Slow

The slow food movement implies a mindset of living to eat rather than eating to live. The slow food movement began in 1989 as a protest against McDonald's and stands for the same. This movement signifies a push against fast food and strives to reconnect people to what they are eating. Michael Pollan writes about the slow food movement in The Omnivore's Dilemma. Pollan wishes to reform the lost connection that humans once had with their food in the aspect of farmers, crops, plants, and animals. The slow food movement opposes any convenient means of eating, which includes, fast food, processed foods and pre-made meals. Overall, the slow food movement offers an alternative to the conventional food system that our society so closely relies on,…

The Slow Movement was started by Carlo Petrini, he wanted to support and protect small growers and artisan producers, safeguard the environment, and promote biodiversity*. Some people believe farm-to-table means all the food is organic, which is not necessarily true. ‘Certified organic’ means that the food has the seal of approval from the USDA using incredibly strict guidelines. Farm-to-table cooking is about preparing and eating the freshest food you can find. This concept has changed the way…

Have you ever marveled over why dogs wag their tails? We've always heard, through videos, movies, and books, that dogs wag their tails out of happiness. Yet, is that all there is to it? Dogs also seem to show other emotions than happiness, too! Even when they appear angry, afraid, or annoyed, they still wag their tails. If you're angry, it seems unlikely to represent happiness at the same time. How do domesticated dogs portray their emotions; to humans, and other dogs? Do dogs wag their tails…

What is slow cooking? All right, let’s get right on it then, Slow cooking as the name implies is the process in which you cook your food on a large bowl or a pot immersed in a liquid for a long period of time, usually a minimum of 3 hours or more. Usual methods of slow cooking involve smoking; stewing or baking the food in low-heat and barbequing is included as well. Although in the United States slow cooking usually implies the use of a crock pot which is usually a ceramic bowl with a glass…

Slow way of doing things or slow movement is currently found in so many different parts of our day to day life and you can locate or determine that slow is being linked to all phenomenon, industries and sectors. Among these (sectors) is the tourism sector. Slow tourism is a kind of conceptual framework which gives different options to travelling by car and also air (plane travel). People go to places more slowly overland, have a long stay and less travel, Dickenson, et al. (2010). Practicing…

violence occur in front of us we have an immediate reaction to it whether it is in disgust, appreciation, or fear. Nixon gives us the definition of “slow violence”, which is what I will discuss, slow violence is “…a violence that occurs gradually and out of sight, a violence of delayed destruction that is dispersed across time and space, an attritional violence that is typically not viewed as violence at all” (2). In the article “Slow violence” written by Nixon and “Boundary Issues” written by…

same age of 35. The entire study only lasted 5 nights in a sleep lab. All of the adults were given fixed meals administered by a nutritionist. These meals were lower in saturated fat content and included higher protein levels than found in a meal that the participants self chose. Contributors to the tests would then spend a total of 9 hours in bed, 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., all only sleeping for about 7 and a half hours of that time. Data was recorded by a polysomnography each night; three of the…

In celebration of their latest album “Slow Horse”, Stolen Rhodes stopped through New Jersey’s Timeout Sports Bar on their tour around the nation. The Philadelphian based band is no stranger to this local scene as they’ve played former hotspot for open band jams, Shady Katie’s. Matt Pillion (vocals, various instruments), Kevin Cunningham (guitar), Dan Haase (bass) and Eric Skye (drums) rolled out the night with the first track from the name album “Keeps Me Alive”. What a better way to introduce…

I. A Competitive Edge The best races have the best competitors, and angiosperms have certainly been described as having an extra edge. As discussed in the introduction, the fossil record shows that gymnosperms were quickly displaced by angiosperms upon their arrival. Yet despite the number of hypotheses (table 1) put forward to explain this shift in vegetation, gymnosperms’ competitors have not yet been discovered. Among the numerous hypotheses, three are discussed in depth here (summarised in…

I learned about the slow food movement where increased awareness of food insecurity and sustainability has led to more focus. I also learned that we should be aware of what other communities have in relation to what we have available to us. I agree with the author that all people deserve food security, which means the ability to have access to food. It made me happy to know that Chicano families could grow food relative to their culture, because being of Mexican descent, I know how important it…