With the economic situation as bad as it is, can we really
afford to support sustainable agriculture? It’s a question of
priorities, says Carlo Petrini, founder of the international
Slow Food movement, and a question of waste. If we as a society
were more conscientious eaters, we could cut our waste and not
have to spend as much on food. And the price of food must be
fair—which does not, of course, necessarily mean cheap. Over the
last two decades, journalist and political activist Carlo
Petrini has led the grassroots Slow Food movement - which began
as a critique of fast food fast life - and watched it grow into
a global phenomenon with nearly 100,000 members in 150 countries
around the world. This past weekend, Mr. Petrini was in Toronto
to receive an Eco-Hero award from the Planet in Focus
International Environmental Film & Video Festival. He also met
with Slow Food leaders from across Canada who had gathered in
Toronto to incorporate Slow Food Canada. The Globe and Mail
spoke to him on his first visit to