In celebration of International Museum Day, the Mediterranean Diet network organized a collaborative event featuring the tables of the Mediterranean. Members of the Emblematic Communities were asked to take photos of ingredients, preparation, and tables of traditional Mediterranean Diet meals and share them on social media. The photos were then curated into local exhibits and commemorated in a collective photo album. 
 

The recent death of bees in the northernmost Croatian region of Međimurje provoked numerous media reactions and brought back to the public, at least briefly, questions about the state of beekeeping in the country. This was an incentive to investigate the situation on the island of Hvar, whose honey has been known for more than half a millennium and which had the status as an island brand even before systematic attempts at branding.
 

In line with with NextGenerationEU (NGEU), the temporary instrument designed to boost European recovery, Portugal started its Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), a nationwide program, with an implementation period until 2026, which will enact a set of reforms and investments, aimed at boosting the country on the path to recovery, sustained economic growth, and convergence with Europe, over the next decade, guided by a concept of sustainability inspired by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
 

The 6th grade students at the Elementary School of Koroni, with the guidance of their teacher Fotis Berdeklis, created in the courtyard of their school, a beautiful botanical garden full of aromatic and medicinal plants. This action is part of the skills workshops for the school year 2021-2022.

With the use of technology, visitors can learn about the plants simply by scanning the QR code signs place throughout the garden. People can also search the website of the botanical garden and find out about the plants that are hosted in it.
 

Between May 20th to June 12th, the flavors of the coast set the tone for the menus of the 20 establishments in Cabanas, Santa Luzia, and Tavira that joined another edition of the Sea Gastronomy Festival. The appreciation of traditional cuisine, characteristic of the classification of the Mediterranean Diet as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, in line with the wisdom and mastery of chefs and cooks, defined this annual festival.
 

The 3rd Wine, Olive, and Heritage Festival was held in Jelsa on the island of Hvar, Croatia from 13^th to 18^th June 2022. The annual festival promotes Hvar’s local producers in the context of Mediterranean Diet, a concept based on knowledge and professional practice with due regard to natural food sources obtained from land and sea, which is important for food safety, quality of life, and stable ecological environment. 
 

After two years of absence the biggest celebration of Spring - The Rose Festival - returned to its home in Agros, Cyprus.

Organized by thhe Community Council of Agros, this festival has been taking place for 13 years. This year’s celebration on May 14-15 and 21-22 was a great success, adored by locals and travellers alike. 

Visitors had the opportunity to visit local workshops and exhibitions and learn all about the distillation of roses, the production process and the use of products derived from rose such as perfumes, brandy, liqueur, and other local recipes. And some visitors even joined locals around 5:30 a.m to collect flowers before the morning mist.
 

Since 2016 when the United Nations officially adopted it, the world has celebrated Sustainable Gastronomy Day. This annual day of observance recognizes the importance of the food journey from farm to table and the valuable role that this journey plays in traditional cuisine around the world. 

In recognition of this day, the Emblematic Communities of the Mediterranean Diet have curated a collection of traditional recipes featuring local, seasonal ingredients.