“Slow Food is a tomato, plucked from the garden. It is a wedge of Red Hawk cheese from Cowgirl Creamery and beef short ribs from Marin Sun Farms. It is Peter Worsley and Warren Weber. It is a discussion and a debate, a concept and a crowd. Slow Food, exalted by some and disparaged by others, is a movement that has seen a worldwide explosion in the last two decades. Its mission: to create a food system that is ‘good, clean, and fair.’ That mission is gaining momentum in the national media: Slow Food Nation, a gargantuan festival in San Francisco set for Labor Day Weekend, will be the first-ever American gathering to unify the sustainable food movement. It is no surprise that West Marin is playing an active role in the event-the mission fits comfortably in the county’s vibrant community of organic farmers and conscientious local eaters.” (08/16/08)