Posts Tagged Slow Food
Summer Solstice-Celebrating the Seasons: Part 1
Posted by Irene Turner in Nature, Personal Style & Well being on June 21, 2011
photo courtesy of Only an Almond Bean
Welcome Summer! Today is the Summer Solstice and what is consider as the official start of summer, and the longest day of the year here in the Northern hemisphere. I love observing these ancient cultural celebrations as it is a great way to slow down, recognize and give thanks to nature in our world.
The Summer solstice is recognized and often celebrated in many cultures around the world, in both the past and the present. The Celts & Slavs celebrated the first day of summer with dancing & bonfires to help increase the sun’s energy. The Chinese marked the day by honoring Li, the Chinese Goddess of Light. Perhaps the most enduring modern ties with Summer Solstice were the Druids’ celebration of the day as the “wedding of Heaven and Earth”, which is why there are so many June weddings as we still believe them to be “lucky”. Continue reading “Summer Solstice-Celebrating the Seasons: Part 1” »
Virgin America Terminal-SFO
Posted by Irene Turner in Architecture, Sustainability on April 26, 2011
The Virgin America Terminal, T2, in San Francisco’s international airport is a great example of thoughtful design that is beautiful in it’s simplicity and sustainability. I had the opportunity to pick up a friend there last week and I am now a BIG fan!
Here are some Very Virgin America Reasons to Love SFO’s Terminal 2 via 7X7 SF .
- Working travelers can log on at lap top work tables, plug-in stations and elevated work counters and enjoy free wireless throughout the terminal.
- There’s a Pinkberry
- It’s the first airport dining program in the country to recruit Slow Food vendors.
- It’s slated to be the first LEED Gold Certified airport terminal in the U.S.
- Similar to Virgin America’s signature cabin music, moodlighting, seating, and design, T2′s “Recompose” zone will create a stress-reducing oasis for travelers post-security
“The new T2 demonstrates that sustainability is achievable on many levels – from reusing construction debris to rethinking water usage to public education,” says San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. “Renovating SFO’s T2 toward LEED Gold brought all of this together. It is an incredible achievement, and we are proud, once again, to be taking the lead on sustainable innovation.”
Uniquely “Virgin” features in the airline’s T2 space are: Continue reading “Virgin America Terminal-SFO” »
Slow Food-Fresh Mushroom Risotto
Posted by Irene Turner in Entertaining Sonoma Style, Personal Style & Well being on December 2, 2010
all photos are copyrighted by Little Bits of Beauty™
Thanks to my wonderful and supportive friends…Jenifer Keefe (acupuncturist extraordinaire) offered her home on a pond, and her open communal living space (which I helped design) for the event; Jackie provided her expertise as a gourmand chef and half of the desert; Melinda Montanye, a fabulous baker and the photographer for my book, took pictures and provided the persimmon cake; guest Patrick Melley, winemaker of Russian Hill Estate wines, provided the wine; and my husband, plus the rest of my group of lovely friends provided music, hands to help, fire making skills, and were the models for this very fun event. Continue reading “Slow Food-Fresh Mushroom Risotto” »Mushrooming-via Santa Rosa Interior Design
Posted by Irene Turner in Entertaining Sonoma Style, Nature on November 30, 2010
As prep for a photo shoot, and as an experience for my up coming book on Slow Home, I went with a community of friends this cloudy and chilly morning to forage for mushrooms at the ranch in Calistoga. Cold, wet and way to early we met outside of Willow Wood Market Cafe in Graton and watched the sunrise as we drove over the hill and into the woods. It was definitely worth the early morning wake up call!
Foraging for mushrooms is an art, and a topic one must study extensively before attempting to do on one’s own. Mushrooms, at best, are one of the most delicious foods around, and at worst, incredibly poisonous. I am lucky enough to live in a part of the country that has many mushroom aficionado’s! Today, for my first experience foraging, three mushroom experts came with me to introduce me to the local species. Continue reading “Mushrooming-via Santa Rosa Interior Design” »
Slow Food Movement
Posted by Irene Turner in Entertaining Sonoma Style, Sustainability on August 3, 2010
As our lives continue to speed up… communication zipping around the world in a matter of seconds and an overload of information coming at us from all directions…we have lost track of a way of life that connects us to each other and our communities. The Slow Movement is a global and cultural shift toward slowing down life’s pace at a personal and local level.
The Slow Movement began in Italy with Carlo Petrini’s protest against the opening of a McDonald’s restaurant in Piazza di Spagna, Rome that sparked the creation of Slow Food and the Slow Food organization. Over time, this developed into a subculture in other areas, such as Slow Money, Slow Travel, Slow Shopping, Slow Parenting and now Slow Home which is creating the Slow Movement. And it all began with…Slow Food.
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