Slow Food NYC

Name: Slow Food NYC
Telephone: (718) 260-8000
Price range: $$

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Organization Name:

Slow Food NYC

Primary Address 1:

1000 Dean St

Primary Address City:

Brooklyn

Primary Address State:

Primary Address Zip:

11238

Long Organization Description:

Slow Food NYC works to create a food chain based on the principles of high quality and taste, environmental sustainability, and social justice—in essence, a food chain that is good, clean, and fair for all. We believe that every eater has right to enjoy sustainably and humanely produced, delicious food that is good for human health and well being, the planet, and those who labor to bring food to our tables.

Organization Website Address:

http://www.slowfoodnyc.org/

Organization Phone Number:

(718) 260-8000

Director, Manager or CEO (First Name):

Board Co-chairs: Jennifer Goggin & Martina Kenworthy

How do customers and clients contact your organization?:

Community Meetings

How often does your organization use social media?:

2-3x per week

Interesting Fact About the Organization:

More than 1000 children benefit from Urban Harvest.

Number of volunteers:

Number of staff/employees:

7 (part time during spring and summer at the SFNYC urban farm)

Annual Budget:

$60,000

Year Started:

2000

Organization Type:

Food Literacy, Food Policy, Food Waste

About the Organization:

Slow Food NYC is a membership organization with 400 members and 20,000 followers that is guided by a volunteer Board of Directors.

Latest Project:

Urban Harvest – The SFNYC program of good food education for New York City children in 15 schools around the city, in the South Bronx and East Harlem, on the Lower East Side, and in Brooklyn, and at a tuition-free, educational, urban farm in East New York, Brooklyn.

SLOW U – Good food engaging, educational events for adults.

Snail of Approval – An award recognizing local restaurants, bars, and food and beverage artisans and markets that contribute to a good, clean, and fair regional food chain.

Areas Served:

Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens

Major Issues:

Farmers Markets/Local Foods, Healthy Food Access, Sustainable Food

Non-profit?:

Non-Profit

We have and or use Social Media?:

Yes, we do have social media (twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc…)

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/slowfoodnyc

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/SlowFoodNYC/

Frequently used hashtags 1:

#slowfoodnyc #happyhour #schoolgardens

Frequently used hashtags 2:

#snailblazer #snailofapproval