This article in NYTimes inspired a little slowfood rant. Slowfood is a group trying to preserve various aspects of traditional food practices. Basically, as the name implies, they are anti-fast food. But there is much more to it: supporting local farmers, healthy eating, taking pleasure from the entire process of food, and a general respect for what we put into our bodies.
There is much to be said on the politics, economics, philosophy, etc. of this organization. Being a science blog, there is also a lot about biodiversity, dietary health, environment, genetically modified species, etc.
