Starting to work against the wrong imagination that “bio labels” are “all a lie, a fake cooperation company, not trust able etc”, the members of the W(e) DID workshop started to make a research in Lefkada´s supermarkets about biological products. We tried to find out, which ones are available and what signs are printed on[…]
What does sustainable certification mean? Sustainable standards implement a voluntary use of norms and standards that are linked to environmental, social, ethical and food safety issues. This idea started in the 1980s with the first “Ecolabels”, as well as organic food standards. The most important issues are environmental quality, social equity and economic prosperity.[…]
“Just have to save the world quickly, then I’ll fly to you. Still have 148 e-mails to check Who knows what happens to me then because it happens a lot. Just have to save the world quickly and right after that I’m with you again” Taken from http://lyricstranslate.com/en/nur-noch-kurz-die-welt-retten-just-save-world-quickly.html#ixzz2xcMs42u6 “Muss nur noch kurz die Welt[…]
Sustainable shopping. This is a phrase that everybody might have heard before. But how to really put it into practice and why it should help the worlds environment is still not clear to the average consumer. There are several reasons why we should all try to reduce our demands of goods and to improve[…]
Our meeting yesterday was full of interactive exchanges of ideas. Many problematic topics of the world have been mentioned while we tried to figure out why sustainable shopping is the only way to make the world green again. Green in the sense of stopping the incredible speed of the deforestation. We recognized that only about[…]
The 21st of March is the international day of forests. The awareness of protection of our forests is more actual than ever. In Greece our main importance is to take care of the trees and to keep them clean. The landscape is signed from the dark green color of olive trees which gives it a[…]
The beginning of our workshop was all about collecting ideas of Greek and local products and to write them down on a mind map. Our group of 13 people different ages, was actively thinking of products or services around Greece that are strongly connected with local production, tourism or tradition. For the Greek products in[…]
Lefkada is famous for its beautiful beaches and high summer tourism. To consider yourself a Lefkada expert, its necessary also to try the typical products from this island. First and for most the very highly recomended wines should be mentioned. Bertzami and Bardea grapes grow in Sfakiotes, Karia, Apollonion and Ellomenos in 200 to 700[…]
The “Fat Thursday” is a traditional feast on the last Thursday before Lent. In Greece it is the beginning of Carnival. The word Tsiknopempti means “Thursday of the smell of burned meat”. Fortunately this is only metaphorical, as everywhere around people grill Souflaki on barbeques. Traditionally this is the beginning of the carneval period, that[…]
In the meeting yesterday a group of 14 people gathered to talk about women´s situation nowadays, the influence of media and the connection with society, the education of values for our children and problems that occur through teenagers years. In the beginning we watched a video and commented or talked about the chosen pictures.[…]
Saint Valentine. Admittedly in my home country people prepare for the “day of love” weeks before. A consumption hype developed the last years, just like the day of Christmas was turned into an “event”. The real meaning of these days got lost in hysterical shopping- trips. The shops are prepared with decoration of hearts, roses[…]
In the first part from our democracy workshop we started to begin with a presentation and conversation about the history of ancient democracy. We had a lot of interesting facts, because most of the participants are studying or studied in the area of history or political science. We also talked about the democratic system forms[…]