About Slow Food NYC
What We Are
Slow Food NYC is the New York City chapter of Slow Food, a non-profit, member-supported organization founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life. We stand against the disappearance of local food traditions and people's dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world.
SFNYC supports the mission of Slow Food, working closely with Slow Food USA, the national association headquartered in Brooklyn.
Who We Are
Simply put, we are the members of Slow Food who live in and around New York City. We, the members of SFNYC, designate a steering committee of nine members to represent us, and to run the chapter's events and affairs. SFNYC is entirely organized and run by volunteers, drawing talent, expertise, and ambition from our members and friends around the city.
What We Do
We support those who contribute to a good, clean, and fair food system, both for-profit and not-for-profit. We do this through several means:
- We plan educational and convivial events of eating, drinking, and socializing, where we learn to reclaim and evangelize the joys of the convivial table, and educate our taste.
- We recognize and promote food producers, artisans, purveyors, chefs and restaurateurs who contribute meaningfully to the quality, authenticity, and sustainability of the food system that feeds New York City.
- We support other like-minded organizations working towards a good, clean, and fair food system by promoting, volunteering and donating.
Slow Food Mission Statement:
“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.”
Find out more
You can learn much more about Slow Food right online, at both the Slow Food USA website and the Slow Food International website.
If you'd like to contact us to learn more about SFNYC, please see the contact page of this website.
Or, just come to one of our events! Come chat with us and learn how you can join us, become a member, get involved, and start living Slowly.
About this web site
This web site was made by the members of Slow Food NYC using Free and Open source community-driven software. The photos featured on its pages are also contributed by the members. For more information, contact us.
If you are a member and you want to share your food photos with our site, also contact us to learn how to integrate your photos.