Slow Food knows local food varieties honor their environment, reflect traditional foodways, and often just taste better—and while you can't eat these serene and lovely watercolor paintings, there's no mistaking how special they are.  Enchanting cooks, gardeners, and old souls alike, the American Flavors 2025 Wall Calendar brings practical charm and colorful delight to any space while celebrating our country's miraculous bounty of delicious and distinctive local foods.    Features include: 12" x 12" (12" x 24" open) - Cover design eliminates need for plastic packaging - Printed on FSC certified paper with soy-based ink - Planning spread for September–December 2024 - Spans January–December 2025 - Generous grid space for notes, appointments, and reminders - Official major world holidays and observances - Moon phases, based on Universal Time - Sweet and lovely watercolor paintings depict regional food varietals under Slow Food protection, including the Boston Marrow Squash, Cayuga Duck, Fairfax Strawberry, Wellfleet Oysters, Arkansas Black Apple, Belle of Georgia Peach, Moon and Stars Watermelon, Carolina Gold Rice, Tupelo Honey, Ossabaw Island Hog, Yellow Creole Corn, Bourbon Red Turkey, Norton Grape, Red Turkey Wheat, Christmas Lima Bean, and more. Slow Food  is a global, grassroots organization, founded in 1989 to prevent the disappearance of local food cultures and traditions, counteract the rise of fast life and combat people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from and how food choices affect the world. Since its beginnings, Slow Food has grown into a global movement involving millions of people in over 160 countries, working to ensure everyone has access to good, clean, and fair food.