Lately I've been getting some of resistance to the whole "Slow Food" scene.  It seems that somewhere along the way, the love of food, wine and communal good times has become dominated by politics with more talk about Gulf Oil than Olive Oil. 

Now, I'm not one to back away from a good debate (and if you dig down deep enough it's impossible to separate food from politics)... but the thing that drew me to this movement was the very nature of it's vision:  Leave behind the fast food culture and get back to taking the time to prepare foods from scratch; dig out old recipes and try your hand at growing vegetables instead of opening a can.  Educate ourselves and our youth about nourishment and food traditions.  As a school club, we are hoping to attract all students and Staff that hold those things dear and to be inclusive and enjoy the company of others over food, drink and convivial good times...

I sense the same thing aboout environmental conservation... the very mention of going "green" seems to turn-off some folks because it smells too strongly of political associations.  Since when is conserving water, electricity and natural gas a Right/Left issue?  When it comes to these issues at the school, at the risk of oversimplifying, reducing wastefulness can save money.  For now, let's leave it at that.

So with that said, we have launched a forum from the Slow Food Club website that is intended to be a springboard for new ideas and insights.... There you will find categories of ATL Dining, Club Events, Greening LCB-ATL, and more.  But... we'd like to keep the political posturing and dagger throwing to a minimum.

Please come check it out at:  http://greenforum.slowfoodlcb.com/user/categories.aspx
Yours in Slow...

Heirloom