Inspiring people to be conscious of, and there for responsible for, their own nourishment, is part of the mission of Slow Food Nation. With heath problems soaring as people exercise less and eat more fast & convenient food, trying to get people's attention that this issue is extremely personal is vital! The health and economic costs of life-style bad habits impacts the entire planet, from crop priorities to fuel costs transporting food products. The subject is vast.

Get Your Hands in the Dirt »

When we turn on our faucets to use water, that fresh, clean water instantly becomes wastewater that needs to be treated and disposed of. Rural homes use septic systems where the water leaches into the ground, and over time and distance, is filtered before it re-enters the groundwater system. But in the majority of our populated ares, that water goes down the drain into the sewer system, out to the treatment plant...and then what? Body lotion, laundry detergent, hair conditioners, pharmaceuticals that filter through our bodies - they all end up in the wastewater system - and many of them don't get filtered out during the treatment process. The impacts these products have on our fresh water streams and rivers has changed the way we think about flushing water down the drain.

What's in our Waste Water? »