Slow Food

Good, Clean, and Fair Food

Slow Food is a non-profit, eco-gastronomic member-supported organization that was founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes and how our food choices affect the rest of the world. Today, we have over 80,000 members a ...learn more

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Food System Portal

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Welcome to the California Food System Portal!

A food system defines how our food moves from our gardens and farms to our tables. This multi-stakeholder food system portal is an evolving representation of the food system on WiserEarth. It connects people, organizations, resources, projects, events, news and jobs in various food system sectors, across geographies, generations, nations, cultures and ethnicities.

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Table of Contents
Food Wheel
Main Areas of Focus
Participants
Events
Resources
Projects
Discussions
FoodTube

Roots of Change Wheel

This visual representation of food systems depicts the interdependent and connected nature of the many elements linked to food systems. Each component of the wheel represents a key sector that is linked to a common root - our food system. Click your way around the Food Wheel to find related WiserEarth areas of focus. For the individual symptoms of each sector to be addressed, the food system as a whole must be considered. Similarly, a systemic transition to sustainable food systems would address multiple sectors simultaneously.

Participants
Declare yourself! Participants are adding their names and their organizations to the Food System Portal. You can add your name and link your organization by clicking here!
Steward Organizations
Roots of Change Fund ROC Roots of Change Planning Fellows Ag Innovations Network Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy IATP The Interra Project Vivid Picture Project
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Main Areas of Focus

Agriculture and Farming
Animalia
Biodiversity
Business and Economics
Children and Youth
Civil Society Organizations
Coastal and Marine Ecosystems
Conservation
Ecology
Education
Energy
Fisheries
Food and Nourishment
Forestry
Globalization
Governance
Greening of Industry
Health
Human Rights and Social Justice
Inland Water Ecosystems
Law, Policy and Property Rights
Plants
Population
Poverty Eradication
Sustainable Cities and Design
Sustainable Development
Technology
Water
Work

Food Related Events
Add your events to the Food System Portal. Click here!

California Food System Related Resources
Participants can add resources to the Food System Portal by clicking here!

Resources of the Week:
Change in Action

The Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems is marking its 40th anniversary! A research, education, and public service program at the University of California, Santa Cruz, the center is dedicated to increasing ecological sustainability and social justice in the food and agriculture system and has taught hundreds of food system leaders who are making the food system more sustainable everyday.

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Spiral Gardens Community Food Security Project promotes healthy communities by encouraging the productive use of city soil and improving access to fresh local produce.