2018 was an incredible year for Slow Food Chicago! We are so grateful for all of you for your enthusiasm and participation towards a good, clean, and fair food system.
Here's a snapshot of Slow Food Chicago's 2018 :
Increased our social media reach to : 7,590 Twitter Followers, 5,746 Facebook Fans, 5,696 Instagram Followers
Sold hundreds of heirloom tomato seedling varieties that found new homes with gardeners around Chicago through our annual Tomato Seedling Sale
Welcomed 19 local farmers, mixologists and producers featured in Farm Roast menu items (many of which included Ark of Taste ingredients)
Published Blog Posts highlighting our programming in action
Hosted 12 preSERVE Garden Volunteer Days
Welcomed 6 new board members
Hosted 4 Food Book Club Gatherings on topics ranging from “fair” food, “slow” food and the art of crafting “flavor” in food.
Sponsored 23 delegates representing Chicago who traveled to Turin, Italy for Terra Madre Salone Del Gusto
Partnered on 3 Farm to Fork Dinners with our hosts, La Scoula at Eataly Chicago -Terra Brockman/Author of Seasons on Henry’s Farm, Paul Fehribach/Big Jones, Ali Cole/Farinata Project
And much more!
