Free and open to the public the 19th Annual St. Louis Earth Day Festival is happening this Sunday April 20, 2008. The theme of the event is In Your Own Back Yard and “highlights local initiatives and practical environmental advice that can be implemented in communities throughout our region.”
Among the food related happenings, Slow [...]

Tell the Missouri State Legislature to protect rBGH-Free Labeling… in Person!
Join the Missouri Rural Crisis Center for a Lobby Day at the Missouri State Capitol to protect consumers’ right to know how their milk was produced!
Here are the details:
Family Farm Lobby Day
March 31st, 2008
1:30-4PM
State Capitol-First Floor Rotunda Join Family Farmers, Rural Citizens & Consumers [...]

Thanks to everyone that came out for this years Convivial Pursuit. It was an absolute success with around 160 people having a great time while testing their food trivia skills.
Sauce Magazine ran away with the win in the final rounds having brought a table full of ringers (also called employees).
Special thanks to Mike Sweeney [...]

March 12 at 8PM there will be a viewing of the film The Real Dirt On Farm John at the Schlafly Bottleworks.
Given the opportunity we have to view this film together, we felt a change of venue was in order, so the March monthly meeting will be moved to this location.
The viewing is free, but [...]

Last night, Slow Food St. Louis hosted a chocolate talk and tasting with Alan McClure, founder of Patric Chocolate in Columbia, MO.
From the beginning of his talk, it became readily apparent that Alan is extremely passionate about chocolate. He also loves to educate folks about all things chocolate and educated we became about the intricate [...]

Slow Food St. Louis, a non-profit organization dedicated to celebrating and supporting food traditions, is pleased to announce that their annual fundraiser, The Art of Food, will be held on Saturday, July 25th, from 6:00 to 10:00 pm, at Mad Art Gallery (2727 S. 12th Street, 63118). Proceeds from the event will benefit both Slow [...]