CREATIVE ways to use leftovers, how to preserve food and the benefits of buying local produce are all topics that Slow Food Hunter Valley will cover at its Living Smart Festival demonstration.
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The not-for-profit organisation was formed in 2003 with one aim: to promote good, clean and fair food.
It is based on the national Slow Food movement to counter the rise of fast food and people's dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from and how their choices affect the rest of the world.
The Hunter Valley branch has about 45 members from the Central Coast to Port Stephens.
The branch hosts monthly fund-raisers such as dinners, picnics and festival stalls to support several local and international programs.
Most recently, the branch sponsored two community gardens in Nigeria as part of the 1000 Gardens in Africa program.
Secretary Miriam Farrington, who lives in Warners Bay, said aside from international efforts, there were things people could do to support the Slow Food movement. "Buy farm fresh food rather than food that's been mass produced," she said.
Mrs Farrington will be among a handful of local Slow Food Hunter Valley members to put on a demonstration at Lake Macquarie council's Living Smart Festival this Saturday, September 27 at Speers Point Park. The festival is on from 8am to 2pm and is free to attend.
