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Slow Food Asheville

Food is part of our cultural identity, from rare animal breeds to heirloom varieties of fruits and vegetables... from handcrafted wine and beer to farmhouse cheeses and other artisanal products. Slow Food works to preserve this identity, and to keep the connection between the food we eat and the land it comes from.

Slow Food is an educational organization dedicated to preserving food traditions, celebrating the pleasures of the table, and embracing a slower, more harmonious rhythm of life.

Slow Food Asheville announces Matching Grants for School Garden
Projects

May 5, 2009 - Want to help your local school finance a school garden? Slow Food
Asheville is awarding Five (5) One Hundred and Fifty Dollar ($150) grants to local schools to start a school garden this fall! These funds are to purchase plants, compost, tools, top soil and framing – those items needed to build the garden.

To qualify you need to contact us with the school name, and the school person responsible for the garden. The first five (5) schools nominated by one of our newsletter subscribers (one school per family) and who receives $150
or more in matching donations will receive $150 from Slow Food Asheville.

Want more information or to nominate a school? Email info@slowfoodasheville.org and put “School Garden” in the subject line.

Our Goals

• The stewardship of the land and ecologically sound food production
• The revival of the kitchen and the table as centers of pleasure, culture, and community
• The invigoration and proliferation of regional, seasonal culinary traditions

Here in Asheville, our local Slow Food Convivium is blessed with an abundance of tailgate markets, organic growers, food artisans, and incredible restaurants. We use tasting's, field trips, and various kinds of food-centered celebrations to explore authentic flavors... and to slow down and enjoy a world of good food and good company.