WOFEX 2014 : The Slow Food Movement

Slow Food Philippines booth at the WOFEX 2014 (World Food Expo)

Many Filipino nowadays are clamoring for a safe and honest food, due to widespread unhealthy choices, and I am one of them. Vegetables and fruits are good for us and we needed that in our diet BUT we have know and make sure it is safe and not toxic. What are the agricultural conditions of the source, farming practices, etc. those are some many issues we have to look at today, being healthy is not just about eating fruits and vegetables but we have to make sure that they are safe, non-GMO (genetically modified) and organically grown to ensure safety standards.

Ms. Pacita "Chit" Juan, founder of ECHOSTORE and Slow Food Movement

I am just glad to know about the slow food movement in the Philippines, I advocate Organic farming and Locavore movement in the past. This Slow Food Movement is the best general healthy options, since we cannot encourage everyone to be a vegan or vegetarian or follow a macrobiotic diet, this one is quite sustainable and works for many in general. 

Being healthy is not all about vegetarianism, it is based on the principle of  making natural food, eat as natural as possible, back to nature. If you are into meat, choose a grass-fed beef, a native, organic pig, or farm raised free-range chicken with lots of sunshine. Grow your own food, make your own herbal garden, if you can not buy from your local farmers within your area and encourage them to go organic farming, that way you establish a bond with your local farmers and support them economically and at the same time lessen the carbon impact that contributes to climate change. I usually go to my local market, food fair to buy vegetables and fruits than go to  big producers. The shipment of this food will cause the food rot easily due to "lamog" (spoilage), and the increase carbon footprints in the air because of the vehicles used to transport them.

Sample of heirloom and indigenous crops in the exhibit:

Kamatis Ligaw ( Indigenous Tomatoes)

Native Cherry Tomatoes

Native cacao

Highland Coffee

Who said you can't grow food if you are living in a condo or without a land? there many ways and possibilities like this one,  heirlomm seeds and herbs  grown in a crates.

Let's preserve our heirloom and indigenous seeds, let's go organic, buy and go local, use locally available materials, plant and grow your own food if you can, support the local farmers in your area and encourage potluck, that way we do our little way of saving the environment. 

To know more about Slow Food visit or contact:

ECHOSTORE
116 Tordesillas St., Salcedo Village, Makati City
+632 519.1216
E-mail: puj@echostore.ph
Website: www.echostore.ph