green jobs to colour your life

GREEN JOBS TO COLOUR YOUR LIFE- FIGHT AGAINST UNEMPLOYEMENT

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CONTENTS

OUR STORY PG 4

AGRICULTURE- FEW FACTS

ABOUT

PG 9

INTERVIEWS – IDEAS FOR

GREEN JOBS

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Diligence drives away poverty.

Work is a gold bracelet.

Work makes your day short and your life long.

Work doesn’t know shame.

If you don’t work, you live in need.

God helps those who help themselves.

Work brings wealth and laziness-poverty.

Work today to eat tomorrow.

Hope without work is like a well without water.

Hard work never did anyone any harm.

If a job is worth doing, it is worth doing well.

Many hands make light work.

The early bird catches the worm.


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OUR STORY

Six countries and partners decided to implement this

project due to the similar obstacles they are dealing with.

This means very high level of the unemployed people and

immigrants who are facing the challenge of the degree or

qualification while they are looking for job, lack of eligibility

for the particular labour positions. Our motivation is to

develop opportunities in agricolture fields, involve

agritourismhoners from each country and put them in

contact create a net for a soustenible tourism,.

All together, young adult learners with supporting and

mentoring from adult trainers will explore projects and

activities in European partner countries and participants will

learn and share their own experiences and the national

situation. This project is about creating an advantage of

learning, enrichment by diverse learning opportunities for use

in the “healty”agricolturelabour market .

We aim to share and use their experiences and compare

different approaches by exploring training and education

projects on agriclture employment, employability and

inclusion, collecting good practices and learning from these

examples, and to create a website with good European


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practices in agriculture providing informal education and

training to young adult learners and immigrants throughout

all the partners countries.We will share and discuss at

European level experiences and methods, collect examples of

good practices from the field of adult education, reflect on the

educational requirements of new “pathways” for young adults

from ethnic minority backgrounds and other young adults

with fewer opportunities, including immigrants.We want also

bring use the methodology of "learning by doing" in

agricolture field, and share the old not written experiences

from each country partners.

PARTNERS:

Nr.

crt.

Name of organization Country of

origin

1. Azienda AgricolaAgrianto di Maria

Consilia Antonelli - coordinator

Italia

2. OcakİziDernegi Turcia

3. ConeedeGBildungswerk Germania

4. NoorsooühingRõugeNoorteklubi Estonia

5. Salkininku community Lithuania

6. Colegiul Economic Buzau Romania


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KEY WORDS FOR OUR PROJECT:

International economical recession

Unemployement, people going from one country to another just to find job

●Environmental awarness

Exchange good practises, experinces and create a net

Agriculture a way to survival in a healty world

Technology to give information

Chance for a job


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Our project objectives are:

• To increase awareness on the needs of informal education

and the good practices in the agricolture field;

• To stimulate an environmental awareness through rural

work;

• To identify new skills needed on labour market

• To find out new opportunities for green jobs:

• To intensify the cooperation and networking among

institutions involved in adult education in the partner

countries;

• To facilitate the use of ICT;

• To contribute to creating opportunities for the unemployed

people for their employability and re-integration in the

society.


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Our final products:


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AGRICULTURE- FEW FACTS ABOUT

ESTONIA

Agriculture has traditionally been one of the most

important sectors in the Estonian economy. Before

independence, the primary sector employed 20 % of the

labour force. In 1996, agriculture accounted for 5.5 % of the

Estonian GDP; employment went down to 8.1 % of the labour

force.

Agricultural trade has traditionally been an important

element of Estonian foreign trade. Despite decreased

volumes, food exports remain the second biggest group of

exports after clothing, footwear and headgear. In 1997,

agricultural exports accounted for 16.3 % of total exports.

The share of agricultural imports was 16.5 %.

In 2010 there were 19 610 agricultural holdings in

Estonia.In terms of the main area of production, holdings

specialised in general field cropping were found to be the

most common in Estonia. According to the Agricultural

census 2010, they represented about 25% of the total

number of holdings. Agricultural holdings classified as

specialised in dairy farming accounted for 10%, while those


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focusing on cereals, oilseed and protein crops accounted for

9%, the very same percentage shared by farms specialised in

sheep, goats and other grazing stock. Finally, holdings

specialised in various crops and livestock combined

accounted for 8%.

