FYI,Crete's Culinary Sanctuaries entered National Geographic and Ashoka’s Changemakers Geotourism Challenge: Join the global search for innovations in tourism that sustain, enhance and preserve local culture and place.http://www.changemakers.net/en-us/node/5643You'll find that project managers also face the challenge of defining why their programs are distinctive and mandatory in their communities, when there is nothing to compare their work to...as in...standard travel practices that generally take what they can from local communities rather than help to preserve them.All the best,Nikki

"Greek Revival" by Eleni Gage, March 30, 2008 issue of the New York Times T magazine.Ms. Gage visits several organic farmers, ecolodge and agrilodge owners and others working on related eco-agritourism programs in Crete (most of which CCS collaborates with).http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2008/03/30/...ageName=30crete

Greetings,FYI, news from our fields in our *Greens* Report.http://www.cookingincrete.com/CCS-Newsletter-Lent-2008.htmlBest regards,Nikki

Greetings,Our CCS Winter Newsletter is up! It includes news from our fields, upcoming seminars and seasonal recipes.The link: http://www.cookingincrete.com/CCS-Newslett...inter-2008.htmlBest regards,Nikki

Greetings,CCS has posted photos from Crete on flickr. The link is here and also on Planeta's Rural Tourism page.http://www.flickr.com/groups/cretesustainabletravel/Best regards,Nikki