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Celebrating Good, Clean, and Fair Food Slow Food seeks to reconnect people with the food they eat and the cultures, community, and production behind it.

At the heart (and belly) of our activities, we believe that every individual has a right to Good, Clean, and Fair food in their daily life. Through lectures, tours, cooking demonstrations, volunteer days, and other local events, Slow Food Portland works to engage our community with the broader food movement. We partner with local and national activists, chefs, farmers, and organizations already working for direct change to our food system, and we encourage you to join us in our effort.

05/29/2026

A few spots are still available for our June Convivium!

What role should animals play in a healthy food system?
Join us on June 3 for a conversation with Mike Guebert of and Oregon Pasture Network.

Drawing on more than 20 years of experience raising pasture-based livestock, Mike will share how animals can help build healthy soils, support biodiversity, and strengthen resilient local food systems.

📅 Wednesday, June 3
🕕 6:00–6:30 PM Social Hour
🕡 6:30–7:30 PM Presentation & Discussion
📍 Cookshop Portland

Free and open to all. RSVP at the link in our bio.

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05/18/2026

Good meat starts on healthy land.

Join Slow Food Portland on June 3 for a free evening with Mike Guebert of and Oregon Pasture Network.

Mike will discuss the role animals can play in regenerative agriculture, what makes pasture-based livestock systems different from industrial meat production, and how healthy grazing systems can support soil, ecosystems, animal welfare, and local farms.

This conversation will also explore the work being done across Oregon to support regenerative livestock producers and build a more resilient food system.

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🗓 Wednesday, June 3
⏰6:00–6:30 PM social hour with snacks
⏰6:30–7:30 PM presentation and discussion

Free to attend. RSVP at the link in bio.

05/09/2026

Still spots left for our May Convivium: Coffee, Connection & the Slow Food Coffee Coalition.

Join Slow Food Portland on Wednesday, May 13 for an evening with Gabriela Pinedo Zagaceta of .usa and learn more about the Slow Food Coffee Coalition, a global network working toward a coffee system that is good, clean, and fair.

Gabriela works directly with coffee-growing communities in Peru, building relationships that support quality, transparency, biodiversity, and fair labor practices throughout the supply chain. This convivium is a chance to hear what that work actually looks like in practice and to taste coffees sourced through those relationships.

6:00–6:30 PM — Social time, snacks, and drinks
6:30–7:30 PM — Presentation, discussion, and coffee tasting

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Free and open to the public
Register through the link in bio.

05/02/2026

You’re Invited to our May Convivium: Coffee, Connection & the Slow Food Coffee Coalition

Join Slow Food Portland for our May convivium, featuring Gabriela Pinedo Zagaceta of and her work with the Slow Food Coffee Coalition.

The Coffee Coalition is an international network connecting everyone involved in coffee from farmers to roasters to drinkers with a shared commitment to transparency, traceability, environmental stewardship, and fair labor practices. This event offers a closer look at how those values are put into practice through real relationships with coffee-growing communities in Peru.

Guests will have the opportunity to taste coffee sourced through these partnerships, learn about the farms behind it, and engage in a conversation about what a more connected and equitable coffee system can look like.

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
6:00–6:30 PM – Social time, snacks, and drinks available
6:30–7:30 PM – Presentation, discussion, and coffee tasting
Location:

Free and open to the public
RSVP with the link in our bio

04/22/2026

Happy Earthday! Slow Food USA is celebrating with their Give What You Can Week. It’s a chance to become a member of Slow Food USA and support the broader network at a level that works for you.

While you don’t need to be a member to be a part of Slow Food Portland. Our events, gatherings, are open to everyone. Membership with Slow Food USA is what helps sustain the larger movement behind this work.

Membership supports national advocacy, programs that advance good, clean, and fair food, and funding that goes back into communities through efforts like the National Resilience Fund.

If you’ve connected with what we’re doing locally whether that’s attending an event, reading along, or just paying more attention to where your food comes from this is one way to support that work at a bigger scale.
Membership is typically $60/year, but this week you can give what you can.

Join here with the link in our linktree

04/09/2026

The world feels overwhelming right now. Every day brings something new that feels too big to carry alone.

We encourage you to check out our recent blog, written by one of our board members, reflecting on grief, shared humanity, and the quiet ways community helps us hold what feels heavy.

From a simple story about mustard seeds to the real ways people show up for each other here in Portland, it’s a reminder that we don’t have to move through this alone.

Read it with the link in our bio. 💚💚💚

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03/25/2026

Join us for a hands-on workshop at Kindness Farm focused on how to support pollinators in your growing space.

🌼 Passion for Pollinators at Kindness Farm
📅 Sunday, April 26 | 10 AM – 1 PM
📍 Kindness Farm (SE Portland)
💰 $30 suggested donation (lunch included, scholarships available)

Pollinators are essential to our food system, but most gardens aren’t designed with them in mind. This workshop will show you how to change that.

Led by the team at Kindness Farm, you’ll learn how to support pollinators, strengthen plant health, and build a more resilient growing space.

🌱 What you’ll get:
• How to create and maintain a pollinator-friendly garden
• A better understanding of how pollinators and beneficial insects support our food system
• Planting approaches that support biodiversity and soil health
• A seed activity + seeds to take home
• Time for questions and conversation
• A catered lunch from a local food business

Your $30 donation helps cover the cost of the meal and supports Kindness Farm, a first-generation immigrant, refugee, and queer-led nonprofit rooted in food justice and regenerative agriculture.

Space is limited to 30 participants. Reserve your spot with the link in our bio.

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02/17/2026

Check our inboxes for a February newsletter.
We’re tracking farmland legislation that could permanently change Oregon’s agricultural landscape, sharing details about the upcoming CSA Share Fair, and announcing our March convivium.

March 3 | Radicchio, Terra Madre & the Power of Connection
6–7:30 PM

Lane Selman and farmer Josh Volk will talk about how relationships built through Slow Food helped turn radicchio into a Northwest crop and why connection still matters in shaping regional food systems. We’ll have radicchio and other seasonal snacks to taste.

We hope to see you there.
RSVP in our bio. Read the newsletter while you’re there.

01/19/2026

The Slow Food Portland board spent the day working through our priorities for the year ahead. Every January, we come together to set goals and work on our agenda.

We’ve got meaningful things in motion, including the launch of our Snail of Approval program later this year, alongside continued free conviviums and stronger partnerships across our community.

Slow Food Portland is a fully volunteer-run organization. If you’re interested in joining the board and helping shape this work, check out our website to learn more.

Huge thanks to for generously sharing your space with us.

12/16/2025

🍷✨ Last chance to enter our Holiday Wine Raffle!
We’re drawing the winner this Saturday, December 20.

A $25 ticket gives you a chance to win a full 12-bottle case of Oregon wine while supporting Slow Food Portland’s work in 2026.

Link in bio to enter.

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