Memberships support the work of the Slow Food movement by centering justice and celebrating joy in our foodways for good, clean and fair food for all. Our mantra for the latter half of the year is change, grow, flow. We advance our work by mobilizing our members to act.

• We are weavers. Slow Food USA is a driving force to connect the many hands that touch our food, and reject the industrialized segmentation of our food web.
• We are builders. Join us in fostering solidarity and cultivating relationships that help communities realize their food sovereignty goals.
• We are storytellers. We tell stories of food, people and places that inspire curiosity, compassion and collective action.
• We are disruptors. Our network inspires bold action to break down social and political barriers to good food access.

The Slow Food movement in the US focuses on five core areas of impact: Embracing racial equity and justice, nourishing cultural and biological diversity, increasing access to food and nutrition, mobilizing people and communities, and advancing policies that transform food systems.

• We need to grow our individual memberships and increase our new business memberships to bring new ideas and lived experiences to the table to achieve justice and equity in this changing world.
• Membership dollars fuel our 80 volunteer led chapters! Your membership helps local Slow Food teams continue to do the great work of building connections and connecting foodways across the continent.

Let’s nourish our connections and connect our foodways together. Become a member of Slow Food USA!

Join a passionate local chapter that’s building relationships with your community and uniting the joy of food with the pursuit of justice. Support a national network that’s building tools, campaigns and resources to make an epic impact on our oppressive food systems. Plug in to a global Slow Food movement that’s fighting for good, clean and fair food for all.

What do I get by becoming a member?

• News and updates from your local chapter
• Discounts on local and regional Slow Food events
• Early access to new programs, projects and trainings 

What does my membership pay for?
The Slow Food USA network of more than 80 local chapters cannot exist without support from our members! Here’s where your dollars go:

• Engagement with our earth and heritage plants through our Plant a Seed program, which gives hundreds of free growing kits to schools across the US
• Robust learning and growth with our national network around racial equity and justice through trainings, office hours, national book discussions and more
• Support for the USA’s Ark of Taste, which identifies and preserves the stories and legacies of Indigenous and other important foods 
• News and storytelling content that amplifies a diverse array of voices and ideas from across the Slow Food movement
• Administrative support for the complex needs of 80 volunteer-led chapters in the US, so that their initiatives and partnerships can thrive
• Maintaining a small but mighty team of Slow Food USA employees, who lead and support these local, national and international efforts

If your chapter is participating in our revenue share program, mention to your audience that their membership dollars will directly benefit the work your chapter is doing.

Consider sharing content being released from Slow Food USA’s Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn feeds all month long and telling your audiences how it’s relevant to your chapter!

You could also include a photo and quote from someone in your network about why they are a Slow Food member. People love to hear from real people! Please prioritize the voices of Black, Indigenous and People of Color, LGBTQ+ people, and women who are members or on your board.

Please always link to our membership page: SFUSA Membership.

Content ideas about joining your local chapter:

• Help [Slow Food chapter] move closer to transforming our world and guaranteeing good, clean and fair food for all: become a member. For $60 per year, you can help fuel our efforts here in [city/region name] and strengthen programming, content and initiatives as we change and grow.
• How can your membership help [Slow Food chapter]? (Describe some of the efforts you completed in 2024 and 2025 so far, or some educational programming you have produced, or some ways you are building partnerships, or other great updates from your chapter)

Content ideas about joining the national and international network:

• Our world is in need of a little bit of support from everyone to keep going. We need to come together and rebuild so that we can all have access to good, clean and fair food. Join our movement to unite the joy of food with the pursuit of justice. Please become a member today.
• Become a member today so that [Slow Food chapter] can continue to be our local hub of a national network and a global movement of people demanding good, clean and fair food for all.
• Your membership doesn’t just help [Slow Food chapter] — it also makes sure that the US has an active Food and Farm policy and advocacy team helping us make major systemic changes and develop engaging programming that advances Slow Food values.
• (Feel free to pull out a few items from the “What does my membership pay for?” section above that you think would appeal to your community)

Give What You Can Day is a critical moment for you to raise awareness about joining your chapter as a member for any amount. On Thursday, Sept. 10 and 24, please post at least once on your social media channels with the following information.

Today is Give What You Can Day for [Slow Food chapter]! All day long, you can become a member of our community for any dollar amount. We want to make sure we’re all able to come together and strengthen our momentum toward good, clean and fair food FOR ALL. 

Today’s a day to join at a dollar amount that makes sense for your budget. For some, that means joining for $5, $10 or even less. For others, that means making a larger contribution beyond our standard membership rates to show your commitment to good, clean and fair food for all. Put the YOU in Give What You Can. Join at the rate that fits you best today!