Slow Food® Utah

RECENT ADDITIONS – ARCHIVE

Highlighting recent additions to the Slow Food Utah Website, to make them easier for you to find and thus stay abreast of what has recently been added to this Web–site.

Most Recent at Top

• Articles/News – General Interest — Added:
• "Vegetable Lovers: Wasatch Community Gardens Wants Your Stories and Recipes! WCG is compiling a cookbook of favorite heirloom and other unique vegetable recipes.
• "The Endless Feast, a new 13–part television series that "brings together local farmers and artisans, food lovers and culinary experts to explore the connection between the land and the food on our plates — one bountiful feast at a time." (Check local listings. On PBS begriming April, 2007.)
• (Added February 14, 2007.)
• Foods (Local Producers & Retailers) — Added: Amano Artisan Chocolate.
• (Added February 14, 2007.)
• Articles About Slow Food — Added: January 26, 2007  Congressional Quarterly (CQ) Researcher volume 17–4 "Slow Food Movement — Can It Change Eating Habits?"
• (Added February 8, 2007.)
• Streaming Media (Audio & Video) — Added: The Mainstream Media Project – A World of Possibilities:
• January 23, 2007 "Gourmet Nation: The New American Cuisine" with guests: Sally Fallon, Mollie Katzen, Anna Lappé, Erika Lesser.
• September 23, 2006 "Eat Your Peas! Launching the School Lunch Revolution" with guests: Marc Arakelian, Janet Brown, Ann Cooper, Pamela Koch, Eric Weaver.
• (Added February 8, 2007.)
• Community Events — Added: The 2007 Sundance Tree Room Author "Politics/Humanities" Series features two authors of note and interest to the Slow Food community: Saturday, October 27, 2007 — Eric Schlosser, author of "Fast Food Nation," and Saturday, December 1, 2007 — Michael Pollan, author of "Omnivore’s Dilemma."
• (Added February 5, 2007.)
• Organizations – National & Global — Added: "Post Carbon Institute: Global Public Media, Local Energy Farms, The Oil Depletion Protocol, and Relocalization Network." (Yes, there is a connection here with Food & Local Farming...)
• (Added February 2, 2007.)
• Community Events and Slow Food Utah Events – Archive — Added: "February 15, 2007 "Peak Oil & Food" at Salt Lake City Public Library, Conference Room B. Presented by Post Carbon Salt Lake in conjunction with Slow Food Utah.
• (Added February 2, 2007.)
• Farmers’ Markets — Added: The Utah Botanical Center 2007 Farmers’ Market in Kaysville, Utah.
• (Added February 1, 2007.)
• Articles/News – General Interest — Added "Unhappy Meals" ("Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.") By Michael Pollan. Published by The New York Times, January 28, 2007.
• (Added February 1, 2007.)
• Slow Food Projects (USA & Global) — Added this page focusing on the Projects and Programs of Slow Food USA and the International Slow Food organization, to assist our visitors in knowing about and understanding the various activities of Slow Food.
• (Added January 29, 2007.)
• Publications & Newsletters — Added: "Gastronomica—The Journal of Food and Culture"
• (Added January 28, 2007.)
• About Slow Food — Added: "Slow Food USA Programs & Projects including: Slow Food in Schools, Model Wellness Policy Guide, "RAFT" – Renewing America’s Food Traditions Project, Slow Food ARK, and Slow Food Presidia. (Click on the "Slow Food USA" section at the top of the "About Slow Food" page.)
• (Added January 26, 2007.)
• Articles/News – General Interest — Added "‘Fruit’ in That Juice? It Could be Red Dye: Many Foods Marketed Toward Children are Misleading in Their Packaging, Report Says." By Mary Engel, Times Staff Writer. Published by Los Angeles Times, January 26, 2007.
• (Added January 26, 2007.)
• Community Events — Added: "SLC People’s Market Seed Swapping Party" Saturday, January 27, 2007 – 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. at 150 South 800 West, Salt Lake City.
• (Added January 23, 2007.)
• Streaming Media (Audio & Video) — Added: KRCL’s RadioActive! January 9, 2007 "Eat Grub" where "Beth talks with Food Activist Anna Lappé, author of ‘Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen.’ The two talk about the value of eating organic and locally grown foods."
• (Added January 21, 2007.)
• Restaurant Listings & Dining Guides — Updated listing for One World Café and added information on One World Everybody Eats Foundation.
• (Added January 19, 2007.)
• Articles/News – General Interest — Added "USDA Assistance is Available for Specialty Crops." Article published by The Salt Lake Tribune, January 19, 2007. (Emphasis on support for "buy–local programs.")
• (Added January 19, 2007.)
• Organizations – Utah — Added: Updates on two recent Local First Utah events.
• (Added January 19, 2007.)
• Organizations – National & Global — Added: "Seed Savers Exchange" and "One World Everybody Eats Foundation."
• (Added January 19, 2007.)
• Community Events — Added: Growing Communities Workshop presented by the American Community Gardening Association and Wasatch Community Gardens, January 26 and 27, 2007.
• (Added January 16, 2007.)
• Restaurant Listings & Dining Guides — Added: Fresco Italian Café and Trio Restaurant.
• (Added January 16, 2007.)
• Community Events — Added: An open–house discussion on Community Supported Agriculture, February 21, 2007 – 6:30 p.m. Presented by The Great Salt Lake Resource Conservation and Development Council at the Salt Lake City Main Public Library.
• (Added January 16, 2007.)
• Organizations – National & Global — Added: "The Ecological Farming Association ("Eco–Farm")

