タイムラインの写真Today marks the 50th anniversary of #WorldEarthDay. And here we are, experiencing the reality of complete chaos and uncertainty, sitting at homes in #quarantine, reading the news that only the lockdowns managed to lead to a massive drop in air pollution, most notably in China, northernItaly, and the several metropolitan areas in the US.
That is why we don’t want to “go back to normal” because that normality has long been the problem, and the #COVID-19 pandemic in a painful way is showing us how the health of the Earth is essential to our own health.
As Slow Food, we want to say “Everything will be OK,” the phrase which is so often used today.
But we want to add this:
Everything will be ok if:
🌍 We will take care of Earth, soil, seas, rivers, and nature just as equally as we care for our loved ones.
🌍 We will strive to fix the climate crisis: it hasn't disappeared anywhere, and it should concern us even more than this virus.
🌍 We will protect and strengthen biodiversity in all its forms. We have learned how important it is for our health and the health of our planet.
🌍 We will be protect the rights of workers and farmers, eliminating every form of slavery and exploitation.
🌍 We will finally achieve gender equality at work and in our society.
🌍 We will eat much less meat and animal products, and above all, we will put to the end of intensive farming.
🌍 We will give up intensive agriculture, monocultures, chemical inputs, and poisons that deprive the soil and pollute the waters and boost emissions.
🌍 We will bring green back to our cities, filling them with trees, meadows, and gardens.
🌍 We will learn to rediscover relationships with our local communities, by supporting farmers, local shops, and by understanding where our food comes from.
🌍 We will understand that giving instead of receiving is a privilege, and the value of solidarity is priceless.
Let’s keep going: everything will be okay if...
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Cage Free Eggs
Eat Naturalで扱う卵は、鶏舎の中で自由に動き回ることができる平飼いや、屋外でのびのびと活動できる放牧で育てたニワトリから生まれたものだけです。
持続可能な生産と消費のあり方を考え、アニマルウェルフェアへの配慮を食材選びの一つの視点としてます。
Eat less meat, of better quality: don’t do it with sadness. Do it with joy! - Slow Food International