Tag: Intangible Cultural Heritage

By: Saner Erdoğan and Zeynep Payzanoğlu Healthy and local food systems have undergone a major transformation under the influence of globalisation and industrialisation. Until very recently, local flavours and traditional production techniques were an integral part of our dining tables; today, however, these values are, unfortunately, under threat. So what should we do in this situation? This is precisely where […] comes in for a healthy and flavourful life […]

By: Güven Eken and Saner Erdoğan Imagine an olive grove where the soil is never ploughed, no irrigation is ever carried out, and not even a single tree is planted. It may seem impossible—yet this method has been practised in the ancient olive pastures of the Aegean Region for over four thousand years. Formed by grafting onto wild olive trees rather than planting from seed, these ancient production areas represent one of the oldest and most resilient forms of food production in human history […]