So many of the foods we eat everyday are sprayed again and again with pesticides before landing on our table. And we all learned over the years, one scandal after another, that this is no good news, either for our health or the environment. But what most people don’t know is the tight connection between pesticides and GMOs. As the European Union is about to take some critical decisions on both pesticides and GMOs, we unveil the troubling truth about that very toxic couple, which are tied by many...
Sep 20, 2023•33 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Music and food are both important cultural expressions of different communities, they are part of rituals, they are elements that support the creation of bonds among people and they are more direct ways of communication compared to language for instance. But music and sounds can also trigger a different sensory outcome when we taste food. So what are the connections between food and music from a cultural perspective? And how do soundscape and music influence our taste and flavour perception? Hos...
Aug 16, 2023•40 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Get ready to hit the road on an unforgettable journey with Margaux Brochier and Maxime Bonnabry – two adventurous French spirits who traded in their chef and project manager titles at Refettorio Paris to embark on the ultimate Slow travelling adventure! Their mission? With Terre Terres they aim to learn, to explore, and to share the captivating stories of small scale farmers around Europe. And maybe to make a documentary about that as well! But that's not all: stick around till the end, and you'...
Aug 02, 2023•32 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Welcome to a new episode of Slow Food Goes Brussels, where we dissect the political debates linked to the greatest challenges food and agriculture are facing. Cities are at the forefront of one of the most pressing problems of our times — food. According to the United Nations (UN), 54% of the world’s population were living in urban areas in 2016 — and that figure is predicted to rise to 66% by 2050. And wherever people live, they must eat to survive and thrive, ideally several times a day. Acros...
Jul 12, 2023•27 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Ciao! Welcome to “Slow Food, the podcast” where we explore the beauty of good, clean, and fair food systems. From the coffee in your cup to the cacao in your chocolate, we uncover the stories of the people who make our food possible. How do different products end up in your shopping basket and who even decides what’s available for you, and at what cost? I’m Valentina Gritti, a Slow Food Youth Network activist, and I’ll be your guide on this journey. We walk side-by-side with farmers, cooks and f...
Jul 05, 2023•2 min
In an era where urbanisation is sweeping across the globe, bringing with it a wave of challenges, few issues are as pressing and demanding as feeding our ever-expanding urban centres. There is an urgent need for change in our urban food systems, delving into sustainable agriculture, urban farming and community-supported initiatives that are revolutionising how we nourish our cities. Pasang Sherpa and Cecilia Barocio are young pioneers, actively involved in promoting indigenous foods cultures and...
Jun 28, 2023•26 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Enough food is produced worldwide to feed 10 billion people , yet hunger is on the rise. While vulnerable populations from the Global North cannot afford healthy and nourishing food, a growing number of people from the Global South must battle every day to simply get access to food. The current food system leaves many behind, putting profit before people. But such injustice is not irreversible: political leaders, from any level, must commit to reshaping our food system and giving it back its tru...
Jun 14, 2023•29 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Tuna is a big predator and consumes a wide variety of other fish, making it a vital component of the sea ecosystems. It’s also one of the most expensive fish on the planet. Yet tuna is also an affordable and widely-available source of protein around the world, and herein lies the problem. Can fishing Tuna ever be sustainable? Which guidelines can we follow to buy the Tuna Fish with the least impact? Is Tuna a healthy food? And most of all, can we still eat Tuna? Guests: Jack Coulton, communicati...
Jun 02, 2023•25 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Welcome to the Spring edition of Slow Food, the podcast! Are you feeling the itch to get your hands dirty and start growing some fresh veggies or fragrant flowers? You're not alone! In today's episode, we're diving into the world of gardening. We'll explore how school gardens are transforming communities in Nigeria and the USA, and we'll get our green thumbs in gear with practical tips from the Frenchie Gardener on how to grow your own food, even if you live in a city apartment with only a balco...
May 24, 2023•35 min•Season 4Ep. 1
His name is Josse Haarhuis, he is 25 years old and since 4 years already he has been managing Buitengewone Varkens, a circular pig farming company in The Netherlands. His objective is to put animal welfare at the centre and make sure that each pig has a goal. Guest: Josse Haarhuis ( Buitengewone Varkens ) Host & Production and post-production: Valentina Gritti Music: Leonardo Prieto This podcast is part of the project ON-FARM, with which we aim to teach local and regional farmers in European...
