A snack garden is exactly what the name suggests—you can and should help yourself! Pick berries from the bushes, eat an apple straight from the tree, and rub a few herbs between your fingers. Everything that grows here is edible, fragrant, and ready to be…

Hardly any other cake is more closely associated with a region than Black Forest cake is with the Black Forest in Germany. And not just because of its name. Packed with cream, eggs, chocolate, cherries, and a hint of cherry brandy—this cake is rich, festive,…

1.05 billion tons of food. According to the 2024 UNEP Food Waste Index Report, that is how much food was thrown away worldwide in 2022 alone. That equates to over a billion meals thrown away—every single day. Disturbingly, 60% of this food waste comes from…

Sustainable hotels with their own farms do more than use their consumer influence by buying regionally and choosing organic products. They also set the tone for production by having gardens, fields, and farms right on site. In this post, we present accommodations that allow you…

Would you eat meat grown in a laboratory? I almost did for this article, but then I decided against it. Chefs from sustainable hotels and restaurants see better alternatives to meat consumption. Read on to learn more about the supposed “meat of the future” and…