  Also, note the 27th Annual Eco–Farm Conference, January 24–27, 2007. Pacific Grove, California.

• (Added January 15, 2007.)
• Community Supported Agriculture — Update: For the latest information from East Farms, please visit the 2007 Update from East Farms.
• (Added January 14, 2007.)
• Publications & Newsletters — Added: "Grist — Environmental News & Commentary" with emphasis on their weekly opinion–column "Victual Reality: The Eco–Politics Behind Your Food."
• (Added January 14, 2007.)
• Articles About Slow Food — Added: "Soaking Up the Flavors of the World in Turin" By Barb Randall, Published in The Lake Oswego Review, December 6, 2006.
• (Added January 14, 2007.)
• Articles/News – General Interest — Added several articles:
• "Amber Fields of Bland" by Op-Ed Contributor Dan Barber, Published by The New York Times, January 14, 2007.
• "Risky Business: Thoughts from a Small Farm During the Midwinter Lull" by Tom Philpott, Published by Grist, January 10, 2007.
• "Animal Cloning: FDA Safety Call Not Enough" by Gregory Jaffe, Published in BusinessWeek, January 9, 2007.
• "Poor Taste: Why The Economist’s Recent Assault on ‘Ethical Food’ Missed the Mark" by Tom Philpott, Published by Grist, January 3, 2007.
• (Added January 14, 2007.)
• Books — Added: "Changing the Way America Farms: Knowledge and Community in the Sustainable Agriculture Movement" by Neva Hassanein, Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Montana.
• (Added January 13, 2007.)
• Organizations – Utah — Added: Utah Community Gardens Network (UCGN) to the Wasatch Community Gardens listing.
• (Added January 13, 2007.)
• Streaming Media (Audio & Video) — Added: Links to two MP3 "Podcasts" from the 17th Annual Bioneers Conference, October 20 – 22, 2006.
• "The Globalocal Food Movement: Act Globally, Eat Locally" with Michael Pollan, Brian Halweil, Neva Hassanein, Arty Mangan.
• "Michael Pollan – Beyond the Bar Code: The Local Food Revolution"
• (Added January 13, 2007.)
• Articles/News – General Interest — Added: "Locally Owned Shops Benefit from Boom" By Lesley Mitchell, Published in The Salt Lake Tribune, January 13, 2007.
• (Added January 13, 2007.)
• Community Events — Added: July 9, 2007 – 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Utah Museum of Natural History — Book Club discussion of "The Omnivore’s Dilemma" by Michael Pollan, at The Mill at Tracey Aviary, Salt Lake City.
• (Added January 12, 2007.)
• Books — Added: "Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen," by Anna Lappé and Bryant Terry.
• (Added January 12, 2007.)
• Books — Added:
• "Slow Food Nation: A Blueprint for Changing the Way We Eat" by Carlo Petrini (Slow Food Founder) Publish Date: April, 2007.
• "Growing Local Value: How to Build Business Partnerships that Strengthen Your Community" by Laury Hammel and Gun Denhart.
• Revised list of local Utah book–sellers and added more book–sellers to the list.
• Added new section in Books, "BOOKS (Other Related Issues, not food per se)." [This new section needs a better name, but for now, know that the idea is to include books that deal with issues that, while apropos to the Slow Food Movement, and not as closely related to food per se as those in the main section of the Books page. I’ll work on a new name :-).]
• (Added January 6, 2007.)
• Community Events — Added: Local First Utah presents a reading and discussion with Laury Hammel, co–author of "Growing Local Value: How to Build Business Partnerships That Strengthen Your Community." Thursday, January 11th at 7:00 p.m.
• (Added January 4, 2007.)
• Foods (Local Producers & Retailers) — Added: "Marvin’s Garden, Parker Farms Produce, S & R Fruit, Traces, and Weeks Berries of Paradise.
• (Added January 2, 2007.)
• Slow Food Organizations — Updated Slow Food Japan, which now has its own Website!

