Slow Food USA Joins Forces with Slow Food International to Build 1000 Gardens in Africa

April 11, 2012 | Slow Food

News Release – Slow Food USA, a national non-profit dedicated to creating a world where the food we eat is good for us, good for farmers and workers, and good for the planet, announced that it is joining forces with Slow Food International to build a thousand gardens in Africa.  A Thousand Gardens in Africa is part of a global initiative to bring the Slow Food network together to ensure African food security, as well as to raise awareness of native plant varieties and medicinal herbs.  The community and school plots are located across the continent, particularly in places that have become dependent on foreign aid and imported commodities. Read More