In Estonia, the number of agricultural holdings

practicing organic farming was growing steadily over the

2003-2010 timeframe: while there were only 280 holding

conducting organic farming in 2003, 1 060 of them were

recorded in 2010. Accordingly, the agricultural land under

organic farming increased from 16 130 hectares in 2003 to

82 390 hectares in 2010.

( ec.europa.eu)

MAIN CROPS

Rye, oats, wheat (332 949 ha) Rape (79 993 ha) Legumes

(19088 ha)

MAIN VEGETABLES

Potatoes (4551 ha) Other vegetables - carrot, cabbage, beet

(1882 ha)


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MAIN FRUITS

Apples ( 1885 tons) Currants

Strawberries, Raspberries

Forest berries – blueberries,

cowberries, cranberries

Tellisaare / Estonian apple

MAIN CATTLE

Pigs 358 000

Beef 160 000

Sheepss and goats 168 000

Cows 97 000

TRADITIONAL PRODUCTS

CheeceAtleet is exported over

the world.

Black rye bread


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STUDIES RELATED WITH AGRICULTURE

Estonian University of Life Sciences

https://www.emu.ee/en/

Võru County Vocational Training Centrewww.vkhk.ee

OlustvereTeenindus- jamaamajanduskool.

Www.olustvere.edu.ee

RäpinaAinaduskool. Www.aianduskool.ee

ValgamaaKutseõppekeskus. http://www.vkok.ee/

GERMANY

Map of region Lower Saxony

(North Germany)

Agricultural Surface Lower

Saxony

MAIN CROPS:

Wheat, Maize, Rye, Barley,

Oats, Beets

MAIN VEGETABLES:

Potatoes, Cabbage, Beans,

Asparagus, Onions

MAIN FRUITS:

https://www.emu.ee/en/

http://www.vkhk.ee/

http://www.olustvere.edu.ee/

http://www.aianduskool.ee/


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Apples, Pears, Strawberries, Raspberries, Cherries, Plums

MAIN FARM ANIMALS (Cattle and others):

Cattle, Pigs, Chickens, Sheep

TRADITIONAL PRODUCTS:

Potatoes Rye Bread


The agricultural and foodindustry in Lower Saxony (Federal

State, Minister of Agriculture)

http://www.lower-

saxony.de/portal/live.php?navigation_id=28553&article

_id=99182&_psmand=1016

Lower SaxonyAgriculuture in Brief (Marketing Agency

Agriculture Lower Saxony)

http://www.mg-

niedersachsen.de/fileadmin/user_upload/PDF-

Dokumente/Downloads/2011_Kurzfassung_Landwirtsch

aft_Englisch.pdf

Lower Saxony. Country and Products

http://www.lower-saxony.de/portal/live.php?navigation_id=28553&article_id=99182&_psmand=1016



http://www.mg-niedersachsen.de/fileadmin/user_upload/PDF-Dokumente/Downloads/2011_Kurzfassung_Landwirtschaft_Englisch.pdf





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http://germanfoods.org/german-food-facts/lower-

saxony/

OrganicFarmic (Federal Evironment Office)

http://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/topics/soil-

agriculture/toward-ecofriendly-farming/organic-farming

ITALY

The total area of Marsica and

190,577 hectares, accounting for

37.9 percent of the province.Marsica

covers a land area very complex, the

most difficult of Italy: the only plains

are formed by the basin of Fucino

(14 thousand hectares), plans

Palentini (6 thousand) and a small flat in Carseolano. The

area has a maximum range of 2,193 meters above sea level

equal to the difference between the 2,486 meters of Mount

Velino and 293 of the town of Balsorano. The height

differences are more in the towns of MaglianodeiMarsi

(1,802 meters) thanks to Monte Velino, and Celano (1698),

http://germanfoods.org/german-food-facts/lower-saxony/

http://germanfoods.org/german-food-facts/lower-saxony/

http://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/topics/soil-agriculture/toward-ecofriendly-farming/organic-farming

http://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/topics/soil-agriculture/toward-ecofriendly-farming/organic-farming


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while the more common flat and that of San Benedetto

deiMarsi, on the shores of the ancient lake, with a hike just

50 meters. The town of Marsica higher to Ovindoli with

1,375 meters above sea level in front of the Town Hall. Over

a thousand meters there are also common Aielli, Bisegna,

Cappadocia, Opi and Villavallelonga.

