Regional workshops about Ecological Recycling Agriculture and tools developed in the project for best practice for BERAS advisory services

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1 Regional workshops about Ecological Recycling Agriculture and tools developed in the project for best practice for BERAS advisory services PP 12 Baltic foundation Mobile BIC (MBIC) events Most of Baltic foundation organized MBIC training events were held in rural areas. To have live examples, some of events took place in field. All organized training events involved local communities and farmers. At the different places the events purpose was similar to introduce participants with BERAS implementation project ideas and present ways of ecological farming, transition to ecological farming, crop rotations that ERA farmers use. Training in Aisetos community for farmers Number of participants: 20 Purpose of training: introduce participants with Baltic Sea situation now and future perspectives; present impact farming has on Baltic Sea; test Nitrogen level in water from the farmer s wells, discuss results; present ERA farm and ERA farming principles. 1

2 Training in Zlibinai community for farmers Number of participants: 46 farming principles. Training in Beizionys community for farmers Number of participants: 34 Purpose of training: introduce participants with Baltic Sea situation now and future perspectives; present impact farming has on Baltic Sea; test Nitrogen level in water from farmer s wells, to discuss results; present ERA farm and ERA farming principles. 2

3 Training in Vilkija community for farmers Number of participants: 50 Purpose of training: introduce participants with Baltic Sea situation now and future perspectives; present impact farming has on Baltic Sea; test Nitrogen level in water from farmer s wells, to discuss results; present ERA farm and ERA farming principles. Training in Alksnas community for farmers Number of participants: 42 3

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5 Training in Kirdeikiai community for farmers Number of participants: 40 Training in Betygala community for farmers Number of participants: 30 5

6 Training in Mosedis community for farmers Number of participants: 41 Below is a list of other meetings/trainings/information events held in other partnership countries: Latvia Farmer and advisor meeting for conversion farms practical aspects practical aspects practical aspects practical aspects Eco products market in Latvia - Challenges and Solutions Packaging materials for vegetable, fruit, dairy products and tea packaging Ecologically balanced agriculture, Farm "Ozoli" example Belarus Meeting on DAK goat farm Discussion on various issues related to further development of the goat farm such as degree of self-sufficiency with fodder and manure. 6

7 Sweden Meeting between farmers and gardeners in Ytterjärna Advisors and farmers meeting Ingelstorp Kalmar Poland Software package meeting and discussion of ERA farms and connection to BERAS Implementation Centres. Bydgoszcz Estonia Advisors meeting Advisors training on N calculation Study trips Visit to Plotta Farm, Juchowo Farm and Zdziarski Organic Farm. Poland Visit to Finnish Museum of Agriculture, Organic Farm LuomuHeikkilä, local organic dairy Poutakesä, Malmgård farm, Peltomäki ERA farm. Finland Visit to Brodowin, Lantwerthof and Domäne Fredeburg. Germany Visit to Tarvastu-Saariku farm. Estonia