Slow Food and Slow Cities

Summary

The Slow Food movement as a protest started in 1986 in Italia. As a result of this movement`s influence, formed a new movemenet with four Italian cities in 1999. Slow Food organizes festivals such as the world`s largest food and wine event, the world`s largest cheese festival and both are organized in Italy. Besides, there is Slow Food Editore which publishes guidelines on Italian food, wine and culture in six languages.

Slow Food is about making our life quality better. Members of this movement think that slower way of our living and healthier lifestyle is much more beneficial rather than everlasting hurry and fast, junk food eating habits. They believe that right living has a positive impact to our culture. Slow food movement is sure that each nation has its food culture and points how it is important not to lose it.

Slow cities are about good daily life. Slow Cities want to upgrade their residents living and protect local businesses and traditions. Cities try to advertise native food production, small stores which can offer local speciality foods and restaurants where people can taste traditional dishes. Also, Slow Cities try to cut traffic jams, car noise which is caused by car alarms and neon-light signboards. Such cities want to create paths where people could cycle and also want to pay more attention to nature, flora and fauna. The founder of this movement thinks, that it is a nice try to avoid the American way of life and to stay unique.

To sum up, Slow Food and Slow Cities are about how to make our living more healthier, better and unique. According to the Slow Food members, it is very important to eat different food, discover local dishes that you have never tasted before, and realize that it is healthy and delicious. And most of all it is imprtant to understand that Slow Food isn`t just about eating right foods, it`s about connection while enjoying a good meal with other people we are sitting around a table.