We were on a trip to Fiskars. They had a Slow Food festival there. It was held in an old but renovated barn. We spent afternoon there looking around and tasting foods. We kept our eye especially on activities and eating possibilities for children. We wanted to know if families and all aged children enjoyed…
Jatka lukemistaVisitor’s experience
Saturday 5.10. we took a trip to the Fiskars Slow Food Festival. Slow Food is good, fair and clean food, produced with the idea of sustainable and quality food. The festival had 73 different producers and organizations presenting and selling their products. The event also featured speakers on different topics as well as tastings on…
Jatka lukemistaFiskars Slow Food festival – Outdoor food market
It was a sunny, yet a cold day in Fiskars while the annual Slow Food Festival (05.10.2019 – 06.10.2019) was being held – the festival celebrated it’ s tenth anniversary, as almost 100 food and beverage producers and sellers gathered together in Puimala area in Fiskars. Small booths offered various products ranging from honey to…
Jatka lukemistaVegetables and vegetable products by Team Carrots
We are service business students from JAMK and we are having a course called Food Culture in this semester. We got a chance to visit Fiskars Village while there was going on Slow Food Festival and of course we wanted to experience it. We saw it as an opportunity to get to know Finnish and…
Jatka lukemistaLocal Restaurants and Cafes at Fiskars Slow Food Festival 2019
On a sunny October day, we arrived in Fiskars Village for the Slow Food Festival; craving for new gastronomic experience – and we didn’t get disappointed. The experience was way more than only “food”. Getting closer to Fiskars Village, the scenery turned to a spectacular panoply of nature; vibrant autumn colors complementing some cozy wooden…
Jatka lukemistaOne cup of flour and a pinch of happiness
We went to Fiskars, because there was a Slow Food Festival on the 5th of October 2019 and the trip was part of our school project. Fiskars is a small village in Raasepori in the southern part of Finland. Fiskars has the old ironworks and it’s founded in 1649. In the food festival were producers…
Jatka lukemistaGroup Meatlovers at Fiskars Festival
It was October 5th when we left from Jyväskylä early in the morning, around 7am. The bus ride to Fiskars Slow Food Festival was long but around 11am we finally arrived. The weather was chilly yet sunny, but the atmosphere in the festival was really warm and welcoming. Everyone was eager to see and hear…
Jatka lukemistaProducers’ experience of Fiskars slow food festival
A logo of finish garden tool and scissors brand Fiskars which the village is named by The slow food ideology is to encourage people to slow down their lifestyle, re-cultivate their sensory senses, and cherish their local ingredients and culture. The food only needs to be simply cooked, and we can enjoy the natural taste…
Jatka lukemistaKids’ Festival
Natural pigments The pigment that you see in the picture is made from vegetables or fruits. Those are natural pigments, so if children draw with those, the pigments won’t be harmful. So parents can rest assured that their child use those pigments. We also saw a lot of beautiful paintings from the children who joined…
Jatka lukemistaTasting and Doing the Slow
This is the 9th Slow Food Festival. The autumn had painted the trees in Fiskars, and over 60 producers were all there together for us. We didn’t buy much, but the little spoons and tooth picks gave us a peak into food that is good for us, for those who grew it, and for the…
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