18 September 2018 - Organized by Slow Food in collaboration with the Region of Piedmont and the City of Turin, the 12th edition of Terra Madre Salone del Gusto will be held in Turin, Italy, from September 20 to 24, 2018. Over 5,000 delegates from 140 countries, over 800 exhibitors, 300 Slow Food Presidia, and 500 Terra Madre food communities will gather in Turin.
This year's gastronomic exhibition Terra Madre Salone del Gusto will host Montenegrin representatives, Tourist Organisation Rams. TO Rams’ representatives had the opportunity to enjoy the manifestation last year as the guests of honour, while this year they will participate as the exhibitors at the fair, under the name "Slow Food Bjelasica Komovi and Prokletije".
Rams Travel agency is a family-run company in the ownership of Musa and Sabina Ramović. The agency specializes in eco-tourism, as well as in the presentation of homemade food, customs, culture and the way of life in Montenegrin villages.
Members of TO Rams will exhibit corn flour on the streets of Torino, Nada Blažević from Mojkovac will show off her home-made ajvar, while Milija Madžgalj will promote Montenegrin honey and bee products.
Representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Tourism and Sustainable Development and producers of olive oil, home-made juice and others from Montenegro will also be present at the fair.
The participation of Slow Food Bjelasica Komovi and Prokletije is enabled by Slow Food International from Italy and fully supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Terra Madre Salone del Gusto is an event organized by the City of Turin, Slow Food, and the Region of Piedmont in collaboration with MIPAAF (Italy’s Ministry for Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies). It has been made possible thanks to its many sponsors, including the Official Partners, GLEvents-Lingotto Fiere, IREN, Lavazza, Lurisia, Parmigiano Reggiano, Pastificio Di Martino and Quality Beer Academy; with the support of Compagnia di San Paolo, Fondazione CRT-Cassa di Risparmio di Torino, Associazione delle Fondazioni di Origine Bancaria del Piemonte, and Coldiretti; and with the contribution of IFAD, the European Union, and CIA (Confederazione Italiana Agricoltori).
Slow Food is a global grassroots organization that envisions a world in which all people can access and enjoy food that is good for them, good for those who grow it, and good for the planet. Slow Food involves over a million activists, chefs, experts, youth, farmers, fishers, and academics in over 160 countries.
