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COME WITH US AND ENJOY!Come with us on a journey to discover the diversity of food, wine and produce in the Canberra
region and beyond!
Good, clean and fair food is only possible with knowledge: the knowledge of those who bring food to the table and the knowledge of those who eat it. Understanding more about our food, how it tastes and where it comes from makes the act of eating all the more pleasurable. — Slow Food's Founder, Carlo Petrini The name “Slow Food” contrasts with fast food values and the mass-production and homogenisation of food; it’s a reference to living an unhurried life, beginning at the table. Since its founding in Italy in 1986, Slow Food has grown into more than 800 local groups (called “convivia”) in over 50 countries, with more than 80,000 members.
For more information and photos of what we do, click on the "Our events" link.
For more information about our convivium, click on the "Who are the 4Cs?" link. To find out about Slow Food internationally or nationally, click above the banner at the top of this page — on "The Slow Food movement" or "Slow Food in Australia" (these links take you to another website). Also at another website — National Trust of Australia (NSW) — is a great article about Slow Food, "Food, culture and taking it slowly", by Joanna Savill. Enticing,
celebrating, exciting, innovative, supportive — and always convivial!
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Slow Food is an international movement that promotes food and wine culture. It links pleasure
and food with awareness and responsibility. It's far more than a dining club. Slow Food is also about forming networks between
farmers and consumers; learning about our land and its limitations; and seeking to preserve local, regional and national foods and food
practices — especially those that are threatened with extinction. We believe that good food shouldn't be an upmarket thing; we
should all have the right to enjoy good, clean and fair food in everyday living.
Each convivium has its own distinctive personality. Since starting up in Canberra in 2004, we've
catered for our members’ tastes in many ways: among them superb dinners; languid long-table lunches; visits to vegetable growers,
farms, wineries and breweries; and small events where we learn the culinary secrets of professionals who share our passion for food
and where it comes from. We've held a food fair, joined in interstate conferences to discuss food in contemporary Australian life,
and enjoyed films with themes of good food! Increasingly, we're connecting people directly to our enterprising local producers
and we're joining with others to showcase the diverse culinary treasures of the Canberra region to the world!