Festive carbon footprints

BBC news story with alarming statistics about the carbon dioxide emissions of Christmas dinners.

Full story:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7137504.stm

Castle Road Christmas market

There is going to be a food market on Castle Road on 16 December.   This is the first event of its kind organised in Castle Road, so, please, support this initiative, if you are in the area. 

Details: Castle Road market

Carlo Petrini having fun

The fifth Slow Food International Congress was held in Mexico in November.  The meeting brought together more than 600 delegates and observers from 49 nations, representing the association’s 85,000 members across five continents.   As well as lots of serious work, there was also some fun, as this video shows.  If you read the 2005 book Slow Food Revlution you’ll find out about Carlo Petrini’s passion for music and how it contributed to the start of the slow food movement. 

London’s first Slow Food Market at Southbank Centre

Between Thursday 20th and Sunday 23rd December, the Southbank Centre will host the first Slow Food Market in London. The market will be held outside the Royal Festival Hall on Southbank Centre Square and will feature more than 25 stalls.

Details: Southbank Market