Slow Tourism in the Sustainability of Local Culture

The essence of slow tourism is the sustainability of the locals. Slow tourism includes tourism activities by visiting slow cities, tasting slow food, and enjoying the moment, avoiding the worry of uploading photos to social media accounts while experiencing all these. Slow tourism is based on the need to experience travel within the framework of sustainability and to prioritize the locals during these travels. What is important in this tourism activity is not how long a destination is spent or how many destinations are visited, but how productive time is spent at the destination and the emotions that emerge afterward. In addition to these, many practices are carried out to ensure the sustainability of local culture, especially in slow cities, within the scope of slow tourism. Practices such as the continuation of local handicrafts, ensuring the continuity of local life under the influence of ancient civilizations, and sustainability of the local architectural style are included in slow city destinations. The essence of all this is to ensure the continuity of the local culture.

Uma análise do catálogo Arca do Gosto a partir da perspectiva dos jogos de linguagem de Wittgenstein

Busca-se no presente artigo discutir a presença de jogos de linguagem na construção do catálogo Arca do Gosto, a partir da perspectiva de Wittgeinstein. O catálogo Arca do Gosto é um instrumento de organização do conhecimento desenvolvido pelo movimento Slow Food, que registrar alimentos em risco de extinção por todos os países onde o movimento é atuante. A presente reflexão origina-se no estudo de caso do registro de produtos alimentícios brasileiros. No que se refere à metodologia, trata-se de uma pesquisa exploratória, de abordagem qualitativa, a qual se vale de procedimentos bibliográficos e documentais, e dos métodos estudo de caso e análise de domínio. Assim, o desenvolvimento do artigo é pautado pela análise de alguns alimentos do catálogo cuja identificação permeia a questão dos jogos de linguagem, seja pelo fato de haver a existência de mais de um produto com o mesmo nome, seja por conta de um mesmo alimento possuir diversos nomes ou, por ambos os casos, simultaneamente. Busca-se discutir brevemente a respeito dos fatores que levam a existência desses jogos de linguagem no contexto da cultura alimentar brasileira e quais alternativas relacionadas ao campo da Organização do Conhecimento poderiam contribuir para que o catálogo Arca do Gosto, enquanto sistema de organização do conhecimento, não venha a apresentar inconsistências, desviando-se de seu propósito original, em função de confusões terminológicas. Como resultado, identificou-se que os jogos de linguagem retratam a influência da cultura na construção de sistemas de organização do conhecimento como a Arca do Gosto. Constatou-se, também, a importância social da aplicação de estudos e instrumentos desenvolvidos no campo da Organização do Conhecimento para que organizações desempenhem suas funções com maior êxito. Palavras-chave:. Organização do conhecimento. Jogos de linguagem. Arca do Gosto. Slow Food

Slow Food Terra Madre: A Novel Pathway to Achieving Indigenous Australian Food Sovereignty?

The aim of this paper is to analyse the participation of Indigenous Australians in Slow Food International’s 2018 Salone del Gusto-Terra Madre meeting in Turin, Italy. Slow Food is a global grassroots organisation created to promote local food cultures and traditions, and the organisation’s Terra Madre network highlights the urgent need to pro- tect the food-production systems of Indigenous peoples, valuing their holistic approach and recognising them as custodians of biodiversity. By creating a platform for Indigenous peoples to meet and discuss their challenges and ideas, and by putting Indigenous knowl- edges and stewardship of the environment at the centre of discussions about tackling glob- al environmental challenges, the organisation encourages its Indigenous members to work toward food sovereignty in their respective countries as well as on an international level.

Food in Slow Tourism: The Creation of Experiences Based on the Origin of Products Sold at Mercat del Lleó (Girona)

Previous studies have highlighted the role of local food as a source of destination differentiation and tourist motivation, and as part of the understanding of slow food tourism. However, few previous researchers have discussed the proximity degree of products delivered in food tourism spaces such as markets, and how they contribute to the creation of slow tourism experiences. Based on the analysis of the origin of fruits and vegetables being sold at Mercat del Lleó, the municipal market of Girona (Catalonia, Spain), this paper investigates the value of local supply in an urban food tourism system. Fieldwork included nine interviews with market vendors, and data regarding 301 fruits and vegetables sold at the market were obtained. While results show a wide representation of local and regional produce, fruits and vegetables of national and international origin predominate over proximity products. The article reveals that there is still potential to improve the relationships between local food, identity promotion, and the sustainable experiences that attract slow tourists to urban destinations.

Labelling, certification and branding of cheeses in the southeastern Alps (Italy, Slovenia): Montasio, Bovec, Tolminc and Mohant cheese

The paper presents various collective instruments used in the labelling, certification and branding of cheeses in the southeastern Alps of Slovenia and Italy. Based on long term ethnography it discusses four case studies of Montasio, Bovec, Tolminc, and Mohant cheeses, that were awarded protected designation of origin at European Union level. The impact of geographical indications on the local dairy chains is compared to other instruments, ranging from top-down European and national quality schemes and inventories of traditional agricultural products and heritage, to grass-root initiatives such as Slow Food instruments and local brands. The study finds substantial difference in the use and impact of geographical indications in Italy and Slovenia, as well as several ambiguous and dissonant effects in all the identified instruments.