Irish Slow Food Ark - Presidia
Presidia
“Presidia” are the Slow Food International instruments which gather in support of endangered artisan foods. They exist to determine interventions which will preserve the food, the species/habitats which form the basis of the food, and the micro-economy of the community which produces the food.
Slow Food Presidia develop Protocols which research and record all of these parameters underlying the production of a given food.
The Presidia also works to promote the foods, especially in the media. Slow Food's intentions are to make the producers of these foods as successful as they wish to be; the use of a Presidia is also an economic intervention. For small-scale industries such frequent publicity and promotion to a global audience is the best form of advertising imaginable.
Presidia Pages
Slow Food Ark
Slow Food makes its support of biodiversity real by promoting artisanal producers of quality products. Created in 1996, the Ark of Taste is a growing catalogue of foods that have been forgotten or marginalised and are at risk of disappearing completely. The Ark identifies over 500 animal breeds, fruit and vegetable varieties, prepared foods and specific dishes and offers a resource for those interested in sourcing and promoting quality foods.
Irish Slow Food Ark Pages
“Presidia” are the Slow Food International instruments which gather in support of endangered artisan foods. They exist to determine interventions which will preserve the food, the species/habitats which form the basis of the food, and the micro-economy of the community which produces the food.
Slow Food Presidia develop Protocols which research and record all of these parameters underlying the production of a given food.
The Presidia also works to promote the foods, especially in the media. Slow Food's intentions are to make the producers of these foods as successful as they wish to be; the use of a Presidia is also an economic intervention. For small-scale industries such frequent publicity and promotion to a global audience is the best form of advertising imaginable.
Presidia Pages
Slow Food Ark
Slow Food makes its support of biodiversity real by promoting artisanal producers of quality products. Created in 1996, the Ark of Taste is a growing catalogue of foods that have been forgotten or marginalised and are at risk of disappearing completely. The Ark identifies over 500 animal breeds, fruit and vegetable varieties, prepared foods and specific dishes and offers a resource for those interested in sourcing and promoting quality foods.
Irish Slow Food Ark Pages