Greetings from Crete, Greece! We are very excited to share the trailer of our upcoming documentary, Heritage Protectors! Stories from people in Crete, Greece, striving to protect their cultural, natural and agricultural heritage, which is all at risk. Local messengers on global challenges. Producer-Director, Nikki RoseFounder of the award-winning Crete's Culinary Sanctuaries Educational NetworkCookinginCrete.com #IGrowYourFood September 25 is a global action day celebrating the men and women who grow our food sustainably.    

CCS Documentary in Progress

From the Destination Stewardship Report, e-newsletter is a collaboration between the Destination Stewardship Center and Global Sustainable Tourism Council, and in time maybe others.  Crete Needs to Restore its Gastronomic Heritage Culinary expert Nikki Rose says Crete has wandered far from its roots as the "Garden of Greece," losing traditiona...

BIOFACH - The World's Leading Trade Fair for Organic Food, Nuremberg 12-15 February 2020. This is a great example to consider that community-based sustainable tourism can play a major role in collaboration. Connecting these two industries is key, as we @Crete's Culinary Sanctuaries have done for over 20 years. Pristine environments can also be protected by organic farming communities nearby. Eco-Tourists will appreciate that while enjoying real, safe food and waterways. https://www.biofach.de/en/news/press-releases/congress-organic-delivers-afbj2txytj_pireport          

Greetings, Video highlighting the Agroecology Europe Forum, Agroecology Europe Youth Network, Agroecology Greece. It was a great pleasure to participate in this forum and to meet so many people dedicated to cultivating our safe food sources, protecting communities from toxic chemical agriculture, and working hard to sustain resilient communities. My presentation at Workshop 6: Scaling Out, entitled "Collaborating with Sustainable Community-Based Tourism Initiatives." Discussion on proven initiatives supporting Agroecology through community-based tourism. Also, ways to expand and/or initiate more programs and create more global awareness of the necessity for Agroecology. For those who have participated in Crete's Culinary Sanctuaries seminars/study tours, you will recognize some of the organic farmers and speakers at this forum, who are also teachers in the CCS Network. Agroecology Europe Forum Information  

News from our fields: Join us in Crete, Greece 26-28 September for the Agroecology Europe Forum. I'll be there - participating in a Workshop on "Scaling Up" to discuss my work in connecting sustainable organic farmers with sustainable tourism initiatives.Agroecology Europe Forum 2019

Interview in Food Tank hot off the press: "Conservation is our best recipe. No matter how many wonderful products we have wherever we live, to benefit from them in our daily lives and for generations to come we need to protect and celebrate our providers and stewards first." -Nikki Rose https://foodtank.com/news/2017/04/crete-cook-cultivates-sustai...

News from our fields @Crete's Culinary Sanctuaries. Our work is featured in the United Nations World Tourism Organization International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. #IY2017 http://www.tourism4development2017.org/events/crete-culinary-sanctuaries-educational-programs-celebrating-our-cultural-and-natural-heritage/#

Crete, Greece, July 10 - 16, 2017 Crete's Culinary Sanctuaries Educational Network in partnership with The Center for Responsible Travel is hosting a unique program in Crete: Discovering Crete's Cultural, Culinary and Natural Wonders. During this program we will explore the island to meet many residents working on action programs to protect and cel...

Petition to the Prime Minister of Greece: "We support the court appeal launched in May 2016 by citizens of Crete and environmental, archaeological, and other organisations, to save the unique archaeological and natural landscape of Kavo Sidero in East Crete. The proposed golf resort development is going to affect an area which has been designated by the European Union a NATURA area twice, and in need of special protection. It has been also declared a UNESCO Geopark."  https://www.change.org/p/to-the-prime-minister-of-greece-save-the-kavo-sidero-unique-archaeological-and-natural-landscape

Crete, Greece, September 19-25, 2016: Crete's Culinary Sanctuaries Educational Network in partnership with The Center for Responsible Travel is hosting a unique program in Crete: Discovering the Culture, Nature and Cuisine of Crete. During this program we will meet many residents working on action programs to protect and celebrate their cultural and culinary heritage. Space is limited to 20 people. Registration Deadline July 15, 2016. More information http://www.cookingincrete.com/Schedule.html