From Shiso to Slow Food: My Journey to America / 5年目の紫蘇シロップとともにアメリカへ
hive-109139·@akipponn·
0.000 HBDFrom Shiso to Slow Food: My Journey to America / 5年目の紫蘇シロップとともにアメリカへ
 About three months ago, at the end of April, I came across a call for applications from Slow Food International while I was on the train heading to @buzzparty’s Hive Creators Day. It was an open call for the Negroni Fund scholarship, offering \$1,000 for travel expenses and arranging local accommodation for people involved in the world of slow drinks to participate in a Slow Food event. [Slow Food Negroni Week Fund Unveils 2025 Education Scholarships - Slow Food](https://www.slowfood.com/blog-and-news/slow-food-negroni-week-fund-unveils-2025-education-scholarships/) Those who have followed me on Hive for a while may know that since 2020, I’ve been making Japanese shiso syrup in Leipzig, Germany. It all started when I tried selling shiso seedlings, which turned out to be surprisingly popular at a local market. Then I made shiso syrup—and again, it was well received. In 2021, I received support from the state of Saxony for one year to scale up production, and I’ve continued ever since. When I saw the Slow Food call, I felt it might be a great opportunity to explore new possibilities for my shiso syrup. So I wrote my application during the long journey to Graz. About a month later, I received an email saying I’d been selected! Last month, I had a conference call with two of the hosts. To my surprise, one of them—Danny Childs, the author of [*Slow Drinks*](https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Slow-Drinks-Fermenting-Botanical-Cocktails/dp/1958417300/)—told me he grows shiso in his backyard. Of course, after that call, I ordered *Slow Drinks* and started reading it… and it’s such a beautiful book. But more on that another time.  The other day, I signed the contract, and today I booked my flight. And I found my info public on [the Slow Food's website](https://www.slowfood.com/insights/grantees-and-funded-projects/), that’s when I felt it was okay to share the news on Hive Blog! Thank you all so much for your upvotes and warm comments, as always! The event I’ll be attending, **Terra Madre Americas**, will be held in late September, so I still have about two months to go. I hope to spend the time thinking about what I want to learn and experience there—and of course, I’ll be posting about it here once I return! Have a nice weekend, everyone! ---  今から3ヶ月ほど前の4月の終わりに、@buzzparty のHive Creators Dayに向かう電車の中で、Slow Food Internationalの公募を見つけました。Negroni Fundというスカラーシップの公募で、スロードリンクに関わる人がスローフードのイベントに参加するための交通費を1000ドル支給、現地での滞在をアレンジしてくれるというものです。 [Slow Food Negroni Week Fund Unveils 2025 Education Scholarships - Slow Food](https://www.slowfood.com/blog-and-news/slow-food-negroni-week-fund-unveils-2025-education-scholarships/) Hive Blogでのお付き合いが長い人は知っているかもしれませんが、私は今住んでいるドイツのライプツィヒで2020年から日本の紫蘇シロップを作っています。紫蘇の苗を売ってみたら好評で、シロップを作ってみたらこれまた好評、2021年に1年間ザクセン州の支援を受けて生産を軌道に乗せて、今も生産しています。Slow Food の公募を見て紫蘇シロップの新たな展開にいいチャンスかも！と思って、グラーツへの長い道のりで応募の文章を書きました。 それから一ヶ月ほどして、採用されましたとメールが来て、先月ホストの方2人とカンファレンスコールをしました。そうしたらなんと、ホストの一人で『[Slow Drinks](https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Slow-Drinks-Fermenting-Botanical-Cocktails/dp/1958417300/)』の著者のDanny Childsさんは、裏庭で紫蘇を育てているとのこと。カンファレンスコールのあともちろん『Slow Drinks』を購入して、読み始めたら素敵な本でして・・・という話はまた改めて。  先日契約書にサインして、今日フライトを予約して、[ウェブサイトにも私のプロフィールが出ていた](https://www.slowfood.com/insights/grantees-and-funded-projects/)ので、パブリックに書いてもいいかなと思い、Hive Blogで喜びを共有したかったのでした。みなさん、いつもupvoteや励ましのコメントをありがとうございます！ 私が参加する予定のTerra Madre Americasは9月下旬なので、まだ2ヶ月ほどありますが、現地で学びたいことなどを考えながら過ごしたいなと思います。イベントに参加したらその様子についてもHive Blogに書きたいです。
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