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3 unusual facts about Carlo Petrini


Carlo Petrini

He first came to prominence in the 1980s for taking part in a campaign against the fast food chain McDonald's opening near the Spanish Steps in Rome.

Slow gardening

Slow gardening, which is an attitude, not a “how-to” checklist of things to do or not do, was started by American horticulturist and garden author Felder Rushing, who was inspired by Slow Food, an international movement founded in the 1980s by Italian activist Carlo Petrini.

University of Gastronomic Sciences

It was founded in 2004 by Carlo Petrini, the founder of the Slow Food Movement, as the first university specifically devoted to study the inextricable links between food and cultures.



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