  Also, added logo/flag images for each listing.

• (Added December 30, 2006.)
• Books — Added: "Coming Home to Eat: The Pleasures and Politics of Local Foods" by Gary Paul Nabhan.
• (Added December 29, 2006.)
• About Slow Food — Added: Carlo Petrini: President and Founder of the Slow Food Movement.
• (Added December 29, 2006.)
• SFU Events – Schedule — Added: Slow Food Nation®, May 1 through 4, 2008, San Francisco, California.
• (Added December 29, 2006.)
• Links to Links Pages — Added: Michael Pollan – Links, author of "The Omnivore’s Dilemma".
• (Added December 28, 2006.)
• Organizations – National & Global — Added: Chez Panisse Foundation.
• (Added December 28, 2006.)
• Movies & Music — Added: Putumayo World Musics’ "Music from the Wine Lands." A portion of Putumayo’s proceeds from the sale of "Music from the Wine Lands" will be donated to Slow Food in support of the Terra Madre World Meeting. (A limited number of these CDs are available from Slow Food Utah, please see the "Movies & Music" page for details.)
• (Added December 28, 2006.)
• Changed the "Movies & Films" page to "Movies & Music" to facilitate a location to place recorded music.
• (Changed December 28, 2006.)
• Books — Added: Books by Michael Pollen:
• "The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals."
• "The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s–Eye View of the World"
• (Added December 28, 2006.)
• Changed "Podcasts & Audio" to "Streaming Media: Audio & Video" to better reflect the content available in this section of the Slow Food Utah Website.
• (Changed December 28, 2006.)
• Streaming Media (Audio & Video) — Added: Michael Pollen Video on "Amazon Fishbowl" Michael Pollan, author of "The Omnivore’s Dilemma" discusses the dangers of America’s dependence on corn.
• (Added December 28, 2006.)
• Slow Food Utah Projects – This is a new section in the Slow Food Utah Website. Its purpose is to showcase Slow Food Utah on–going activities, including: Slow Food in Schools, the "Feast of Five Senses," "Thank Your Maker," and the "Chef – Farmer Mingle."
• (Added December 27, 2006.)
• Organizations – Utah — Added: Catholic Community Services and the CCS Joyce Hansen Hall Food Bank.
• (Added December 27, 2006.)
• Books:
• Added two books by Eliot Coleman: "Four Season Harvest" and "Winter Harvest Manual"
• Added "Engineering The Farm: The Social and Ethical Aspects of Agricultural Biotechnology."
• (Added December 27, 2006.)
• Updated —
• SFU Events – Schedule,
• About Slow Food, and
• Volunteer Opportunities.
• (Updated December 26, 2006.)
• Articles/News – General Interest — Added specific titles and authors for the eleven articles in The Nation’s "Food Issue" listing. (Take a gander at these, for a good over–view of the issues that many in the Slow Food Movement feel are important and in need of consideration. A primer of sorts.)
• (Updated December 26, 2006.)
• Streaming Media: Audio & Video — Added: "Will Congress Continue Large Farm Subsidies?," Author George Pyle is interviewed on KPFK Radio’s "Uprising Radio" which aired on December 13, 2006.

