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Terra Madre 2008
 
Held concurrently with Salone del Gusto in Torino from October 23 to 27, the third edition of the biennial international meeting of the Terra Madre Network brought together food communities, cooks, academics and youth delegates for four days to work towards increasing small-scale, traditional, and sustainable food production.
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WRAPPING IT UP  
The highlights of what happened during the 4 days of Terra Madre...
CLOSING CEREMONY  
Maori educator Heeni Hoterene spoke to thousands of farmers, fishers, herders and food artisans who came together with cooks, academics and 1000 youth at the closing ceremony of Terra Madre 2008 last night. Here is her speech.
REGIONAL MEETINGS  
Thousands of delegates met in more than 28 regional and national meetings during the first working day of the Terra Madre world meeting of food communities
OPENING CEREMONY  
Speakers and performances at the ceremony
SOUNDS OF TERRA MADRE  
For the first time Salone del Gusto, Turin and Piedmont, hosted Sounds of Terra Madre performers and offered these non-professional musicians a stage to express the daily life and rituals of their agricultural communities.
YOUTH FOOD NETWORK  
The participation of a delegation of young people representing the Youth Food Movement assures that food and agriculture knowledge will be handed from one generation to the next...
EDUCATION  
Educational activities at Terra Madre 2008


Terra Madre, an event organized by the Terra Madre Foundation, brings together food producers and workers from around the world, giving them the opportunity to discuss the major themes of food production. Together they share and compare the diverse and complex issues that underlie what “high-quality food” means to them: issues of environmental resources and planetary equilibrium, and aspects of taste, worker dignity, and consumer safety.

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