Welcome to the Slow Food website!
What we're about - in brief
Convivia are the local groups or chapters See local / regional pages
The Irish Slow Food Ark catalogues our Food traditions See Irish Slow Food Ark Page
Presidia are groups which promote local foods, and traditions See Presidia Page
We welcome any support and input to Convivia from Members and would invite you to think of projects or events that you might like to help us run - Please contact the relevant Convivium leader (each listed under individual pages found in the
'Local Events / News' Dropdown menu) or
info@slowfoodireland.com
'Local Events / News' Dropdown menu) or
info@slowfoodireland.com
Terra Madre Ireland 2008
'Terra Madre' means 'Mother Earth' This events is in place to promote the welfare of our planet, and it's inhabitants through the food we eat...
www.terramadreireland.com
April Events
'Terra Madre' means 'Mother Earth' This events is in place to promote the welfare of our planet, and it's inhabitants through the food we eat...
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Dun Laoghaire / Wicklow Convivium
Garden Convivium (Dun Laoghaire/Wicklow) Slow Sausage Sunday
Date: Sunday 27th April 2008
This workshop will be aimed at children (ably assisted by an adult!). Come and join us and learn how to make delicious sausages from scratch, using only pork, salt and spices, with no artificial colourings, flavourings or preservatives.
More Details on Garden (Dun Laoghaire/Wicklow) Convivium
Dublin Convivium
Wednesday 2nd April 2008, Meal at James Joyce Centre
Slow Food invites you to a Seasonal Celebration - a coming together of Dublin Food Producers and the Dublin Food Community, for a meal, talks and tastings.
Dublin Page for Details
Erne - Garavogue
Erne-Garavogue Convivium AGM, Thursday April 3rd
Venue: Tobergal Lane cafe and restaurant.
AGM starts at 6.15 PM.
All members most welcome. The AGM will include the nominations of new committee members including all key positions of leader, secretary and treasurer.
After the AGM ,the party begins! In collaboration with the Organic Society and in association the Wine Appreciation Society (both I.T. Sligo) we will haold a spectacular food celebration. This event will focus on the Best the West has to offer in Regional Organic Produce.
Erne-Garavogue Page for Details
Feale Valley Convivium
Sunday April 6th
A celebration of food through Literature
From 2pm at the Seanchai Centre, in The Square, Listowel
Feale Valley Page for details...
Fingal (North Dublin)
A seven course taster Meal at Ivan’s on Howth Harbour. Wednesday 23rd April 2008
Slow Food Fingal have organised a taster meal at Ivan’s on Howth Harbour and look forward to meeting old and new members of the Fingal Convivium as well as members from the Dublin Convivium to enjoy a long slow evening of food and wine tasting at Ivan’s
Fingal Page for all details
Bantry Bay Convivum
Convivium Launch, 20th April 2008
Aftrenoon Tea Party at Organico Cafe, Glengarrif Road
Bantry Bay Page for Details
Limerick & Region
First Slow food Supper, Thursday April 24th
Venue: Bruschetta Bar, Mount Kennett Place, Limerick.
For the first in our Slow Food Suppers, Gil Cavanagh plans to greet you with an aperitif, followed by a tempting 3-course Italian menu. The atmosphere will be casual and convivial and naturally, the evening will star some of the fine ingredients available locally.
Limerick & Region
May Events
South East Ireland (Four Rivers) Convivium
Saturday May the 10th: New Ross Slow Food Buffet Dinner at "In a nut shell" restaurant.
Enjoy the very best local produce. Booking is essential. Price: €25 for non Slow Food member, €20 for members. E-mail:inanutshell8@gmail.com Tel: 051-422777
Garden Convivium (Dun Laoghaire/Wicklow) Monthly Get Together, May
Last month we changed the day of our Monthly Get Togethers to the first Monday of each month, but we forgot about the Bank Holidays!!! So, once again, we are changing the day. From now on we will be meeting on the Second Monday of each Month. The May Get Together will be held on Monday 12 May at The Bodega Bar in Dun Laoghaire from 8pm to 9pm - please come and join us for a chat. Everyone welcome!
More Details on Garden Convivium (Dun Laoghaire/Wicklow)
Clare Slow Food Convivium
Burren Slow Food Festival
...connecting plate and planet...
Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th May 2008
...connecting plate and planet...
Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th May 2008
"It's Back.....!" We last held this festival in 2005 and it was such a great success we decided to do it again! But the really good news is that we are going to hold it annually from now on!!
