE DO

Slow Food USA is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to supporting and celebrating the food traditions of North America through programs and activities dedicated to Taste Education, Defending Biodiversity and Building Food Communities. Slow Food USA believes that pleasure and quality in everyday life can be achieved by slowing down, respecting the convivial traditions of the table and celebrating the diversity of the earth's bounty. From the spice of Cajun cooking to the delicious simplicity of produce at a farmers’ market; from animal breeds and heirloom varieties of fruits and vegetables to handcrafted wine and beer, farmhouse cheeses and other artisanal products; these foods are a part of our cultural identity. They reflect generations of commitment to the land and devotion to the processes that yield the greatest achievements in taste.