May 10, 2023•20 min•Season 3Ep. 20
Why is on-farm production and direct selling so important? Get ready to hear directly from farmers across Europe as we share their top tips for developing short chain trade from farm to fork! We'll also explore the obstacles they've faced and the valuable lessons they've learned. Guests: Raffaele Bomparola, Daniel Bravo Rodríguez (Valle y Vega), Hofgut Kapellenhof, Peter Van De Voort (Remeker), Marie-Odile Smet (Au Panier Vert) and Milan Hanč (Vraňany Hanč) Host & Production and post-product...
Apr 14, 2023•17 min•Season 3Ep. 19
He is a cook, a farmer, a food producer, an entrepreneur and a dreamer. Coming from Colombia, he moved first to Italy and he is now settled in the outskirts of Amsterdam where he runs two companies: De Stadsgroenteboer a community supported agricultural farm and JARA , a food processing company. I am talking about Andres Martinez Jara. I am Valentina Gritti, global community and project manager of the Slow Food Youth Network and in this episode I will take you to Amsterdam to meet Andres at his ...
Mar 24, 2023•31 min•Season 3Ep. 18
Get ready for a thrilling episode as we take you to Berlin for the Schnippeldisko, also known as the Disco Soup! Hosted by the Slow Food Youth Network, this event rescues food from going to waste and turns it into delicious soups and meals. Join me as we chat with special guests at the party, and learn how the food collected will be served the next day at the Wir Haben Es Satt demonstration (which took place on January 21st) - a call for a more sustainable agriculture. Together, we'll also discu...
Mar 01, 2023•42 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Welcome to the first episode of the SFYN podcast in 2023! The Slow Food Youth Network, or as we call it SFYN, is a worldwide network of young activists with different backgrounds who want to contribute to a better local and international food system. This is a special edition of the SFYN Podcast because it was recorded live during Terra Madre 2022, the biggest Slow Food event and it’s the second chapter of a series of three episodes. In this episode Valentina interviewed Bela Gil. Bela is a famo...
Jan 26, 2023•49 min•Season 3Ep. 16
In June 2022 Slow Food elected a young and inspiring woman as Secretary General: Marta Messa. Marta is also director of Slow Food Europe, so we asked her our questions about the political power of food in the world and about the upcoming opportunities to achieve a good, clean, and fair food policy in Europe. How can we save the world through food? Why is food so political? Is Europe on the tracks to transition to sustainable food systems or are we going backwards? But also... what is Marta’s fav...
Dec 30, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 15
1/3 of the food produced worldwide is either wasted or lost, which means it never ends up where it is supposed to : on our plates. Why is this a problem? Well, it costs countries millions of euros in lost revenue, causes unnecessary stress on the food chain, and harms the environment by contributing to global warming and climate change. Many myths have been circulating about what causes food waste and who produces more of it. You’ll learn all about it in this episode, and of course, about what’s...
Dec 14, 2022•24 min•Season 3Ep. 14
LIVE RECORDED! This is the first episode of a series of three podcasts recorded live at the Slow Food event Terra Madre 2023. In this episode we discuss on how we can face climate change on a grassroots level and how global institutions are responding to the crises. Guests: Arianna Labasin: young activist from Italy, graduated in Law and Sustainable Development, she did her master’s internship at the UNFCCC, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; Noora Huusari: works with the...
Nov 17, 2022•50 min•Season 3Ep. 13
A podcast episode all dedicated to COP27: you will listen to many different voices of youth from different countries in the global south experiencing climate change in their communities. You will get to know the issues they are facing but also the solutions they are proposing and the requests they have for world leaders joining COP27. Plus, we will have a special focus on green finance and how it can be a tool to empower local communities. !!! SFYN is organising an event at COP27: Harnessing the...
Nov 07, 2022•29 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Food and health are intimately connected. But while the impact of the overconsumption of ultra-processed food on our body is well known by all of us, other negative phenomena directly linked to the production of food are not. Although they endanger human health, but also that of the planet. During Slow Food’s international event on sustainable food systems, Terra Madre, that took place last September in Turin, Alice Poiron interviewed three remarkable speakers to shed light on the complex relati...
Oct 19, 2022•26 min•Season 3Ep. 11
In today's episode we will find out how municipalities can contribute to creating sustainable food environments. I had the chance to interview Thays Thatiane Padilha, previous project planner and international relationships manager at the secretariat for food security at the municipality of Curitiba, Brazil. Thays will tell us more about different inspiring initiatives such as how the municipality has built an urban farm at the city centre of Curitiba, how they create community gardens in empty ...
