Our goal is Good, Clean and Fair food for all.

Slow Food Denver is a chapter of Slow Food U.S.A., a global, grassroots movement that links the pleasures of growing, cooking, and eating food with the community and environment. Slow Food was founded in Italy in 1986, and inspired chapters in 160 countries worldwide, with 100 in the U.S.
 
Slow Food Denver, founded in 2001, is committed to the enjoyment of local food by all members of the community, seeking to create a more just and sustainable food system. We value cultivating community and connection, restoring biodiversity, celebrating food cultures, defending social and economic equality, and protecting the environment.

Our mission:
Seeking dramatic and lasting change in the local food system, Slow Food Denver reconnects the Denver metro communities with the people, traditions, plants, animals, fertile soils, and waters that produce our food. Slow Food Denver works for change through joy & justice with a focus mission of:  
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-Empowering children through cooking & gardening classes 
-Awarding Snail of Approvals to restaurants & organizations sharing our values 
-Food Equity support through volunteering in gardens serving under resourced communities
-Policy & advocacy work to create a more just food system. 
-Food Ethos Denver Workshops for consumers to learn how to live & eat more consciously

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