Projects

SLOW Food Perth initiates and participates in projects designed to reconnect people with good food and helps farmers and makers to market their products.

School gardens
Encouraging young children to learn about the source of food, soil health and the benefits and enjoyment of fresh food.

Perth farmers’ markets
Providing alternative marketing opportunities for farmers and makers to sell produce direct to the community.

Western Australian producers’ and food directory
Developing a directory to identify and promote organic, biodynamic and other producers farming and creating food which is good, clean and fair. To be eligible, farmers and makers’ foods must taste good; their production methods must respect animals, the environment and people’s health; and all participants producing the food must be fairly rewarded for their work.

Slow food at the edge of the world
Collecting and collating recipes from West Australians of diverse cultural backgrounds to ensure the preservation of food knowledge and the enjoyment of these foods by future generations of families and cooks.

A taste of Slow
Supporting Western Australian producers and makers to present their products at the annual national two-day A taste of Slow, held in Melbourne in conjunction with Melbourne Food & Wine. Slow Food Perth offsets producers’ travel and product freight costs.

Terra Madre & Salone del Gusto
Supporting Western Australian producers, makers and chefs to participate in the biennial Terra Madre: World Meeting of Food Communities and Salone del Gusto – the world’s fair of artisan foods – in Turin, Italy. Terra Madre brings together the world’s producers and chefs to celebrate food and community. In 2005 Slow Food Perth raised more than $20,000 to meet the 12 Western Australian participants’ travel costs.