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Slow Food Network

The Slow Food movement operates through local chapters called Convivia in over 160 countries.

Australia

Victoria (VIC)

  • Slow Food Melbourne

    Our own convivium, coordinating Melbourne's inner-west community and the monthly farmers' markets at Edgewater, West Footscray, Yarraville and Spotswood.

  • Slow Food Mildura

    Long-running regional convivium in Victoria's northwest, host of the annual Festa della Vendemmia grape-harvest feast and past national congresses.

Queensland (QLD)

  • Slow Food Brisbane

    Grassroots city convivium championing good, clean and fair food through events like its seasonal food-writing book club.

  • Slow Food Noosa

    Australia's largest convivium; launched the country's first Snail of Approval in 2017 and runs the School Gardens and Snail Kids education programs.

South Australia (SA)

  • Slow Food South Australia

    Statewide association grown from the original Adelaide & Barossa convivium — the Barossa was home to Australia's first Slow Food convivium, founded by Maggie Beer in 1995.

Western Australia (WA)

New South Wales (NSW)

  • Slow Food Hunter Valley

    Based in Maitland; runs the Maitland Earth Market, Australia's first certified Slow Food Earth Market.

  • Slow Food Southern Highlands

    Runs farm tours, workshops and community dinners across the Highlands' food and wine country.

  • Slow Food South Coast

    Formerly Slow Food Shoalhaven; publishes a local producers' guide and runs a Snail of Approval across the Shoalhaven and Berry.

  • Slow Food Saddleback

    Kiama and Illawarra convivium established in 2006, running farm visits, workshops and its own Snail of Approval.

  • Slow Food Sydney

    The Sydney convivium, promoting local, sustainable producers, tradition and biodiversity across the city.

International

For the full international directory, the slowfood.com convivia finder is the most comprehensive source.

Italy

  • Slow Food Italia

    The movement's home association, headquartered in Bra, Piedmont, where Slow Food was founded in 1986.

  • Slow Food Roma

    The capital's convivium, founded in 2007, running events and producer networks across the city.

France

  • Slow Food en France

    The national network of French convivia defending local producers, biodiversity and the Ark of Taste.

Germany

  • Slow Food Deutschland

    Founded in 1992 as the first national association outside Italy; Berlin-based, with more than 85 local groups.

  • Slow Food Berlin

    The capital's convivium, with over 700 members across Berlin and neighbouring Brandenburg.

United Kingdom

  • Slow Food in the UK

    The London-based umbrella body for Slow Food England, Scotland, Cymru and Northern Ireland.

  • Slow Food London

    The London group, campaigning for good, clean and fair food and against food poverty in the capital.

Netherlands

  • Slow Food Nederland

    The national association of Dutch food-change communities championing good, clean and fair food for all.

United States

  • Slow Food USA

    The national association, headquartered in Brooklyn, coordinating chapters across the country.

  • Slow Food NYC

    The New York City chapter, running the Urban Harvest youth program and a city Snail of Approval.

Brazil

  • Slow Food Brasil

    The national association coordinating convivia and Ark of Taste work across Brazil's vast biodiversity.

Japan

  • Slow Food Nippon

    The national association, host of Terra Madre Japan and coordinator of regional groups nationwide.