Slow Food North Louisiana

The mission of Slow Food North Louisiana is to support foodways that are good, clean and fair for all.

Slow Food North Louisiana has three primary focus areas:

1. Advocacy: We support the sustainability of programs and initiatives in our region that align with the Slow Food mission, such as the We Grow Together food hub in the Stoner Hill neighborhood of Shreveport, the Shreveport Green Urban Farm, and local seed libraries.

2. Education & Information Sharing: Teaching people about the joy of real food, knowing where it came from (which country, which farms), and cooking it after you grow or buy it are the things we like to talk about. We also serve as an information hub for where to find real food locally, at farms, at farmers markets and at local stores.

3. Access to real food: We support programs that increase access to real food for our regional populations, including community/youth gardens, seed libraries, farmers markets and local stores selling local foods.

We do these things through hosting our own events throughout the year, partnering with other organizations on events focused on food, featuring events at farms to get consumers on their land for shared meals, and regular communication to our members about news, programs and events that align with our mission.

Our main program areas include promoting biodiversity in our region by donating heirloom seeds from the to local farmers, community/youth gardeners and seed libraries; supporting professional development of local growers and chefs; supporting the Slow Food USA Snail of Approval program, an award given to food and beverage establishments that are pursuing and practicing Slow Food values in their business; and hosting events that allow us to educate our community about our mission. We also really like getting together to cook, eat and/or talk about food!