Recognizing that the enjoyment of wholesome food is essential to the pursuit of happiness, Slow Food USA is an educational organization dedicated to stewardship of the land and ecologically sound food production; to the revival of the kitchen and the table as centers of pleasure, culture, and community; to the invigoration and proliferation of regional, seasonal culinary traditions; to the creation of a collaborative, ecologically-oriented, and virtuous globalization; and to living a slower and more harmonious rhythm of life.
(Quoted from the Slow Food USA website: http://www.slowfoodusa.org/about/index.html)

Our Santa Barbara Convivium wants to acknowledge non-profit groups whose values are in keeping
with Slow Food's mission. If you would like your group added to our resource list, please Contact Us.
We will review your submission and add you to our links if appropriate.

FRIENDLY ORGANIZATIONS

California Rare Fruit Growers Society

The California Rare Fruit Growers Society is an organization dedicated to the knowledge of rare, exotic fruit and spice trees that are generally subtropical.  California skirts the edge of a few different climate types and it is a group of people dedicated to the education and propagation of these plants. 
Check out their site for more of a mission statement: www.Crfg.org
CRFG has a local chapter, and they are having a pruning/grafting demo and scion exchange next Saturday, January 20, from 10am-Noonish. 
Slow Food members are invited. Check this link for details: http://crfgvsb.blogspot.com/