Christine Brant, 11/9/09, Research and Brainstorming

Christine Brant
November 9, 2009
Research and Brainstorming

Slow Food is an idea, a way of living and a way of eating. It is a global, grassroots movement with thousands of members around the world that links the pleasure of food with a commitment to community and the environment. The slow food movement is an organization that was created to fight against and try to stop fast food. Some of the objectives of the slow food movement are forming and sustaining seed banks to preserve heirloom varieties in cooperation with local food systems, preserving and promoting local and traditional food products, along with their lore and preparation, educating consumers about the risks of fast food, teaching gardening skills to students, encouraging ethical buying in local marketplaces, etc. Also, the movement wants to encourage families to get back in the tradition of cooking meals together and having more times together.
The slow food movement supports a growing cultural shift towards slowing down. It addressed how we have lost connection to most aspects of our life and to the natural world and rhythms around us, and how we can reconnect. The Slow Movement is a worldwide movement to recapture meaningful connection. The movement is gaining momentum, as more and more people recognize their discomfort at the fast pace and disconnected nature of their lives. If people become more aware of what they are eating and polluting their bodies with, the obesity rates may come down. So many people are caught up in today’s world, and are so busy and rushed all the time, they don’t have time to fix good meals. Therefore, they get fast food, which is very unhealthy, filled with saturated fat and salt. If people slow down and make time to make good, healthy meals, not only will they increase their health, but they have more time to spend and reconnect with their families.
A tea infuser is a device in which loose tea leaves are placed for brewing, usually in a cup; it is often called a teaball or tea maker. A tea infuser performs the same function as a tea bag. Most tea infusers have special bags of tea in them when purchased. The infuser is generally a small mesh or perforated metal container or covered spoon that holds tea leaves, in varying sizes to brew single or multiple servings at once. Some common shapes for infusers include spherical, conical and cylindrical. One style of infuser is a split sphere with tong-like handles to open its mesh container. Using a tea infuser, it usually takes about three minutes. But you must pay attention because if you leave it in too long your tea may become bitter. So the whole time the tea is infusing into the water, you have time to relax and observe the process.








Brainstorming Words
Healthy
Pure
Plants
No fast food
Cooking
Clean
Nutritious
Education
Farming
Culture
Fruits and Vegetables
Awareness
Connectedness
Metal
Mesh
Tea leaves
Elegant
Small
Takes time