http://www.slowfoodbuffaloniagara.org Supporting Good, Clean, and Fair Food accessible to all Sat, 02 Mar 2013 13:59:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.slowfoodbuffaloniagara.org/?page_id=165#comment-2021 Kathleen O'Brien Sat, 02 Mar 2013 13:59:10 +0000 http://www.slowfoodbuffaloniagara.org/?page_id=165#comment-2021 I am very interested in the efforts of Slow Food Buffalo Niagara. I teach a course in Cultural Tourism. This semester my colleague and I will lead students in a study abroad experience to Italy. One of the focus topics of the tour is to learn more about the Slow Food Movement. I would like to discuss what experiences we could capture locally before we travel to the Alba Region later this month. Please feel free to contact me via e-mail. Kathleen O'Brien, Lecturer, Hospitality and Tourism Department I am very interested in the efforts of Slow Food Buffalo Niagara. I teach a course in Cultural Tourism. This semester my colleague and I will lead students in a study abroad experience to Italy. One of the focus topics of the tour is to learn more about the Slow Food Movement. I would like to discuss what experiences we could capture locally before we travel to the Alba Region later this month.
Please feel free to contact me via e-mail.
Kathleen O’Brien, Lecturer, Hospitality and Tourism Department

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