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Before the Cherokee people were forced from their lands in the eastern U.S. along the Trail of Tears, the tribe grew varieties of crops now nearly lost. But at the Cherokee Nation Seed Bank in Tahlequah, Okla., a vital part of the tribe’s history is kept frozen. Deep underground on

Little attention, if any, has been paid to one of the most recent “branches” of entrepreneurship: cultural and creative entrepreneurship. Sometimes, correctly or wrongly confused with social entrepreneurship, creative and cultural entrepreneurship has emerged as an independent research field in the last decades. From the pioneering article by Paul DiMaggio

Contemporary international relations see an increasing role for cultural diplomacy as a foreign policy tool. The proliferation of international cultural relations managed by non-state actors moved also governmental actors to reshape and to reinvigorate their government-driven cultural diplomacy. At the same time, the EU has shown an increasing interest in

This conference has two aims: First, to bring together leading creative tourism researchers with creative tourism networks and practitioners to outline “the state of the art” – the main lines of research and key issues in both the research and practice of creative tourism. What is the state of the

According to AVAAZ,  in days Europe could outlaw GM crops, or it could open the flood gates. These crops and their pesticides could be an ecological nightmare, but with enough support we can swing key countries to protect the future of farming. One of the crops can be lethal for

American farmers have secretly been feeding their cows defective Skittles to avoid paying for corn. That discovery was made public after a truck deposited hundreds of thousands of Skittles onto a rural road. All of them were in one colour and without the trademark “S” on them and, after they

In response to a subsequent call in September 2014 by Arterial Network for contribution from writers, journalists and researchers across the Africa continent to share their opinions and knowledge on a broad topic, a compendium of written works by 25 authors from 14 African countries has been released as a

To advance and shape a tourism model for the 21st century based on innovation, technology, sustainability and accessibility – these are the aims of the World Conference on Smart Destinations to be held in Murcia on 15-17 February, organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Ministry of Energy, Tourism

Public Health England has issued a new publication to help commissioners gather robust evidence of the effectiveness of arts projects. New guidance for practitioners on how best to document the impact of arts for health and wellbeing projects has been published by Public Health England. It proposes a standard framework

Italy has launched an international search for a new director for its most recognisable landmark – the Colosseum, where sweat-stained gladiators once fought to the death and terrified wild animals were slaughtered in their tens of thousands. The ancient amphitheatre in Rome attracts five million visitors a year but has

According to Food Babe, one of the most insidious ways the food industry poisons us is by dousing all sorts of foods with “added sugar.” By “added sugar,” She’s talking about any sweetener that doesn’t occur naturally in a food. Added sugar is one of the biggest perpetrators of our

Aleppo, once one of the most renowned cities in Syria, has long been noted for its exquisite food. Its cuisine has been awarded a Grand Prix of Gastronomic Culture from the International Academy for Gastronomy, writes Lebanon-based chef Marlene Matar in The Aleppo Cookbook: Celebrating the Legendary Cuisine of Syria,

The European Union today announced the two locales as 2017 European Capitals of Culture, which will bring a year of ramped up cultural programming that showcases “centuries of culture while using different art forms to address the socio-economic problems facing Europe today.” “The title of European Capital of Culture is

The urban gastronomy piqued the interest of the Seoul-based curator Bora Hong when she was asked to guest curate an exhibition on gastronomy for Korea’s National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art. “Activating the City: Urban Gastronomy” features over a dozen interactive projects—including live roundtable discussions with notable chefs, plus

Six restaurants in Strasbourg threw open their kitchens to refugee chefs in the run-up to Christmas, allowing them to serve the dishes of their homeland and bring together different cultures through food. the Refugee Food Festival was the initiative of Food Sweet Food, an organization that specializes in forming connections