Slow Food

Introduction

Slow Food envisions a world where all people can eat food that is good for them, good for the people who grow it, and good for the planet. The global food system is not fit for the future.

Goals

Our goal is to mightily contribute to fixing the broken food systems by supporting the transition towards diversified agroecological food systems, involving all relevant actors. This will help tackle the most pressing crises of our time:

1. Climate change
2. Health crises
3. Social injustice
4. Biodiversity collapse

Additionally, it aims to achieve the objectives of the Green Deal.

EU Policies

The EU policies we address through our strategy are central to the Green Deal, including:

• Farm to Fork Strategy
• Biodiversity Strategy to 2030
• CAP
• Pesticides
• GMOs
• Bees
• Climate change

Our actions to influence these policies lead towards making Europe's food systems fairer and more sustainable, thus contributing to making Europe the first climate-neutral continent.

Strategy

Slow Food's strategy is based on a three-pronged approach that sees grassroots work (WP2), education (WP3), and advocacy (WP4) strictly interconnected. All these components feed knowledge, ideas, and experiences to each other.

Advocacy and Grassroots Work

Effective advocacy work targeting decision-makers must be combined with grassroots projects and educational activities targeting:

• Farmers
• Fishers
• Food producers
• Companies
• Retailers
• Citizens

This combination is essential for the impact to be effective and long-lasting. These activities are inextricably linked and are pursued simultaneously to ensure an effective impact on the identified EU policies and promote a shift towards more sustainable and fair food systems.

Organisational Development

To increase our impact for a better environment, nature, and climate in Europe, a strong organization is needed. Our organisational development strategy (WP1) aims to:

• Strengthen Slow Food's leadership in forward thinking on the sustainability of food systems
• Expand and diversify our network and alliances to have maximum impact

Communication

Through our communication, we will ensure the widest outreach possible.