Terra Madre and Salone del Gusto
Turin 26 - 30th October 2006

Terra Madre and Salone del Gusto Turin 2006 - Visit by Members of Slow Food Cornwall and restauranteurs and producers from the South West.

The idea of Terra Madre arose from the need to bring together people who work for sustainable, quality foods that respect the environment and other people.

The First Edition

The first edition of Terra Madre took place October 20-23, 2004 in the Palazzo del Lavoro in Turin. 4,888 Delegates representing 1,250 food communities from 130 countries convened at the event, including farmers, breeders, fishermen, processors, distributors, cooks and agricultural experts.

Terra Madre 2006

The second edition of Terra Madre will take place in Turin October 26-30, 2006. It will be organized in partnership with the Ministry for Forestry and Agricultural Policy, the Italian Cooperation for Development of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Piedmont Regional Authority and the City of Turin.

Terra Madre 2006 will coincide with Slow Food's Salone del Gusto, the foremost international quality food event.

1,500 food communities, 1,000 cooks and 200 universities from all over the world will meet in Turin, representing the three elements that make up the world of food:
the traditional and practical knowledge of producers, the experience and creativity of cooks and the insight science and research.

There will be plenary sessions, Earth Workshops (roundtables and panel discussions dedicated to problems that producers encounter every day), conferences on larger themes (such as GMOs, sustainable fishing, biodynamic practices, short production chains), informal meeting between representatives of the same country or region and Taste Workshops organized for producers.

For further information visit:-

www.terramadre2006.org

www.slowfood.com

Terra Madre meets the Salone del Gusto

The Salone Market

The Slow Food Presidia

Press Releases:-

Terra Madre

Salone del Gusto

Reports:-

Report on Salone del gusto and Terra Madre 2006