Educating the Slow Food Way 11 Mar 13 Slow Food believes that by
understanding more about our food and where it comes from, we
will learn to combine pleasure and responsibility in our daily
choices, better appreciate the cultural and social importance of
food and generally, make the world a better place. Since its
early days, the association has been fostering an approach to
food and taste education, with pleasure and community values at
its core, through the evolution of many projects: from local
activities to national programs and international events. More
than 20 years down the track, these ideas and experience have
been summarized in a Slow Food Education Manifesto and
elaborated on in a handbook with descriptions of activities and
games for schools, children and adults, taken from some of the
best examples from the Slow Food network around the world The
handbook bridges Slow Food’s philosophy with the practical,
building a platform of advice, ideas and organizational tools
that aim to bring good, clean