• (Added December 18, 2006.)

• Foods (Local Producers & Retailers) — Added: Farnsworth Cider Mill.

• (Added December 18, 2006.)

• Articles/News – General Interest — Added: "Our Perverse Farm Policy" Opinion Piece by George Pyle, published by The Salt Lake Tribune.

  George Pyle is an Editorial Writer for The Salt Lake Tribune, a contributing writer for The Prairie Writer’s Circle, and author of "Raising Less Corn, More Hell: The Case for the Independent Farm and Against Industrial Food."

• (Added December 10, 2006.)

• Foods (Local Producers & Retailers) — Added: Colosimo’s Market & Deli, and Colosimo’s Sausage.

• (Added December 8, 2006.)

• Foods (Local Producers & Retailers) — Added: Several local producers.
• Boulder Mountain Natural Beef.
• G Bar Ranch Natural Beef.
• Tami’s Grassfed Beef.
• Westhoff Beef.

• (Added December 7, 2006.)

• Streaming Media: Audio & Video — Added: "Inside Utah – Buying Local & Slow Food Thanksgiving."

• (Added December 5, 2006.)

• Restaurant Listings & Dining Guides — Added: Collins Grill in Alta, Utah.

• (Added December 3, 2006.)

• Volunteer Opportunities — Added: A few ways to get involved.

• (Added December 3, 2006.)

• Articles About Slow Food Utah — Added: Articles from the Deseret Morning News regarding Slow Food Utah events and projects:
• "There’s No Plate Like Home: Chefs and Farmers Tout Local Products." By Valerie Phillips, Deseret Morning News, August 30, 2006. (This article was in the older version of this Website, but was over–looked in the recent revision. Webmaster’s error.)
• "Utah Receives $1 Million to Teach Nutrition." By Tiffany Erickson, Deseret Morning News, March 7, 2006.

• (Added December 3, 2006.)

• Recipes — Added: Three recipes from Jim Light – HomeCooks Culinary Adventures

  1) "Grilled Corn and Black Bean Salsa,"

  2) "Marinated Cucumber Salad,"

  3) "Potato and Cabbage Casserole,"

• (Added November 27, 2006.)

• Forums & Blogs — Added "Bioneers Blog."

• (Changed November 27, 2006.)

• Split the "Books & Movies" page into two parts: Books — Movies. Combined page was getting too long.
• Added short list of books and movies (index) listed at top of respective pages, to facilitate more easily determining which books or movies are listed.
• Also working to improve the layout/look of these two pages, among others...

• (Changed November 27, 2006.)

• Articles/News – General Interest:
• Segregated into two sections. First section contains individual articles and publication issues of interest. Second section contains articles grouped by publisher.
• Added Bioneers Writings Germane to Slow Food in the second section.

• (Added November 24, 2006.)

• Organizations – National & Global — Added a couple of links:
• Bioneers.org was conceived to conduct programs in the conservation of biological and cultural diversity, traditional farming practices, and environmental restoration.
• FoodPolitics.com, which is the homepage for Marion Nestle, Ph.D., M.P.H., author of four books, listed below.

• (Added November 24, 2006.)

• Books — Added four books written by, or co–edited by, Marion Nestle, Ph.D., M.P.H.:
• "Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health"
• "Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism"
• "Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Food and Nutrition"
• "What to Eat"
• Also of interest is a Bioneers interview with Marion Nestle.

• (Added November 24, 2006.)

• Articles About Slow Food (USA & International) — Added a link to the The Nation: The Food Issue – "Wake Up, America! Pay Attention to What You Eat!" published September 11, 2006.

  "The Food Issue" includes eleven articles of great interest to those in the Slow Food Movement.

  (Added November 23, 2006.)

• Recipes — Added Sustainable Kitchen Recipes listing from the folks at Sustainable Table.

• (Added November 22, 2006.)

• Organizations – National & Global — Added New Section for Regional Organizations in the United States.

  Also added link to Rural Roots, a regional, 501(c)3 nonprofit food and farming organization in Idaho. Rural Roots functions as a community of small-acreage and family farmers, ranchers, market gardeners, chefs, educators, consumers, and others."

