The nervous system, like every other system in our body, it develops better and remains more or less healthy, according to the “building material” that we introduce with food. Several studies have shown, for example, the importance that they have some type of unsaturated fatty acids (especially omega-3 essential) in the proper formation of neural tissue. Here then is the fish, the primary source of omega-3 can really be considered a tonic of the nervous tissue, beyond the prejudices of the importance of phosphorus. In addition to worrying about building good nerve cells, it is also important to protect them from the damage of free radicals. In this sense, they are valuable antioxidant vitamins A and C, found in fruits and vegetables, and vitamin E contained in nuts and extra virgin olive oil. About vitamins, we should remember the importance of those in group B, in particular vitamin B1, which is involved in the transmission of nerve impulses, and vitamin B9 (folic acid) which helps the formation of the protective sheath around the nerve fibers. Both of these vitamins are found in beans, leafy vegetables and liver.

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30, May 31, June 1, 2014
“Steam Factory” - via Procaccini 4, Milano

He arrived in Milan, the Steam Factory, the first edition of “STREEAT” Festival organized

by Barley Arts, free admission, entirely dedicated to the quality of street food on wheels (the FoodTruck). 30, May 31, June 1, 2014: 3 days of Streetfood, music, writers and workshops for all participants 
 (children, young people and families).
The tradition and the boom of street foods meet the creativity and personality of young fans who choose to move on four wheels rather than settling into a kitchen fixed. Fast, cheap, gourmet, design, and “on the road” meet and coexist on truck set up as a real itinerant kitchens, offering the public a unique dining experience and absolutely innovative.
It is a “movement” already known and established both in Europe and in America, where the FoodTruck Festival dedicated to them and are now part of everyday life and of the fixed appointments: Paris, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles … (only in the U.S. there are about 20,000 FoodTrucks! Source: “Small Business Lab“). But Italy is being born right now, starting from small ApeCar set up with mini kitchens and gastronomic offer simple but excellent quality.
The ultimate goal of the festival is to bring STREEAT and welcome to Milan, in the great square of the “Steam Factory” (location suitable to create a huge Open Air Food Court), an event symbol of the good food road network on wheels beginning to make the first FoodTruck Italian, a year after the arrival of the great World’s Fair, Expo Milano 2015, which will bring international audience.
During the 3 days will see a series of entertainment activities, from StreetArt the presentation of books, with the selection of music do Soundtrack edited by d-trot and rust. There will also be workshops and round tables organized in collaboration with ActionAid. A gathering of artists and craftsmen then, but also an opportunity to meet and share in a knowledgeable and innovative experiences and moments of reflection on the theme of food.
There will be Don Pasta (Music & show cooking) and Chef RUBIO, the protagonist every Monday night on DMAX (channel 52 digital terrestrial) with the new season of the hit show GREASY AND greasy, to entertain and challenge FoodTruck and all present. But Clara and Gigi Padovani with their latest book “Streetfood Italian,” Benjamin Nespor and Eugenio Roncoroni of “At the Market” with their book “Streetfood d’Autore“, and Luca Iaccarino, author of “Street Food” (ed. Knopf).

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The Conduct of Milan is celebrating the Slow Food Day in the sign of Agriculture familiar theme which is dedicated to 2014 as indicated by the General Assembly of the United Nations.

“Family Farming” is an expression that contains a lot of ideas.

It means young and small local producers whose work is based on the richness of heritage and biodiversity of our agricultural production. It means social and urban gardens, places like the 480 gardens in conduct promoted by Slow Food in Italy. It means being able to have the right to choose, for example, to look for the farmers near us to buy their products in farmers markets.

For this reason the Conduct of Milan has decided to celebrate this day during the Slow Food Earth Market on May 17 at the Steam Factory, with a distribution of symbolic planting of vegetable (in collaboration with Fenix ​​and Floriculture Cascina Santa Brera) that everyone will be able to example, to grow in their own “garden in pots.” Not only great little “seeds” of family farming and awareness of food and its origin, will be even from the ‘shop’ of sourdough bakeries by Grazioli and Longoni and the collective distribution of seeds of green coffee Presidium Ethiopian Harenna that everyone can toast at home. At the booth of The Art Café will be able to discover the secrets of the coffee ceremony that families practice in Ethiopia.

And since the best soil for growing the “seeds” of family are children, they will be dedicated at the Slow Food stand, the following laboratories of taste:

11 hours‘ Coloring with vegetables “, taste workshop where children learn the value of re-use of waste learning to use the skins of vegetables to create natural colors and create beautiful designs. With Gabriella Baiguera of Ancient Dyes.

12 o’clock “Form the cheese” taste lab for and with children, where the future “greedy / wise” learn to make cheese “primosale” with Elisa Pozzi Azienda Agricola zipo.

The festival will be accompanied by live music by the trio Les Nuages​​.
At the booth of the Slow Food association Milan will be able to join the association and receive material on the philosophy of “good, clean and fair.”

Also, as always, do not miss the living areas to enjoy the products of the Earth Market. Will be present with their dishes, “the tavern of the market” by “Cascina Caremma” and “Bianca Galbraith.”

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
www.slowfoodmilano.it

References: Paul Bolzacchini 3357318709 - 3493142947 Alessandro Cecchini

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