Membership Information
 

Become a Member of Slow Food USA and automatically
become a member of Slow Food Utah

Become a member of Slow Food USA and select Slow Food Utah as your local Convivia.  (Convivia is singular, Convivium is plural, both are used to denote a "Chapter".)  Your local Slow Food group is the first point of contact – joining you to a larger international movement of people dedicated to protecting taste, culture and the environment as universal social values.  As a member of Slow Food USA, you will have opportunities to participate in all our programs and attend all local, national and international events.

We invite you to join the movement!

Slow Food maintains all people’s right to taste – and gains its momentum through its members’ hands-on dedication to change.  We currently have over 80,000 members, in over 100 countries, spreading the word and changing the world!  Your participation and your voice make our message stronger.

Ways to Join Slow Food Utah

• Join the Slow Food Utah Website on the Trunity network of websites.
  To be clear, this is not the same as becoming a dues paying member of Slow Food.
  Joining the Slow Food Utah Website is free of charge and shows your support of the Website.
  Joining the Website is the first step to contributing content.
  
  When you "join" the Slow Food Utah Website you will need to create a user account on the Trunity network of websites. There is no charge required for this.
  You will also be able to create your own community or personal websites.
  Please visit Trunity to learn more about the Trunity Website Service.
  
  
• Become a Member of Slow Food USA to become a dues-paying member of
  Slow Food Utah. Learn more about membership at Slow Food USA-Membership.
  

All formal Slow Food membership in the United States
is handled nationally by Slow Food USA.

Become a Member of Slow Food USA Today!

As a member, you will:

• Get connected to your local chapter, made up of people who care about food, agriculture, health and the environment.
• Get invited to local, regional, national and international events that celebrate good, clean, fair food.
• Receive member-only discounts on select events and publications.
• Become part of a growing movement that is changing the way America eats!

You may also download a copy of the Slow Food USA Membership Brochure (PDF).
 

Slow Food USA member benefits include:

When you become a member of Slow Food USA, your support helps us move towards a more delicious and sustainable future. Your membership dues support and further the growth of national and international programs. Your membership benefits also include:

• A one-year subscription to The Snail  journal, which covers good, clean and fair food issues such as: sustainable seafood, food systems education, alternative food distribution, protecting biodiversity and regional food traditions.
• The Slow Food Almanac^* from Slow Food International that features in-depth stories of the movement from around the world.
• The Food Chain, our monthly e-newsletter that highlights the activities of our 200+ convivia in the Unites States, our diverse programs and the latest headlines in food sustainability.
• A personal membership card and a copy of the Slow Food Companion (for first-time members, mailed quarterly), which details Slow Food's mission, network and projects.
• Membership in your local Chapter (such as Slow Food Utah) and invitations to local, national and international Slow Food events ranging from seasonal feasts to film festivals, farm tours to taste workshops.
• Discounts on merchandise including the Slow Food Guides to New York City, Chicago and San Francisco, as well as other items in our General Store.
  Call for member discount or order through the monthly Food Chain.
• Find out what your membership dues are used for at Slow Food USA's
  "What Do My Membership Dues Support?" page.

Memberships Available:
Individual $60 – Couple/Family $75 – Student $30 Slow Food USA.
(Two-Year individual and couple/familly memberships are also available.)

• Slow Food U.S.A. is a 501(c)3 non–profit organization. Slow Food Utah is a non–profit under Slow Food U.S.A.’s charter.  Your Slow Food USA membership dues are tax deductible, except for the $15 allocated for the journal, "The Snail".

For more information about membership levels and other details,
please visit Slow Food USA's Membership Information page.
You may also visit the Slow Food USA Membership FAQs page.

Contributions to Slow Food Utah:

• Slow Food Utah.
  Please consider a contribution to Slow Food Utah,
  in addition to your annual membership to Slow Food USA. 
  To donate to Slow Food Utah directly, please contribute via PayPal.

Contributions to Slow Food USA & the Foundation for Biodiversity:

• Support Slow Food USA.
   
• Foundation for Biodiversity.
  (The Slow Food International Foundation.)

Legal Details, just in case you are interested:

• Slow Food USA^® is tax-exempt under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. All donations are tax deductible, except for $15 allocated to publications.
• Slow Food USA’s mailing address is 20 Jay Street, Suite 313, Brooklyn, New York 11202, USA.
• Slow Food Utah is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization as a Convivia under Slow Food USA. Slow Food Utah is based in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
• Slow Food USA^® is an authorized licensee of Slow Food Arcigola.
• Slow Food^® is a registered trademark of Slow Food Arcigola.
• Ark USA^TM is a registered trademark of Slow Food USA®.

^*Note: As of November, 2008, The Slow Food publication "Slow" has been replaced with the
"Slow Food Almanac."

(Updated: November 27, 2009.)