Long Term Programs and Projects

Besides our various tastings and events, we have a few long-running programs:

The Snail of Approval

The Snail of Approval is Slow Food NYC’s way of recognizing the food-related businesses that are making significant contributions to the transformation of our food system to one that is good, clean and fair.

We have a whole section of our site devoted to the Snail of Approval.

SLOW U

At SLOW U sessions we talk and taste our way through the good, clean, and fair food revolution that is helping us reclaim the food chain. Food producers, activists, writers, chefs, and purveyors talk about what they are doing and what we can do to change for the better the way the world feeds itself.

Harvest Home Youth Farmstand

Slow Food NYC sponsors a weekly urban farmstand hosted by The Children's Storefront, a school on 129th St. in East Harlem. During the fall, local farmers, on their way to nearby farmers markets, drop fresh produce at the student-staffed farmstand where parents, school staff, and neighborhood residents can purchase local, farm-fresh produce.

East Harlem is one of three areas of the City designated by the Department of Health as being in food crisis, with poor access to healthy food and high rates of poor food-related illnesses—obesity and diabetes.

The farmstand is managed by the not-for-profit Harvest Home Farmers Market and complements Harvest Time in Harlem, a program of good food education run by Slow Food members and friends at The Children's Storefront. Harvest Time in Harlem is beginning its fourth year of operation.

Small Farm Disaster Relief Fund

Too much much spring rain, too little summer rain, early and late frosts, barns burning... lots of bad things can happen to the regional farmers who bring their fresh produce and other products to our New York City farmers markets.

When disaster happens, Slow Food NYC is prepared to help with donations to get our farmers through the tough times and to let them know how much we appreciate what they do to feed us better.

The Slur: a Slow Food Happy Hour

On an irregular schedule, Slow Food NYC members get together after work at a bar or tavern in NYC to chat, gossip about restaurants, brainstorm event ideas, and talk about other Slow subjects. Stay tuned to the email announcements to learn when the next Slur happens.