MAIN CROPS

corn, hay, rape, hemp, wheat, fennel, sugar beet, beans,

Chickpeas.

MAIN VEGETABLES

Potatoes,onions, garlic, spinach,lentils, carrots.

MAIN FRUITS

Apple, cherries.

MAIN CATTLE

Cows, sheep, goats, pigs, hens, chickens, rabbits.


Potatoes


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Istitutoagrario (for student from 14-20 yeras

old)www.agrarioavezzano.it

CRAB

Consorzioricercheapplicateallabiotecnolo

giawww.crab.abruzzo.it

Facoltà di Bioscienze e tecnologie agro-

alimentari e ambientali

http://www.unite.it

The farmAgrianto has planted the

apple tree Limoncella native plant of the area almost disappeared, is in fact

trying to rediscover old cultures.

http://www.agrarioavezzano.it/

http://www.crab.abruzzo.it/

http://www.unite.it/


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IPATECH project show us how we can better use

agriculture products


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LITHUANIA

Lithuania, Trakai region

Trakai District Area - 1208 km²

Lithuania Population in the

cities and rural area :

Cities – 66.74 %

Rural area - 33.6 %

AGRICULTURAL SURFACE COUNTRY/REGION

More than half of the territory of Lithuania (3.5 mln.

Ha) is cultivated. Lithuanian village is home to more than a

third of the country's population, and 24 %. (300 thousand

people) to take agricultural activities. Processing of

agricultural products industry employs 40 thousand people.

Meanwhile, the European Union countries live in rural

areas and are engaged in agricultural activities on average,

only about 5-7 % the country's population. In

2010Lithuaniawasone of the maincheese, hay, gooseberry,

triticale, blueberrycheese from skimmed cow's milk,

buckwheat, apple juice, canned mushrooms, rye,

wheatflour, canola, dried mushrooms, mustard, cream, flax

growerand producer in the world.


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Our agriculture mainly consists of: Grain (corn, avena,

secale, wheat, hordeum); Oilseed rape; Potatoes; Sugar;

beets; Flax(linen);Milk (milk products); Eggs; Various Cattle

(cows, pigs, sheep, horses); Poultry (chicken, turkey);

Canabis (recently Lithuanian government allowed farmers

to grow cannabis but only for making fiber for clothing as

cannabis clothing was one of Lithuanian national clothing).

After we get our harvest, it becomes various things.

Part of it is exported to other countries, but the rest is used

to make Lithuanian beer, vodka, delicious foods, and

drinks. Flax and cannabis is used to make clothes. We also

make oil from rape seeds. And milk is used to make

delicious cottege cheese, cheese, yogurt and other dairy

products.

MAIN CROPS

• Grain (rye, corn, avena, secale, wheat, hordeum)

• Oilseed rape

• Flax

MAIN VEGETABLES & FRUIT

• Potatoes

• Sugar beets

• Canabis, Hemp seeds

• Apples

• Pears


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MAIN CATTLE

• Various animals (cows, pigs, sheep, horses)

• Poultry (chicken, turkey)

• Milk (milk products)

• Eggs


Products Lithuania does not differ from other Eastern

European cuisine products. As a major source of fiber and

carbohydrates consumed rye bread, porridge, from the

eighteenth century. - Potatoes. The protein sources are

animal here, mostly meat (pork, beef, game antiquities) and

dairy products (curdled milk, cottage cheese, sour cream,

cheese). Fish is traditionally used very little, but made some

freshwater fish like pike.

In the past, the kitchen can not boast a large variety of

vegetables and fruits. Here, common cabbage, carrot,

turnip, beets, apple, pear. A very important part of the diet


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of the ranks of the old wild plants (wild berries, fruits,

mushrooms, herbs).

