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Innovative millennial snails: the story of Slow Food University of Wisconsin

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This is the story of Slow Food University of Wisconsin (SFUW), a student organization that grew from one woman’s idea to a community of over 3200 people dedicated to making sustainable, fairly produced, delicious food accessible in a small city, with a big university, in the heart of the United States. Along the way SFUW has fostered new ideas, developed skills, and built relationships through conscious food procurement, cooking and eating. This essay describes the evolution of the organization and its four projects: Family Dinner Night, South Madison, Outreach and the Café. It hasn’t always been easy, but it’s always been delicious.

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Abbreviations

AFM:

Alternative food movement

B&GCDC:

Boys and Girls Club of Dane County

CSA:

Community supported agriculture

FDN:

Family Dinner Night

NGO:

Non-governmental organization

SFI:

Slow Food international

SFUW:

Slow Food University of Wisconsin

US:

United States

UW:

University of Wisconsin

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Acknowledgments

Many thanks to all the participants in this study for taking the time to talk about their experiences. The original draft and all revisions were written by Lydia Zepeda.

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  1. Department of Consumer Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1300 Linden Drive, Room 4212, Madison, WI, 53706, USA

    Lydia Zepeda

  2. Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 550 North Park Street, Madison, WI, 53706, USA

    Anna Reznickova

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Zepeda, L., Reznickova, A. Innovative millennial snails: the story of Slow Food University of Wisconsin. Agric Hum Values 34, 167–178 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-016-9701-8

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