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Slow
What is “Slow”?
Who is behind it?
Why is it good?
How it works … in Ludlow
What is Slow?
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About quality, tradition, diversity
A positive, progressive approach
A mindset or practical philosophy
A growing international movement
Not aligned with a political party
What is Slow?
Creates a climate for change One route to living life at a
human scale Practical ways of improving
well-being and ‘quality of life’ Celebrates diversity, supports
local micro-economy Cittaslow or ‘Slow Cities’ is
Eco Government or Eco Urbanism
CarloPetrini
What is Slow Food?
Reaction to Fast Food
Good, Clean, Fair
Over 80,000 members worldwide
Local group: the Convivium
Terra Madre, Ark, Presidium
Foundation for BioDiversity
University of Gastronomy
Slow: a little bit of history
1986 Slow Food established
1999 Cittaslow set up in ItalyGreve-in-Chianti
Orvieto
Bra
Positano
2005 Cittaslow International
Orvieto - headquarters of Cittaslow Italy/international
UK
Ludlow
PerthMoldBerwickAylshamDiss
Sokndal - part of Cittaslow Norway
National networks
UK
Norway
Germany
Poland
Australasia
In Development
Spain
Portugal
Belgium
Austria
Denmark
France
South Korea
In Development
Ireland?
So what is a Cittaslow?
A town where it is good to live Part of a network of towns A place where a certain attitude
of mind prevails A quality town…
in the sense that quality of lifeis important to all – permanent
and temporary residents
So what is a Cittaslow?
Town with fewer than 50,000 people
Scored 50 percent against Cittaslow assessment - 60 goals
Larger town or city can be a Cittaslow Supporter
Other bodies or groups can be a Cittaslow Supporter
The Cittaslow Mindset
Builds on Slow Food principles and extends them into areas other than food, drink and hospitality A way of life and of living that looks
to improve the fabric of life for all Connects people, local government
and Slow Food with a common goal
Cittaslow embedsthe Slow approachinto your municipality
Eco Government or Eco Urbanism
Why join Cittaslow?
It makes good sense
Provides some guiding principles for good government and good practice
Helps keep your town ‘on course’
Develops or crystallises partnerships
It’s about being, doing, and enjoying
Plugs you into a network
Provides a hook
Cittaslow Goals
Environment
Infrastructure
Quality of Urban Fabric
Encouraging Local Produce/Products
Hospitality and Community
Boosting Cittaslow awareness
Cittaslow Goals
How Ludlow works on just one of the Cittaslow goals - encouraging local produce and local products…
Cittaslow Goals
Encourage Local Produce/Products: Register of producers in the hinterland
Cittaslow Goals
Encourage Local Produce/Products: Events and training for local skills
Cittaslow Goals
Encourage Local Produce/Products: Events and training for local skills
Cittaslow Goals
Encourage Local Produce/Products: Events and training for local skills
Cittaslow Goals
Encourage Local Produce/Products: Space for Farmers Markets - seasonal
Cittaslow Goals
Encourage Local Produce/Products: Space for Farmers Markets
Cittaslow Goals
Encourage Local Produce/Products: Increase awareness of good food
work with young people - taste education
Cittaslow Goals
Encourage Local Produce/Products: Increase awareness of good food
Cittaslow Goals
Encourage Local Produce/Products: Increase awareness of good food
Cittaslow Goals
Encourage Local Produce/Products: Education about organic production
Cittaslow Goals
Encourage Local Produce/Products: Preservation of local foodstuffs
Cittaslow Goals
Encourage Local Produce/Products: Organic farming and certification
Cittaslow Goals
Encourage Local Produce/Products: Awareness of traditional foodstuffs
Cittaslow Goals
Encourage Local Produce/Products: Protection of goods produce representing local tradition
Cittaslow Goals
Encourage Local Produce/Products:LudlowBrewingCompany
International networking Different food cultures
Contacts
www.cittaslow.org.uk
www.slowfoodludlow.org.uk
www.localtoludlow.org.uk
www.ludlow.org.uk