Everyone knows that Clare offers the best in music, culture and scenery, but it's also a wonderful food destination. Unique landscape, atlantic ocean, mild climate, preserved environment, history and culture all combine to create a very special local food experience...and we will show you the best of it!
So come to north Clare in May there really is something here for everyone.
For this year's programme please go to our convivium page More Details on Clare Slow Food Convivium
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For bookings and more information: Contact: Birgitta Hedin-Curtin Slow Food Clare Convivium Leader 087-822 4173, Birgitta Curtin
Burren Smokehouse, Lisdoonvarna,
Co Clare. Or e-mail Clare Slow Food
Terra Madre Ireland Event, September 2008
Terra Madre Ireland 4-7th September 2008 in Waterford
This is a major all-island gathering of Slow Food enthusiasts, sustainable food producers, preparers, providers and presenters. Our goal is to share common problems, agree solutions and challenge ways of doing things, while enjoying good, clean, fair, food and a cultural experience in a convivial atmosphere.
Workshops of producers, academics, media and policy makers debate issues in a win-win facilitated forum. Best practice solutions are presented to the Ministers for Food North & South. Enjoy the tastings, learn about new healthy food concepts, visit local artisan food producers.
The major benefit of the event are the friendships and the networking contacts that are created during these three days of intensive discussions and exchanges of innovative ideas and traditional knowledge.
www.terramadreireland.com
NEWS
(and links to news / stories and archives)Slow Food Ireland Welcomes it's newest Convivium - Bantry Bay!
Important News for Small Producers from The Artisan Forum
Are you starting out as an Artisan Meat or Dairy producer?
Are you an existing producer who needs help sorting out technical problems or wading through your legal obligations?
If so, help is at hand.
Two dedicated Food Technologists have been appointed by Teagasc to support this important growing sector.
The Artisan Technologist for meat and meat products is Carol Griffin. She is based at Ashtown Food Research Centre and can be contacted at:
01 8059592 or Carol Griffin
Sara McSweeney is based in Moorepark Food Research Centre and works with the artisan/speciality producers of milk based products such as cheese, yogurt and butter.
She can be contacted at:
025 42664 or Sara McSweeney
During the 5th Slow Food Congress in Puebla Mexico... Representatives of the Tabasco Region Convivium told the story of the devastating flooding in their region, harvests spoilt, crops and homes lost.
Kate Carmody, Convivium Leader in Kerry Region, brought home to the IOFGA AGM the stories of these Organic Farmers.
The response from the Membership of IOFGA is seen below, a cheque for €1,000 has been donated to Slow Food Ireland for the Hermosa Tabasco Farmers.
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Grace Maher, Development Officer IOFGA, Kate Carmody, and Darina Allen receiving a Cheque on behalf of the Tabasco Farmers. January, 2008
Images from 5th Slow Food International Congress
Puebla, Mexico, November 2007
Puebla, Mexico, November 2007
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(L-R: Carlo Petrini, Mexican Hosts, Kate Carmody, Michelle Darmody)
Please Click here for Update Report from November 2007 Mexico Congress
An Insight in to Slow Food Ireland
Article by David Prior, UNISG Student who visited Ireland as part of his Diploma
Education Page, for Full Article
Eurotoques Withdraw from Feile Bia
Download the below PDF document to see a letter from eurotoques to it's members detailing their reasons for withdrawal from the increasingly bureaucratic Feile Bia scheme, which has over the years come to favour only larger producers...
download letter to members re: withdrawal from Feile Bia 15.05.2007.pdf
UCC Diploma - Rescheduled (news updated 2nd June 2007)
UCC DIPLOMA IN SPECIALITY FOOD PRODUCTION
UCC have now rescheduled the Diploma in Speciality Food Production.
The course format has changed to a part-time basis which will run throughout the academic year 2007/2008. It will commence on the 10th September 2007 with one full week session and two day sessions every three weeks thereafter.
UCC would also like to to thank all applicants for their continued support for the Diploma and look forward to the future development of this important national initiative.
Please down load the brochure, and application forms below
download brochurerevised.pdf
download application_formrevised.pdf
For more information on the Course please call:
Mary MacCarthy-Buckley:
Tel: (021) 4903178
Email: fitu@ucc.ie
Slow Food West Cork has two Full Bursaries for the UCC Diploma in Speciality food Production Course
To apply and to learn more about the course please visit the West Cork Page
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