Crowded cities, noise, fast food and the speed of everyday life. Where is it all taking us? Why are we so obsessed with speed ?

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Fast foods provide instant satisfaction. These can be consumed on the run or when people are too tired or stressed after a busy day. Dragon fruit and baby octopus are becoming popular foods not grown locally.

Take time to reason and appreciate the local cultural traditions and biodiversity by slowing down and taking pleasure in different experiences such as enjoying a meal with others.

The Slow Food Convivium in Sedgefield, Africa, uses the snail logo to promote Slow Food. The Sedgefield Committee encourages others to slow down.

The Slow Movement The Slow Movement was inspired by the Italians in the 1980s. The Slow Movement

“ Living a mindful life seems more difficult now than it was in the past. The fast life is all around us – fast food, fast cars, fast conversations, fast families, fast holidays. We may be living great lives but we aren’t ‘there’ for them. We don’t take the time to linger over food, over friends, over our family etc. We are not savouring our life and are starving of the real connection to our life.” Cittaslow

A Slow Town must: 1. Implement an environmental policy which nurtures the distinctive features of that town and its surrounding area, and focus on recycling recovery; 2. Put in place infrastructure with a focus on environmentally-friendly use of land; 3. Preserve the history of the region, the important buildings and historical locations and making sure they are identified, protected and maintained; 4. Encourage the use of technology that will improve the quality of air and life in the town; 5. Support the production and consumption of organic foodstuffs; 6. Protect and promote products which have their roots in tradition and reflect a local way of doing things; 7. Encourage learning about food and where it comes from; 8. Encourage a spirit of genuine hospitality towards guests of the town. Katoomba, Australia

The Slow Movement Supporters Click here Geir Berthelsen has a vision for an entire ‘Slow Planet’. Carl Honoré encourages the Slow Movement.

The Slow Food Movement The Slow Food Movement is concerned with all aspects of the food system. This means people need to connect to: Traditional seeds Food production Food sourcing Food buying Food preparation Traditional recipes and ingredients; Food consumption and Waste food disposal. The Slow Food Movement

Growing food and enjoying it with others.

The School Environment The school environment provides a perfect opportunity to instill a sense of spiritual or moral concern for the lack of time that society has developed from its hectic lifestyle.

The Slow Movement aims to improve the quality of life and is moving against negative globalisation.

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