• (Added November 22, 2006.)

• Foods (Local Producers & Retailers) — Added listing for Lau Family Farm, Soda Springs, Idaho.  Featuring "Grass-Fed, Antibiotic and Hormone–Free" beef and lamb. (Participated in the October, 2006 Slow Food Utah Rockhill Creamery Tour and Dinner al fresco.)
  (Added November 22, 2006.)
• Farmers’ Markets — Added listing for "Caputo’s Winter Market" to be held every Saturday through–out Winter 2006–2007 at the "Italian Center of Utah" located adjacent to Tony Caputo’s Market & Deli in Salt Lake City.
  (Added November 22, 2006.)
• Articles/News – General Interest — Added Salt Lake Tribune article "From Farm to Feast: How Healthful is Your Meal? How Local? How Safe? (Food: Does Efficiency Sacrifice Health?)." Published November 19, 2006 by The Salt Lake Tribune.
  (Added November 19, 2006.)
• Community Events — Added information about a workshop/seminar for people and organizations considering applying for mini-grants to start or improve community gardens in Salt Lake County. The workshop is December 5, 2006. (See also article below.)
  (Added November 17, 2006.)
• Articles/News – General Interest — Added Salt Lake Tribune article "Community Harvest: Grants Available to Help Groups Tend Neighborhood Gardens." (See also community event above.)
  (Added November 17, 2006.)
• Movies — Added information about the new documentary "Our Daily Bread" which opens in the United States on November 24th, 2006. "This documentary goes behind the doors of high–tech agriculture, animal husbandry, and industrial food processing. A compilation of images with a soundtrack of the industrial food world, the documentary provides insight into how our food is made by transporting the viewer into the world of food processing. The film aims to comment on today’s society in which things are produced quickly, in abundance, and with little human contact."
  (Added November 11, 2006.)
• Articles/News – General Interest:
• Added a link to "Colors Magazine," the magazine of the United Colors of Benetton, which has published Issue #69, "an amazing portrayal of Terra Madre delegates from around the world. This issue profiles people who embrace the culture of Slowness and tell their stories about the food they dedicate their lives to producing. The magazine captures vibrant images of these fascinating individuals and shares the positive message of living the slow life."
  (Updated November 11, 2006.)
• Sierra Magazine devotes new issue to America’s food supply. Read about it by going to the Slow Food Utah "Articles/News – General Interest"page.
• (Updated November 11, 2006.)
• Community Events:
• Salt Lake City Film Center screening of "Fast Food Nation" Tuesday, November 14, 2006.
• 100–Mile Thanksgiving.
• (Added November 10, 2006.)
• Organizations – National and Global — Added 100–Mile Diet / 100–Mile Thanksgiving.

  (Added November 10, 2006.)

• Foods (Local Producers & Retailers):
• Added More Reasons to Eat Local.

• (Added November 10, 2006.)

• Articles About Slow Food (USA & International) — Added this new section to cover articles about Slow Food on a national and international level. For now, highlighting the recently completed Terra Madre 2006.
  (Added November 10, 2006.)
• Forums & Blogs — Added several Forums and Blogs, including "Terra Madre 2006 Blog."

• (Added November 10, 2006.)

• Logo images added to links on various pages to help identify organizations. (This is on–going, and will take some time to complete.)
  (Added November 10, 2006.)
• Photo Gallery: Rockhill Creamery Tour – A group of Friends of Slow Food Utah traveled to Cache Valley October 15th, 2006 for a tour of the Rockhill Creamery, and a delightful dinner al fresco. Navigate to the Slow Food Utah Photo Gallery to see the photos and the short story by Chef Tim Vitale.
  (Added November 5, 2006.)
• The Slow Food Utah Website has been revised. You are now viewing version 2.0, which was posted November 1, 2006. While much of the same content remains from version 1, there have been changes in categories, as reflected in the "Slow Menu" on the left–side of your screen. We invite you to take a few minutes to browse through the many new items on various pages, such as the new items in the "Books" & "Movies" sections. We invite and welcome your input and feedback on this Website.
  (Added November 1, 2006.)