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Slow Food company history timeline

1986

In 1986, two significant events took place which encouraged Petrini to found Slow Food, a not-for-profit grassroots organisation which champions traditional food preparation techniques and locally sourced ingredients.

2000

Slow Food USA was established in 2000.

2001

(Excerpt from the Official Slow Food Manifesto, as published in “Slow Food: A Case for Taste” in 2001)

2004

In 2004, Petrini opened the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo in Piedmont, Italy, where you can study artisanal and industrial food production, among other things.

2008

In 2008, the first American university followed suit.

In 2008, Waters founded the inaugural Slow Food Nation event in San Francisco.

2018

In 2018, the conversation around the environmental costs of our food consumption habits peaked with the release of new research from the University of Oxford.

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Non-GMO Project2007$999,99920-
United Nations Association of the National Capital Area1953$499,9995-
Adirondack Council1975$2.8M14-
Bright Prospect2002$120,0004-
The Humane Society of the United States1954$159.2M2,014-
Sierra Club1892$116.0M1,43323
National Peace Corps Association1979$1.5M8-
Rock the Vote1990$5.0M50-
League of Women Voters of the US1920$4.6M337-
American Friends Service Committee1917$28.6M3509

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