Countryside Friend Project

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“Countryside Friend Project”

• We cultivate the same interests: Consumers Citizens Farmers

Renewable energies

Renewable energies

• Wind power (i.e. wind turbines)

• Water power (i.e. hydroelectric power)

• Solar energy use (solar cells)

• Biofuel (i.e. Biogas)• Geothermal energy

• Photovoltaic power plants

• Biomass (i.e. wood)• Bioenergies

Bioenergies

• The energy crisis affecting the world economy, together with the Climate Change Alarm generated from the entry in the atmosphere of increasing quantities of carbon dioxide (the main greenhouse-gas) are attracting an increasing emphasis on the role of renewable sources.

Bioenergies• Bioenergy express a greater and widespread

relationship with the territory.

Bioenergy are considered all-derived products or residues from agriculture and forestry.

In the region of Veneto there is a great demand for information and technical assistance. For a vigorous public presence, neutral and objective complete, the Institution “Veneto Agricultura” has set up a Strategic Action for bioenergy.

• http://www.venetoagricoltura.org

Bioenergies Strategic Action for bioenergy

This section of the site “Veneto Agricultura” www.venetoagricoltura.org gives information on key services, activities and results of “Veneto Agricultura” on bioenergy. Our region, Veneto, has favorable conditions for all major sectors bioenergy:

- Wood-Energy

- Biogas

- Biofuels biodiesel, bioethanol, vegetable oil fuel

“Countryside Friend”: the project• “Countryside Friend” Foundation is a point of reference for anyone interested in

the fate of the environment and land use, the quality of consumption and lifestyles: people, institutions, consumer associations, research centers, farmers, businesses. To this:

* Makes obvious points of excellence in the food industry and the proposed farm, * Enhances and makes known the typical products of our territory, * Initiates and supports campaigns for protection of the heritage of forests, lakes and rivers, * Contributes to the development of renewable energy, * Monitors prices, lifestyles and eating habits, * Provide personal services, * Produces tools for knowledge and information for proper food and education to promote virtuous lifestyle for the environment and consumption.

Thanks to a network of skilled animators, the “Countryside Friend” Foundation is present throughout the country.

“Countryside Friend” Foundation• “Countryside Friend” Foundation seeks to protect the

interests of citizens, consumers, farmers about the issues of environment and land, the quality of consumption and lifestyles.

Food, energy, waste disposal, social, technological innovation are topics that are in the enhancement of the countryside and rural development a matter of great strategic importance for the whole country.

The Foundation is an engine of aggregation of several instances that are already active on these issues. Produce information and services to people, associations, citizens, consumers and farmers.

“Countryside Friend”

• Plan your holiday• Farmhouses• Ecotourism• Cultural visits• Horse – riding• Cycling• Trekking• Walking

“Countryside Friend”

• Countryside’s culture• Cultural heritage• Popular heritage• Religious heritage• Typical products• Methods of cultivation• Crafts• Feasts & Festivals

“Countryside Friend”

• Typical product and peasant cuisine

• Cheese, spices, vegetables, fruits, legumes

• Culture, traditions and methods of cultivation

• Places

“Countryside Friend”• Informed spending• Prices of agro-food• Data base informations• Monitoring of prices• How to better organize

our spending• Seasonal products and

calendar• Farmer’s market• Km 0

“Countryside Friend”

• Environment, nature, energy

• Alternative energies• Renewable energies• Self sufficient house• Environment protection• Balanced and

satisfactory susteinable rural development

“Countryside Friend”

• Countryside friend in your house

• Home garden• Home cultivation• Agricolture as hobby• Ornamental plants• Environment, energy

and health issues: daily dimension

“Countryside Friend”• Business in countryside• Rural area investments• Rural development

investments• development opportunities:

surveys• Doing business in line with

the demands of the market, environmental protection, consumers' needs, existing legislation and the perspectives for integrated development of the territory and its products.

“Countryside Friend”

• Seek the closest farm• Farmer’s markets• Km 0 initiatives• Seek online your closest

farm • http://

www.campagnamica.it

Other initiatives

• Conferences• Seminaries• Youth and Adult Education• Vocational training• Informations through associations, mass media,

institutions, web • For example: Seminar “Air Earth Fire Water” -

environmental education and health promotion.