Slow Food Temecula Valley, a local chapter of Slow Food USA, will have its first membership fair in Old Town Temecula on Nov. 20 at 6 p.m.

The fair is free and open to the public and designed to educate attendees about Slow Food events and issues relating to local food traditions.

The fair will be held at the Temecula Valley Cheese Co. in Old Town, 42072 Fifth St., Suite 101.

For more information call (951) 693-9500.

Light refreshments will be served.

Founded in 1989, Slow Food is an international nonprofit, eco-gastronomic organization founded to counteract fast food and fast life. The organization boasts 80,000 members worldwide in more Advertisement

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Like its sister chapters, Slow Food Temecula Valley supports sustainability and bio-diversity through educational events and public outreach that promote the appreciation and consumption of seasonal and local foods and the support of those who produce them.

Members share a passion for food – they educate, write, cook, eat, sell, share, and celebrate the conviviality of food.

Slow Food Temecula Valley plans events and programs including school gardens, dinners, food festivals and tours.

For more information on Slow Food, visit www.slowfoodusa.org or contact Leah DiBernardo, president of Slow Food Temecula Valley, at leah@delytes.com or (951) 694-FOOD.