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Adapted from the Delaware Department of Ag
As a campus chapter we work to bring the values of slow food to the University of Delaware and the surrounding community."Slow Food is an organization founded to counteract, the disappearance of local food traditions&people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes&how our food choices affect the rest of the world. Slow Food brings together pleasure and responsibility,&makes them inseparable."
our next meeting
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
6:00pm
Location TBD
Our Next Event!
TBD...
But I have heard rumors of a potluck dinner.....or pumpkin carving!!!
CONTACT US
We now have our own e-mail address!
del@slowfoodusa.org
If you have questions or an interest in contacting us, e-mail us here!!
del@slowfoodusa.org
If you have questions or an interest in contacting us, e-mail us here!!
About Me
- SFOC @ UD
- We are the first Slow Food chapter in Delaware! Being a student chapter it is our job to riase awareness on campus and in or community about what Slow Food is and the actions we can take. We focus on: 1) providing good, clean and fair food for all 2) raiseing awareness of how what you each and where it comes from affects the rest of the world 3) making an impact on campus and in our community providing more local options, raising awareness of farmers markets and other options in and around campus
What do you most want to do as a Slow Food activity?
What's In Season?
Fall is here.... but what's there to eat?
September/October/November:
Apples
Brussel Sprouts
Black Eyed Peas (Until October)
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Chestnuts
Collard Greens
Cucumbers (Until October)
Eggplants (Until October)
Green Onions
Kale
Leaf Lettuce
Lima Beans (Until October)
Mushrooms
Onions (Until October)
Pears (Until October)
Peppers (Until October)
Pumpkins
Radishes (Until November)
Snap Beans (Until October)
Spinach (Until November)
Sweet Corn (Until November)
Sweet Potatoes (Until November)
Tomatoes (Until October)
Turnip Greens
Turnips (Until November)
Watermelon (Until October)
Slow Food Official Websites
Monthly Initiative
Fair Facts- how "fair" is your food?
- In the winter (November-April) Florida produces more than 90 percent of the tomatoes consumed in the United Staes, worth $600 million annually
- Tomato pickers' wages have been stagnant for over 30 years: the tomato piece rate- 40-50 cents per 32-lb. bucked- hasn't changed since 1978! (At this rate, a worker must harvest 2.5 tons of tomatoes in one day just to earn the equivalent of Florida minimum wage)
- Tomato pickers often spend 10-14 hours in harsh conditions without benefits or protections, and are excluded from the National Labor Relations Act (this prevents the formation of unions)
-In some extreme cases, workers are forced to work against their will in a form of modern day slavery. Since 1997 there have been 6 federally prosecuted cases of modern-day slavery.
- Tomato pickers' wages have been stagnant for over 30 years: the tomato piece rate- 40-50 cents per 32-lb. bucked- hasn't changed since 1978! (At this rate, a worker must harvest 2.5 tons of tomatoes in one day just to earn the equivalent of Florida minimum wage)
- Tomato pickers often spend 10-14 hours in harsh conditions without benefits or protections, and are excluded from the National Labor Relations Act (this prevents the formation of unions)
-In some extreme cases, workers are forced to work against their will in a form of modern day slavery. Since 1997 there have been 6 federally prosecuted cases of modern-day slavery.
What Can I Do To Help?
-In solidarity with te CIW, SFA is callign on students across the country to demand to DINE WITH DIGNITY on campus. It is time that Aramark and Sodexo work with the CIW to provide their students with food that is produced fairly.
-check out:
www.sfalliance.org/foodsrvice.html
-check out:
www.sfalliance.org/foodsrvice.html
Clean Facts- How "clean" is your food?
-It is estimated that 1/3 of greenhouse gases are from our agriculture system!
- The food processing and packaging sector is one of the top 5 users of energy in the U.S.
-Agricculture is the number one source of nitrous oxide and methane emissions in the U.S. and globally!
-The average conventional food product travels about 1,500 miles to get to your grocery store!
- It taks 7-10 times more energy to produce your food than is contained in the food itself
- The food processing and packaging sector is one of the top 5 users of energy in the U.S.
-Agricculture is the number one source of nitrous oxide and methane emissions in the U.S. and globally!
-The average conventional food product travels about 1,500 miles to get to your grocery store!
- It taks 7-10 times more energy to produce your food than is contained in the food itself
What can I do to help things?
- Between 2002 and 2008 the number of farmers markets in the U.S. increased by nearly 50%
- Eat local! More than one fifth of all transportation emissions come from agriculture and food products
- If everyone converted 10% of their food to organic, we could capture an additional 6.5 billion pounds of carbon in soil (equivilant of taking 2 million cars off the road each year!)
- Eat local! More than one fifth of all transportation emissions come from agriculture and food products
- If everyone converted 10% of their food to organic, we could capture an additional 6.5 billion pounds of carbon in soil (equivilant of taking 2 million cars off the road each year!)
Apple Picking!
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