Question of the Week: Are You Part Of Slow Food Nation?

The New York Times reports (July 23) that the organization Slow Food USA plans to throw a little party in San Francisco Labor Day weekend. The lawn in front of City Hall is gone and in its place is a garden. The festival, which is being called Slow Food Nation, is expected to draw 50,000 people. Will it be food's version of Woodstock? The Times writes that planners hope that "a broad band of people will see that delicious, sustainably produced food can be a prism for social, ecological and political change." Organizers are trying to strike a balance between those who live the slow food life, and those who think people in the movement are snobs. The group is even embracing corporate partners for the first time, including Whole Foods, Anolon cookware and the Food Network. What do you think? Any chance you can make the SF party? Where is the slow food philosophy leading us?