Terra Madre Salone del Gusto, the event international most important dedicated to good food, reaches the Lingotto Fair Turin from October 8th to 12th 2020.
Terra Madre Salone del Gusto 2020
For the 2020 edition Slow Food, proposes a new geography that focuses on ecosystems, with their fragilities and the possible concrete solutions that the network is already experimenting with from one corner of the world to the other. In this historical phase in which nationalisms are re-emerging and walls and barbed wire are once again appearing, Terra Madre Salone del Gusto presents a new approach to its biennial event and organizes the space and visiting routes in homogeneous territories, pushing political borders into the background to privilege physical, ecological and cultural elements.
No longer the classic division between the exhibitors of the Italian and international market (and within individual regions and countries), but a visit itinerary that will accompany the public to explore a new food geography:
- the mountain and hilly areas, with their products and projects for land care
- coastal and inland water communities, committed to protecting seas, rivers, lakes, sustainable fishing and the fight against pollution
- the urban fabric and its relationship with the countryside through vegetable gardens, farmers' markets and purchasing groups
- the plains, where agroecology is proposed as a system to combat monocultures, desertification and deforestation.
The four areas will bring together delegates and exhibitors from Alps to the Andes, come on North Seas to the great European rivers, from the nascent villages Slow Food to creative cities, fromPo Valleyto the African savannah.
The debate and exchange between delegates during the event will be enriched by the requests that Slow Food will bring it up for discussion in the context of its VIII International Congress which will meet in Turin on the same days as Terra Madre Salone del Gusto.
And it is precisely in view of this last appointment that in the next few days it will be sent to the entire network Slow Food The opening document of the congress process is being released around the world: a true call to action for members, activists, leaders, and volunteers from every corner of the planet.
«The greatest strength of an event like Terra Madre Salone del Gusto it is authenticity" underlines the president of the Piedmont Region, Alberto Cirio"A value we are called to promote and protect as the key to the future not only of agriculture, but of the life of our villages in general. That same authenticity you sense when you step inside an event we are deeply proud of, one that brings the entire world under the Piedmontese sky."
«Terra Madre Salone del Gusto is a material and immaterial heritage of the City of Turin of which we can only be proud. The food and wine excellence that has always characterized our city is, in fact, just one of the points of contact with this internationally renowned event. What will increasingly make the difference will be the values of sustainability, social justice, and equity, which, precisely in food—in its production, processing, distribution, and consumption—can find their highest expression. I am certain that, once again, Terra Madre Salone del Gusto It will be an extraordinary moment of discovery and reflection for the whole community" he says Chiara Appendino, mayor of the City of Turin.
Food plays a central role in the environmental and climate crisis we are experiencing. The model of agri-food production, distribution, and consumption we choose can be the key to meeting the great challenge of implementing change within the next 10 years, as the United NationsIn this context, building the future of food together means building the future of the Planet together. This is why the next edition of Terra Madre Salone del Gusto It will be an extraordinary event, perhaps the most important of all those celebrated so far" he declares Paul Di Croce, general secretary of Slow Food.
The largest international event dedicated to good, clean and fair food, the environment and food policies, organised by Slow Food, Piedmont Region And City of Turin, will present itself to visitors with a new look, revolutionizing the visitor experience and the opportunities to meet those who, every day, work to change the future of food. A future we can write together and for which Slow Food It calls upon the producers of its network to take action now, along with experts and academics, chefs, young people, and all visitors, to contribute ideas and proposals, projects, and energy.
