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Fabulous Fashion Find

Destinations Travel & Lifestyles has always had an eye out for FABULOUS FINDS – whether they were tech gadgets, travel accessories, travel bags, travel apparel …and more. If it was noteworthy for any particular reason, our staff – especially our Editor – was on it and sharing the info with our readers.

We’ve discovered a fabulous FASHION FINDin a line of jewelry accessories that’s noteworthy for…

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Schools, Classrooms, Nonprofits...

Schools, Classrooms, Nonprofits…

We NEED your help! With the help of GOFUNDME & generosity of others, we’re planning to raise enough funds to put vertical hydroponic grow towers, “Urban Gardens,” in schools, classrooms & other nonprofits.

Won’t you help us, help them?

The Hydroponic Urban Gardens Movement, grand or small, is shaping the future of modern agriculture, and opening an exciting gateway of discovery for people…

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Our Editor NEEDS your help! With the help of GOFUNDME & generosity of others, she’s planning to raise enough funds to put vertical hydroponic grow towers, “Urban Gardens,” in schools, classrooms & other nonprofits.

Won’t you help her, help them?

The Hydroponic Urban Gardens Movement, grand or small, is shaping the future of modern agriculture, and opening an exciting gateway of discovery for…

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Coming Soon!

Our Creative Team is working on the next issue!

It will be full of the latest Agritainment News, Agritractions, hottest new trends and more!

During the last month our Creative Team uncovered amazing facets to Agritourism, learned how saavy tourism professionals are taking advantage of this HOT new Travel Trend and what it could bring to destinations looking to introduce something NEW!

    What…

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TVHS Biosustainability Club Receives $20K Grant

TVHS Biosustainability Club Receives $20K Grant

  Principal Williams and Assistant Superintendant Jodi McClay

As the trend of sustainability takes on new momentum from energized groups around the world, many schools are getting involved, giving it even more impetus.

One such group is Temecula Valley High School’s (TVHS) Biosustainability Club. TVHS Biosustainability Club received a CTA IFT Grant of $20K to help support the construction of an…

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Hydroponics-Changing the Future of Food

Hydroponics-Changing the Future of Food

Giving more people everywhere access to healthier food, the urban farming movement is improving lives by literally changing the way people eat.

  There are a million ‘fad’ reasons fueling the new trend in Agritourism … Hydroponics.

Hydroponic gardening is being done by home gardeners, community gardens and even schools from grade schools to college programs.

Saavy tourism folks even see its…

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Create Your Own 'Agritraction'

Create Your Own ‘Agritraction’

Agritourism is no longer just about hayrides through a farm or picking apples at a local orchard with the family…

  Create Your Own AGRITRACTION! Agritourism Destinations are among some of the latest trends in travel. Forward-thinking Tourism Professionals and Community Planners are coming up with new ways to fuel the ever-growing public curiosity and demand for more Agritourism. From planting…

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Agritraction at Orange County Convention Center

Agritraction at Orange County Convention Center

The Orange County Convention Center is a proud leader in innovative urban agriculture. In partnership with Centerplate, the freshest vegetables and herbs are prepared daily for clients from their very own Center-to-Table Gardens. Located in the Westwood Lobby, the 2,000 sq. ft. aeroponic gardens yield edible greens grown on property in an all-natural, chemical-free environment.

      In 2014…

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Hawaii's Hydroponic Agritraction

Hawaii’s Hydroponic Agritraction

Mari’s Gardens is an 18-acre aquaponics and hydroponics farm located in Mililani on the island of O‘ahu, Hawaii. Their mission is to promote sustainable living, organic urban farming, and buying local through soil-less agricultural techniques. They are dedicated to practicing sustainable methods of farming through aquaponics and hydroponics in order to grow a variety of vegetables, fruits, and…

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Brooklyn's Rooftop Vineyard!

Brooklyn’s Rooftop Vineyard!

The World’s first commercially viable rooftop vineyard is located in Brooklyn, NY!

Wine lovers and growers alike…hydroponic growing technology has made its way into the Wine Industry!

Rooftop Reds introduced the world’s first commercially viable urban rooftop vineyard in New York City!

Going well beyond merely bringing viticulture to the urban agriculture industry, Rooftop Reds is spearheading…

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Vertical Gardens & Future Urban Planning

Vertical Gardens & Future Urban Planning

Amidst growing reports of world hunger there is a movement growing around the world where Urban farms rooftop gardens and vertical farming are becoming an integral part of urban planning.

Architecture firm Sasaki has designed a hydroponic vertical farm for Shanghai, where leafy greens will be grown on rotating loops housed in a huge greenhouse.

The studio designed the urban farm as part of the…

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Agritourism Staycations

Agritourism, agritainment of all kinds and agritractions are trending and continue to grow in popularity, fueled by people wanting to disconnect from stressful lifestyles and reconnect with themselves and their families. Agriculture provides them with a certain ‘Zen’ that is relaxing, refreshing, and reviving; one of the best types of wellness travel.

And the staycation provides travelers an…

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Agritourism Staycations

Agritourism, agritainment of all kinds and agritractions are trending and continue to grow in popularity, fueled by people wanting to disconnect from stressful lifestyles and reconnect with themselves and their families. Agriculture provides them with a certain ‘Zen’ that is relaxing, refreshing, and reviving; one of the best types of wellness travel.

And the staycation provides travelers an…

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Los Dos Cooking School

Los Dos Cooking School

If you are a fan of South of the Border flavors, Los Dos Cooking School might be your ideal culinary destination.

  David Sterling, a chef trained in classic French cuisine came to Mérida, in the heart of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, and fell in love with the richly varied cuisine of the area. Sterling opened Los Dos Cooking School in 2003 in a magnificent colonial mansion.

    With the fragrant…

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Cooking School at Salt Water Farm

Cooking School at Salt Water Farm

A recreational cooking school worth trying is Salt Water Farm in Maine. Here, you’ll learn classic garden-inspired meals and sample wine at Cellardoor Vineyard in nearby Linconville.

  Salt Water Farm is a Cooking School for home cooks of all levels. They believe in traditional cooking methods and resourcefulness in the kitchen. They advocate community’s farmers, fisherman and craftsmen. Their…

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New York’s Institute of Culinary Education

New York’s Institute of Culinary Education

Though serious chefs-in-training flock to New York’s Institute of Culinary Education hoping to become the world’s next Daniel Boulud, you can still take part in one of the hundreds of recreational cooking classes that the award-winning school has to offer.

    It is hard not to want to sign up for everything from “Techniques of Italian Cooking” to “Supper Downstairs at Downton Abbey” and “Vegan…

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Hawaii's Hydroponic Agritraction

Hawaii’s Hydroponic Agritraction

Mari’s Gardens is an 18-acre aquaponics and hydroponics farm located in Mililani on the island of O‘ahu, Hawaii. Their mission is to promote sustainable living, organic urban farming, and buying local through soil-less agricultural techniques. They are dedicated to practicing sustainable methods of farming through aquaponics and hydroponics in order to grow a variety of vegetables, fruits, and…