San Francisco: From farm to fork

Sarah Armitage — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:20:27 +0000

With 20 farmers’ markets in San Francisco and almost 200 in the greater San Francisco area, this city is the original capital of farmers’ markets in the United States and a pioneer in the worldwide movement to revitalize local produce markets. The collaborative efforts of many different stakeholders have allowed this alternative approach to wholesale food distribution to flourish.

Bra: Slow food - slow city

June-Catherina Starling — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:13:36 +0000

Brá, Italy, has about 30,000 inhabitants and is located about 50 kilometres south of Turin, in a gastronomic region known for, among other things, its wines, truffles and cheese. Brá is one of the founding cities in the Cittaslow movement. The inspiration to create slow cities came from the Slow Food movement with international head office and own restaurant in Brá. Earlier the city contained major footwear industry, but today the slow movement is the highest-profile business.