graeme kidd cittaslow

Graeme KiddPresident, Cittaslow UK

enquire@cittaslow.org.uk

Slow

What is “Slow”?

Who is behind it?

Why is it good?

How it works … in Ludlow

What is Slow?

festina lente

About quality, tradition, diversity

A positive, progressive approach

A mindset or practical philosophy

A growing international movement

Not aligned with a political party

What is Slow?

Creates a climate for change One route to living life at a

human scale Practical ways of improving

well-being and ‘quality of life’ Celebrates diversity, supports

local micro-economy Cittaslow or ‘Slow Cities’ is

Eco Government or Eco Urbanism

CarloPetrini

What is Slow Food?

Reaction to Fast Food

Good, Clean, Fair

Over 80,000 members worldwide

Local group: the Convivium

Terra Madre, Ark, Presidium

Foundation for BioDiversity

University of Gastronomy

Slow: a little bit of history

1986 Slow Food established

1999 Cittaslow set up in ItalyGreve-in-Chianti

Orvieto

Bra

Positano

2005 Cittaslow International

Orvieto - headquarters of Cittaslow Italy/international

UK

Ludlow

PerthMoldBerwickAylshamDiss

Sokndal - part of Cittaslow Norway

National networks

UK

Norway

Germany

Poland

Australasia

In Development

Spain

Portugal

Belgium

Austria

Denmark

France

South Korea

In Development

Ireland?

So what is a Cittaslow?

A town where it is good to live Part of a network of towns A place where a certain attitude

of mind prevails A quality town…

in the sense that quality of lifeis important to all – permanent

and temporary residents

So what is a Cittaslow?

Town with fewer than 50,000 people

Scored 50 percent against Cittaslow assessment - 60 goals

Larger town or city can be a Cittaslow Supporter

Other bodies or groups can be a Cittaslow Supporter

The Cittaslow Mindset

Builds on Slow Food principles and extends them into areas other than food, drink and hospitality A way of life and of living that looks

to improve the fabric of life for all Connects people, local government

and Slow Food with a common goal

Cittaslow embedsthe Slow approachinto your municipality

Eco Government or Eco Urbanism

Why join Cittaslow?

It makes good sense

Provides some guiding principles for good government and good practice

Helps keep your town ‘on course’

Develops or crystallises partnerships

It’s about being, doing, and enjoying

Plugs you into a network

Provides a hook

Cittaslow Goals

Environment

Infrastructure

Quality of Urban Fabric

Encouraging Local Produce/Products

Hospitality and Community

Boosting Cittaslow awareness

Cittaslow Goals

How Ludlow works on just one of the Cittaslow goals - encouraging local produce and local products…

Cittaslow Goals

Encourage Local Produce/Products: Register of producers in the hinterland

Cittaslow Goals

Encourage Local Produce/Products: Events and training for local skills

Cittaslow Goals

Encourage Local Produce/Products: Events and training for local skills

Cittaslow Goals

Encourage Local Produce/Products: Events and training for local skills

Cittaslow Goals

Encourage Local Produce/Products: Space for Farmers Markets - seasonal

Cittaslow Goals

Encourage Local Produce/Products: Space for Farmers Markets

Cittaslow Goals

Encourage Local Produce/Products: Increase awareness of good food

work with young people - taste education

Cittaslow Goals

Encourage Local Produce/Products: Increase awareness of good food

Cittaslow Goals

Encourage Local Produce/Products: Increase awareness of good food

Cittaslow Goals

Encourage Local Produce/Products: Education about organic production

Cittaslow Goals

Encourage Local Produce/Products: Preservation of local foodstuffs

Cittaslow Goals

Encourage Local Produce/Products: Organic farming and certification

Cittaslow Goals

Encourage Local Produce/Products: Awareness of traditional foodstuffs

Cittaslow Goals

Encourage Local Produce/Products: Protection of goods produce representing local tradition

Cittaslow Goals

Encourage Local Produce/Products:LudlowBrewingCompany

International networking Different food cultures

Contacts

www.cittaslow.org.uk

www.slowfoodludlow.org.uk

www.localtoludlow.org.uk

www.ludlow.org.uk

enquire@cittaslow.org.uk