Slow Movement News
Turkish fast food: Real food fast
The definition of ‘fast food’ according to the Wikipedia is food cooked in build and in advance, kept warm or re-heated to order....
Slow Food in collaboration with the region of Liguria, has just finished celebr4ating the event Slow Fish 2007. It was a great success with 42,000 visitors, a much higher number than expected. ...
National Sea Change Task Force urges more flood studies
ABC Wed Jul 11 07 The Mayor of Maroochy Shire on Queensland's Sunshine Coast, Joe Natoli, says it could be another 12 months before the CSIRO is able to undertake a flood modelling study in the Sunshine Coast region because the research body is under-funded. ...
Treechangers change country culture
An influx of treechangers into a rural community can keep population levels steady but it can change the needs and expectations within the community. ...
Community Banks or Credit Unions
Community banks or credit unions (CUs) are a step towards a community’s economic self reliance and a step away from the community’s dependence on governments and corporations. CUs are savings and loan schemes that are operated by the community members who use them, and these schemes offer affordable credit to their members. They usually offer loans to members at lower than bank interest, and encourage people to save regularly even if it is only a small amount. Community CUs invest money in community development projects and the majority of the investments are then returned to the community.