Slow Food Canberra Capital & Country Convivium

OUR EVENTS

Members of Slow Food's Canberra — Capital and Country Convivium (4Cs) have lots of events to choose from — about 40 per year! We organise about two-thirds of them; the remainder are held by others and we go along as a group.

You've taken me places I've never been before!

— A 4Cs member

With such a wide range of activities available in the convivium, and varying by season, it's easy to pick events that suit your particular interests and budget. Many members come along to a range of events. Others concentrate more on visiting producers in the region; or sharing knowledge about vegetable growing; or going to long-table lunches, dinners or chef master classes. These and other activities all embody the Slow Food philosophy.

4Cs events are like ingredients on a shelf — you pick the ones that interest you!

News of upcoming events comes via our colourful local magazine, 4Czons Events, which is sent out via email. It also has liinks to interesting articles, and reports by our members of culinary adventures during their travels overseas and interstate. Here's a sample page. If you would like to receive a recent copy of 4Czons Events by email, just ask! — use the Contact us page.

"Convivium" struck us as an unusual word at first, but conviviality is definitely the keyword of Slow Food Canberra. Ever since our first event, we've felt warmly welcome — we fit right in."

— A member who joined us recently

Below are the main types of events. You can get more of the flavour of each interest area by clicking on the respective "more photos" links.

Our convivial dinners
		Slow Food dinners bring together chefs, producers and winemakers in a celebration of the culinary riches of our region! Click here for more photos of some of the dinners — in various price ranges — that Slow Food 4Cs members have enjoyed.

Delectable dishes
		We enjoy some delectable dishes at Slow Food 4Cs dinners, lunches and long-table get-togethers. Click here for more photos (our photographer members always mean to take more — they just tend to forget when the moment comes!)

Lunches and afternoons
		Our lunches and afternoon events are the best! Often we hold them at a property of our many local and regional producers. We find out how the crop is grown and processed — then we sit down to a lunch with the same theme. Great food, great company! Click here for more photos.

Sharing insights
		Our members benefit greatly from the culinary professionals who share our passion and who generously share their experience and wisdom. Click here for more photos.

Visits to producers
		The variety of produce grown in our region is amazing! Visiting producers greatly increases our knowledge and reinforces our efforts to support them, such as by helping to link them with local customers. Click here for more photos of some of our visits.

Local provedores
		At our "A Taste of Slow" fair in Canberra, local producers and provedores were a big attraction. Click here for more photos.

Wines and beers
		Canberra's vineyards and wineries are developing a strong reputation. Same too on the beers front! Click here for more photos of our visits.

A member's garden
		Some of our members believe that one of the best ways of following the Slow Food philosophy is to "grow your own". Click here for more photos of the garden of one of those members.

These are just some of the examples from our diverse program. There's lots more! Come along to a 4Cs event and find out for yourself — see the Contact us page.

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