You spread more spice than in other Baltic countries in

kitchens: the massive use of caraway, marjoram, parsley,

dill. Since ancient times honey was the only sweetener.

Lithuanians foods were boiled, baked, and the meat

and fish were smoked.


• AleksandasStulginskisUniversity

http://www.asu.lt/pradzia/en/

• Utena university of applied Sciences

http://www.utenos-kolegija.lt/index.php?-

971268994

• Marijampole College: Agricultural technology

http://www.studyinlithuania.lt/en/institutions/marija

mpolecollege

• Kaunokolegija University of applied sciences

http://www.kaunokolegija.lt/en/

Agricultural production business employees prepare

vocational training centers and Schools of Agriculture.

Agricultural studies are becoming popular: there are

many who want to study agriculture!

http://www.asu.lt/pradzia/en/

http://www.utenos-kolegija.lt/index.php?-971268994

http://www.utenos-kolegija.lt/index.php?-971268994

http://www.studyinlithuania.lt/en/institutions/marijampolecollege

http://www.studyinlithuania.lt/en/institutions/marijampolecollege

http://www.kaunokolegija.lt/en/


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ROMANIA

BUZAU COUNTY

The agricultural area

measures 402.233

hectares, of which 255.282

hectares are arable fields.

The private sector owns

80.2% of the agricultural

area of the county.

MAIN CROPS

wheat, corn, sunflower, fodder beet, barley, rye

MAIN VEGETABLES

tomatoes, onion, garlic, cucumbers, eggplants, carrots,

persil,

MAIN FRUITS

apples, pears, plumps, cherries, apricots and nuts, grapes,

berries.

MAIN CATTLE

cattles, pigs, sheeps and birds.


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Romanian traditional products

Babic

Plescoi sausages

Smoked cheese

STUDIES RELATED WITH

AGRICULTURE

Co l e g iu lAg r i co l Dr . Cons tan t inAnge l e scu"

Buzau :http://www.angelescu.ro/

Universitatea De StiinteAgronomice Si

MedicinaVeterinaraBucuresti:http://www.usamv.ro/

UniversitateaTransilvania din Brasov, Facultatea de

SilviculturasiExploatariforestiere:

http://www.unitbv.ro/Default.aspx?alias=www.unitbv.ro/si

lvic& (Brasov, Arad, Baia Mare, Cluj, Constanta, Iasi,

Timisoara)

Scoala Agricola Voiteg:

http://www.scoalaagricola.eu/scoala-agricola-

voiteg/perfectionare-in-domeniul-agriculturii-voiteg/despre-

noi/Toate-paginile.html

Scoala FEG: http://www.scoalafeg.ro/

http://www.angelescu.ro/

http://www.usamv.ro/

http://www.unitbv.ro/Default.aspx?alias=www.unitbv.ro/silvic&

http://www.unitbv.ro/Default.aspx?alias=www.unitbv.ro/silvic&

http://www.scoalaagricola.eu/scoala-agricola-voiteg/perfectionare-in-domeniul-agriculturii-voiteg/despre-noi/Toate-paginile.html



http://www.scoalafeg.ro/


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TURKEY

MAP OF COUNTRY/REGION

BALIKESİR/ TURKEY

Land Distribution:

Agricultural Area 439,129 Hectares %30.34

Grassland Area 81006 Hectares %5.60

Forest Area 680,220 Hectares %47.00

Non-agricultural Land 246 945 Hectares %6.17

TOTAL 1,447,300 Hectares %100

AGRICULTURAL SURFACE COUNTRY/REGION

Balıkesir, west of our country, is located in North

Western Anatolia. As an agricultural economics center, it is

a very busy transport hub located at the junction of the


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roads. Our city has the shores in the Marmara and in the

Aegean Sea. With the islands in the Sea of Marmara

388.766 kilometers of coastline, with the islands in the

Aegean Sea 245.186 miles coastline, totaling of shoreline is

633.952 kilometers. Balıkesir total population of 1,154,314

according to the 2011 data, the population of the city center

is 266,000. Balıkesir is the 4th largest city in the Marmara

Region with a total population of 1,154,314 after Istanbul,

Bursa and Kocaeli. The majority of the population lives in

rural areas in our province and it has a wide range of

products. Due to its contribution to the national economy in

terms of animal and vegetable production, Balıkesir is one

of the most agriculturally significant cities in Turkey.

