Welcome to the Slow Food website!
What we're about - in brief
Convivia are the local groups or chapters See local / regional pages
The Irish Slow Food Ark catalogues our Food traditions See Irish Slow Food Ark Page
Presidia are groups which promote local foods, and traditions See Presidia Page
We welcome any support and input to Convivia from Members and would invite you to think of projects or events that you might like to help us run - Please contact the relevant Convivium leader (each listed under individual pages found in the
'Local Events / News' Dropdown menu) or
info@slowfoodireland.com
'Local Events / News' Dropdown menu) or
info@slowfoodireland.com
October Events
INAUGURAL IRISH FOOD & AWARDS LAUNCHED at Dingle Peninsula Food & Wine Festival - 5th October 2008
Celebrating our food heroes -
The search is on for the best food and drink Ireland has to offer with the launch of the inaugural National Irish Food Awards, ‘Blas Na hÉireann’, the first awards of their kind in Ireland.
Blas na hÉireann will celebrate and recognise both the passionate, driven people behind this country’s exceptional food and drink and the fantastic products that they make.
More Details in NEWS Section, and on Kerry Convivium Page...
Garden Convivium (Dun Laoghaire/Wicklow) Monthly Get Together, October
The October Get Together will be held on Monday 13 October from 8pm to 9pm at Winenot in Dalkey, please come and join us for a chat. Everyone welcome!
More Details on Garden Convivium Page
NEWS
(and links to news / stories and archives)UCC Diploma - 2008
UCC DIPLOMA IN SPECIALITY FOOD PRODUCTION
The course will commence on the 20th October 2007
Please down load the brochure, and application forms below
download speciality_food_ucc_2008.pdf
download application_form_ucc_2008.pdf
For more information on the Course please call:
Angela Sheehan:
Tel: (021) 4903178
Email: a.sheehan@ucc.ie
Slow Food West Cork has two Full Bursaries for the UCC Diploma in Speciality food Production Course
To apply and to learn more about the course please visit the West Cork Page
West Cork
Irish Crabs
The common brown crab is fortunately still abundant in Irish waters, its meat is sweet and succulent when freshly cooked and picked, sadly not everyone tastes it like that...
Read The Rest Of Darina Allen's Article on East Cork Page
May News from Dublin Convivium's Twin - Molo Convivium in Kenya
See Dublin Page for Details
Important News for Small Producers from The Artisan Forum
Are you starting out as an Artisan Meat or Dairy producer?
Are you an existing producer who needs help sorting out technical problems or wading through your legal obligations?
If so, help is at hand.
Two dedicated Food Technologists have been appointed by Teagasc to support this important growing sector.
The Artisan Technologist for meat and meat products is Carol Griffin. She is based at Ashtown Food Research Centre and can be contacted at:
01 8059592 or Carol Griffin
Sara McSweeney is based in Moorepark Food Research Centre and works with the artisan/speciality producers of milk based products such as cheese, yogurt and butter.
She can be contacted at:
025 42664 or Sara McSweeney
During the 5th Slow Food Congress in Puebla Mexico... Representatives of the Tabasco Region Convivium told the story of the devastating flooding in their region, harvests spoilt, crops and homes lost.
Kate Carmody, Convivium Leader in Kerry Region, brought home to the IOFGA AGM the stories of these Organic Farmers.
The response from the Membership of IOFGA is seen below, a cheque for €1,000 has been donated to Slow Food Ireland for the Hermosa Tabasco Farmers.
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Grace Maher, Development Officer IOFGA, Kate Carmody, and Darina Allen receiving a Cheque on behalf of the Tabasco Farmers. January, 2008
Images from 5th Slow Food International Congress
Puebla, Mexico, November 2007
Puebla, Mexico, November 2007
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(L-R: Carlo Petrini, Mexican Hosts, Kate Carmody, Michelle Darmody)
Please Click here for Update Report from November 2007 Mexico Congress
An Insight in to Slow Food Ireland
Article by David Prior, UNISG Student who visited Ireland as part of his Diploma
Education Page, for Full Article
Eurotoques Withdraw from Feile Bia
Download the below PDF document to see a letter from eurotoques to it's members detailing their reasons for withdrawal from the increasingly bureaucratic Feile Bia scheme, which has over the years come to favour only larger producers...
download letter to members re: withdrawal from Feile Bia 15.05.2007.pdf
