US Journal
Tuesday, December 10,
2013
TERRA MADRE DAY
POTLUCK
Events are special for different reasons, but our Terra
Madre Day Potluck was special for three reasons: 1) The wonderful people that
gathered from all over Atlanta, including Slow Food members, friends of Slow
Food, students from Emory and Furman University, farmers from local farms, Slow
Food Atlanta Board members, and others who were interested in Terra Madre and
Slow Food, 2) The outstanding local food that was celebrated and shared…from
fried pig skin with pimento cheese to pomegranate salads to a local honey
tasting to an authentic Italian CapreseTorta (an unbelievably fantastic cake made
with homemade hazelnut flour and chocolate), and 3) The wealth of information
about Terra Madre Day (always December 10th), including fascinating
reports from former delegates to the Italian Terra Madre Festival in Turin,
Italy, which is held every other year in
October.
Comments from participants were all full of positive remarks
about how wonderful it was to be among such a diverse group of like-minded
people. They were intrigued and delighted by the creative foods that were
brought to share. It was not unusual to hear comments about the impact of the
former Terra Madre delegates’ experiences in Turin and how they brought home
new ideas and attitudes about Mother Earth and food in general to Georgia. The
group was congenial, and those who came as strangers left with friends from all
over Atlanta.
Thank you all for participating in this year’s Terra Madre
Day Potluck. We look forward to seeing you and many others next December 10th!
Ciao!
Colleen
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