JOIN US FOR A CELEBRATION OF EIGHT INDIVIDUALS GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR GOOD, CLEAN AND FAIR FOOD FOR ALL IN 2020.
Join us on December 6 to celebrate this year’s Snailblazers, raise a glass in their honor with good food enthusiasts around the country, and turn that COVID pivot into a little dance.
We are blown away with the creative and resilient response of individuals and communities in response to the pandemic this year, and their action around social justice. Slow Food leaders and members nominated over 70 outstanding people, and a panel of independent judges selected one person in each of eight categories — biodiversity, children + education, cooking + community, emerging young leader, family farming, fishing + waterways, food + ag advocacy, and food justice.
Click here to learn more and get tickets. All proceeds from this fundraiser will go towards Slow Food USA’s work for good, clean and fair food in 2021.
2020 Winners
Biodiversity Snailblazer Award: Michelle Week, farmer and proprietor, Good Rain Farm
Children and Education Snailblazer Award: Neha Shah, garden educator with Ann Arbor Public Schools and the Slow Food School Garden Network.
Cooking and Community Snailblazer Award: Phil Jones, chef and activist with Slow Food Detroit Central City; Detroit Food Policy Council; Oakland Avenue Urban Farm; Farmacy Food.
Emerging Young Leader Snailblazer Award: Madi Taylor, leader with Slow Food Portland, and Lauren Nelson, leader with Slow Food Youth Network USA
Family Farming Snailblazer Award: Cory Carman, rancher with Carman Ranch
Fishing and Waterways Snailblazer Award: Talia Young, founder of Fishadelphia.
Food + Agriculture Advocacy Snailblazer Award: Adrian Lipscombe, leader with 40 Acres and a Mule Project, Uptowne Cafe & Bakery, Muloma Project, Grow La Crosse Board, YWCA Board
Food Justice Snailblazer Award: Sean Sherman, chef with NATIFS, The Sioux Chef, Indigenous Food Lab.