Now food is being shipped in from far away. Silas knew that and always tried to support people starting young farms.

[Donald Reid, spokesperson for Slow Food in Scotland, assured me that I wouldn't have to start picking my own berries or spend hours slaving over a hot stove. Yes, there are slow foodies who do grow their own vegetables and bake their own daily bread, but the movement does not necessarily advocate a strict, purist lifestyle.] If people want to do that, that's absolutely fine, ... But members don't carry any kind of pledge card and we don't have strict rules to obey. It's not like 'you should eat this or you shouldn't eat that'. It's about incorporating the Slow Food philosophy wherever you can into day-to-day life.

We go further than just food distribution. We try to create a support network for them.

This is food for your family. We want to make sure that everything we offer is something you can trust us with. Because once you stop trusting us with one thing, it bleeds over to another.

The good things we're better on and the bad things we're lower on. The perfect food just became more perfect.

They could have announced dog food and the stock would have been up five points.