A Global Alliance of Mayors Aims to Make Good Food Cities
Food accounts for 13% of cities’ carbon emissions every year. But a small league of C40 Good Food Cities, from New York to Quezon City, is hoping to change that.…
Pre-Raphaelites and The Lady of Shalott – Rick Steves’ Travel Blog
As Europe starts opening up to travelers again, it’s more exciting than ever to think about the cultural treasures that await. For me, one of the great joys of travel…
Could A Scientist’s New Soil Treatment Solve Desertification?
In a small dry corner of England, Aquagrain is creating a super-absorbent biodegradable hydrogel that could help crops grow in degraded lands. Aquagrain is a finalist for the 2024 Food…
“COVID and the Anti-Vaxxers” – Rick Steves’ Travel Blog
“COVID and the Anti-Vaxxers” JK, it’s a 13th-century image of hell from the Florence Baptistery. Europe has suffered through many plagues and pandemics over the centuries — and in the…
Taking the Factory Out of the Farm in the American West
Transfarmation is an organization helping former factory farmers move from debt-laden, environmentally damaging practices toward a sustainable future. Transfarmation is a finalist for the 2024 Food Planet Prize. ANSON County,…
Flabbergasted in a Haarlem B&B – Rick Steves’ Travel Blog
I believe a regular does of travel memories can be good for the sou. Here’s one of my favorites — and I’d love to hear some of your most memorable…
A Swedish Seed Solution Takes On Big Agriculture
Could an all-natural steam seed treatment replace mainstream agricultural chemical treatments? ThermoSeed, a finalist for the 2024 Food Planet Prize, thinks so. UPPSALA, Sweden – When Bjørn Stabbetorp, CEO of…
Reflections from a “Trip of a Lifetime” (Literally) in 1978 – Rick Steves’ Travel Blog
While I know otherwise, I often find myself wondering if the name “Afghanistan” comes from some ancient word for “tragedy.” Afghanistan is in the headlines yet again — swiftly, and…
A Palestinian Chef’s Quiet Resistance
Roads & Kingdoms is proud to co-release this short film about the opening of the great Franco-Palestinian chef Fadi Kattan’s first restaurant in North America—and the first prominent restaurant in…
From Mashhad, Iran, to Herat, Afghanistan – Rick Steves’ Travel Blog
With the fall of Afghanistan, I’ve been reflecting on my travel experiences there as a 23-year-old backpacker on the “Hippie Trail” from Istanbul to Kathmandu. Yesterday and today, it’s a…