THE SLOW FOOD MOVEMENT
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SLOW FOOD IS A NON-PROFIT, ECO-GASTRONOMIC ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS A BIODIVERSE,
SUSTAINABLE FOOD SUPPLY, LOCAL PRODUCERS, HERITAGE FOOD WAYS, AND REDISCOVERY OF THE
PLEASURES OF THE TABLE. CARLO PETRINI FOUNDED SLOW FOOD AS A RESPONSE TO THE OPENING
OF A McDONALD'S RESTURANT IN ROME'S HISTORIC PIAZZA di SPAGNA IN 1986. SINCE
THEN, SLOW FOOD HAS GROWN INTO AN INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT WITH MORE
THAN 85,000 MEMBERS IN MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED COUNTRIES WORLD WIDE.

"SLOW FOOD AIMS TO BE EVERYTHING FAST FOOD IS NOT"  - USA TODAY
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"THOSE WHO PLANT UTOPIA HARVEST REALITY"  - CARLO PETRINI

  THE GOLD & TREASURE COAST SLOW FOOD MISSION STATEMENT

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