Become a Member!
We invite you to join the Slow Food movement and its efforts to preserve and protect local foods and food traditions. We are a member-based organization with 80,000 members worldwide in more than 100 countries spanning five continents. In the U.S., you will join over 14,000 members across the country that comprise the chapters called convivia and are lead by volunteer leaders.

The Slow Food WIsconsin Southeaast convivium plans events and programs for our local community - from farm tours, school programs, workshops, dinners, and tastings, as a member, you will be invited to plan and participate in these initiatives.

In addition to involvement in your convivium, your membership helps support and further the growth of national and international Slow Food programs such as Slow Food in Schools and The Ark of Taste. Here are many of the benefits our members enjoy:
  • A personal membership card, providing discounted entry and invitation to Slow Food events around the world
  • A subscription to Slow, our international magazine recognized for its diverse essays, creative photography, and innovative examination of food and food culture (3 issues)
  • A subscription to The Snail, Slow Food USA's own newsletter covering news, events, and stories of interest to its members in the United States (4 issues)
  • Discounts on all Slow Food publications and merchandise, including our popular Slow Food Guides to New York, Chicago, and San Francisco
  • Invitations to local, national and international events
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To join the movement today, click on the membership card. If you�d prefer to submit your membership by mail or fax, please download our membership brochure here. Welcome to the Slow life!

What Do My Membership Dues Support?
When you become a member of Slow Food USA, you are not simply paying for a subscription to our publications or for a membership card, but your dollars go to further the goals and initiatives of Slow Food nationally and internationally. A portion of your membership dollars are directed straight back to the efforts of your convivium. Through this exchange, we have invited our members to be personally involved in furthering of the goals we all share.

The Foundation for Biodiversity receives a portion to further organize and fund projects that defend our world�s heritage of agricultural biodiversity and gastronomic traditions. For more information on the Foundation for Biodiversity, please visit http://www.slowfoodfoundation.com/.

Slow Food International uses their portion to help open new Slow Food offices around the world. There are currently 800 convivia in 50 countries with seven national offices in Italy, Germany, Switzerland, the USA, France, Japan, and Great Britain. With your support, Slow Food continues to establish new offices and convivia, increasing our body of members and strengthening our international community.

The rest of the dues go towards publications, operating expenses, and membership services, all of which help our movement grow and function while keeping our members updated and connected.
Your yearly membership is important to keeping Slow Food alive.