Critical food guidance from the slow food movement: The relationship barometer

The Slow Food movement embeds food guidance that encourages interaction with local production and appreciation of cuisine. It advocates critical thinking actions support the preservation traditional practices, as well environmental considerations around harvesting processing. We begin by contextually situating a change agent. then introduce tool called Relationship Barometer, developed Fader Mesmain from their experience in southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia. This is meant for use advocacy groups policy makers rather than individuals. based on view identifying assessing multiple relationships intrinsic to product—from origins table—can reveal pathways toward its improved sustainability. illustrate how Barometer can be applied case wild farmed salmon, which also underlies Fish movement.