Sep 12, 2022•35 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Since the war in Ukraine broke out, the words “food security” and "food crisis" are on everyone’s lips. The conflict has had rippling effects on millions of people’s lives, with President Putin holding the specter of hunger over their head. Ukraine and Russia being such big producers and exporters of grain, elsewhere concerns are indeed mounting over potential food shortages. Meanwhile, the conflict has sent global food prices skyrocketing, which are hitting the poorest populations the hardest. ...
Jul 25, 2022•22 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Giorgio Brizio is one of the leaders of Fridays For Future (FFF) in Turin. He is only 20 years old and has already published a book: "Non siamo tutti sulla stessa barca" (we are not all on the same boat). In the book he touches both personal experiences as a young FFF activist, as well as important topics such as the climate crises, migration, discrimination and much more. Find his book (in Italian) by Slow Food Editore: https://www.slowfoodeditore.it/it/assaggi/non-siamo-tutti-sulla-stessa-barc...
Jul 18, 2022•27 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Do you want to start your own food blog? Do you need tips to improve your social media? How can you best relate to your audience? This is an episode with a lot of practical suggestions from the food blogger of @illtakeyouthere Laura Odorisio. Laura is also currently an intern in communication at the SFYN Global office. You can follow us on @slowfoodyouthnetwork . Host & editing: Valentina Gritti Guest: Laura Odorisio Music: Leonardo Prieto A podcast by the Slow Food Youth Network...
Jun 27, 2022•18 min•Season 3Ep. 7
The protection of animal welfare on farms has gained momentum in recent years in Europe, with more and more EU citizens calling for the end of their cruel exploitation. And this is with good reason, for farm animals are considered as mere profit machines. You’ve all seen those images of cows, pigs or chicken packed into tight cages or confined to small spaces where they spend a short but painful life. In a never-ending quest for profit, industrial farming allows farm animals to be mutilated, abu...
Jun 01, 2022•25 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Starting a new format: "Bites of" in which we dig into a specific topic with a young expert in the Slow Food Youth Network. The host in this episode is Jam Melchor, founder of the successful food delivery business "Yes Plate" in Manila, The Philippines. What are the keys for success in a food business? How to keep up with competitors and how to face moments of crisis? What is the importance of networking and how do you select the people in your team? Host, production & editing: Valentina Gri...
May 11, 2022•19 min•Season 3Ep. 5
What does plant-based diet mean? Can it be connected to our food traditions? How can we tropicalize our food with local ingredients? We will talk about this and much more in this exciting conversation with Azul Meyer Mijares, gastronome, photographer, chef and founder of @Hojazul from Cholula, Mexico. Join World Disco Soup Day 2022 by registering at this link ! Host, production & editing: Valentina Gritti Guest: Azul Meyer Mijares Design: Pop-eye Music: Leonardo Prieto Dorantes Song: Simona ...
Apr 15, 2022•31 min•Season 3Ep. 4
In this episode we are interviewing Carlo Petrini, founder and president of Slow Food. He will share with us his experience as an activist. We will also discuss the evolution of youth activism, the concept of gastronomy and the importance of regenerating our food system. We will also get some insights on the current vision of the Slow Food movement. A special thank to Jonas Pfannenstiel for translation and dubbing. Host, production & editing: Valentina Gritti Guest: Carlo Petrini Design: Pop...
Apr 04, 2022•16 min•Season 3Ep. 3
[English version will be published on Monday 4th of April!] In questo episodio intervistiamo Carlo Petrini, il fondatore e presidente di Slow Food, sulla sua esperienza da attivista. Trattiamo tematiche come l'evoluzione dell'attivismo giovanile e del concetto di gastronomia, l'importanza di rigenerare il nostro sistema alimentare e la visione attuale del movimento di Slow Food. Host, produzione & edizione: Valentina Gritti Ospite: Carlo Petrini Design: Pop-eye @slowfoodyouthnetwork...
Apr 01, 2022•18 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Hello everyone and welcome back to the SFYN podcast. Slow Food Youth Network, or SFYN as we call it, is a worldwide movement of young activists with different backgrounds who want to contribute to a better local and international food system. If you’ve been following our podcast for a while, you know what the SFYN Podcast is all about, but what are our plans for the coming year? Have a listen what's coming up this year. Talk soon!
Mar 21, 2022•2 min
Take a break from December feasts and listen to the last episode of the SFYN podcast focused on EU food policies, in which we actually do not speak about EU food policies. While you are all recovering from delicious but intense end of the year festivities, let us talk to you about youth. These past years, young people from around the world have raised their voices, and took up the fight against climate change, inequalities, racism, war, corruption, you name it. Young people hold a great power to...
Dec 31, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 12