Balıkesir, except a few special products have enormous

potential in terms of crop production. Every kind of animal

husbandry which is made in a modern and conscious way

is the leader in the production of meat and milk. Produced

milk is taken and processed by the country's leading dairy

industrialists. The products, which are grown in the plains

of the city, are sold in large metropolises like Bursa,

Istanbul, Izmir. Grown agricultural products are processed

to increase their value. For this, milk and milk products,


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carbonated drinks, tomato paste, flour and oil factories are

intense in the city's economy. With the development of the

poultry sector in the region, both in the city center and in

the districts poultry, feed and egg industry have made great

investments.

In Turkey, Balıkesir is in a leading position with a

market share of 25 percent in the production of white meat

as well as red meat, seafood, vegetable and fruit production,

especially in the field of olive oil contains considerable

potential. The city agriculture continues to grow with its

fertile soil and irrigation facilities.

Area of Balıkesir (with Lakes) 1,447,300 hectares and

439,129 hectares of its agricultural area (30.34%), while

grassland area 81,006 (5.60%), respectively.

MAIN CROPS

Plants grown in fields and economically important,

1,248,150 acres first wheat comes;

217,925 acres silage corn,

197,328 acres of sunflower

154,444 acres rice,

148,020 acres of barley and,

119 650 acres chickpeas.


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MAIN VEGETABLES & FRUIT

Vegetables grown and economically important,

Olives and Olive Oil have an important place in the

economy of our city.

With 67,767 hectares the tomatoes,

With 51,310 hectares of melon,

With 26,735 acres of watermelon,

With 19,382 acres of pepper,

With 16,901 acres of beans

With 12,608 acres of okra.

In terms of the number of trees 11,433,744 in the Gulf

Region Total 810,290 acres.

543,025 trees in 15,950 acres of mandarin,

492,181 trees 8933 acres of apple,

331,559 trees 9827 acres of almond.

Particularly wheat, rice, sunflower, corn, tomatoes,

peppers and eggplant, certified seed production are carried

out in the area of 18,933 acres.

MAIN CATTLE

The intensive livestock forage production is made to meet

the needs of livestock farming with support given by the

Ministry of Agriculture. Significant increase is observed


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compared to previous years. 217,925 acres of corn silage

ranked the 1st with production (944,277 tons). Plantings as

vetch, clover, and the production of triticale followed it.

Animal production is main part of agricultural

production.

Total 667 952 cattle,

Total 898 173 sheep,

Total 29,593,056 poultry and

Total 121,073 bee hives

Animal assets are presented in our province, especially

with the production of

1,031,117 tons of milk,

235,258 tons of chicken meat,

123,734 tons of cheese,

78,800 tons of eggs,

49,132 tons of red meat.

Our city-owned coastal strip with the advantage in the

production of 990,702 kg of fisheries and marine fish

production, with 211,290 kg of inland fish production

170.951Kg. and other seafood is produced.


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Tomatoes

paste, Dried

Tomatoes and

Pickles

Refined fodder

oil, Olive Oil,

Olive and Soap

Rice

Seeds

Pepper

Sunflower

Pine Resin

Rapeseed

Corn Oil

Soybeans

Wheat

Tobacco

Melon and

watermelon


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Agricultural activities in our country are basically

carried out by agricultural engineers. But veterinary plays

an important role in livestock farming as agricultural

activities. Livestock farming is a part of agricultural

activities. Livestock farming products provide year-long

income for farm businesses so livestock farming is a kind of

insurance for farms. Agricultural education institutions are

faculties, colleges and farm high schools in Turkey.

A- CROP PRODUCTION PROGRAMMES

http://katalog.cbu.edu.tr/Site/ProgramDefinition.a

spx?ProgramID=313

B- FOOD PROGRAMMES

http://ardamyo.trakya.edu.tr/pages/yag-

endustrisi-programi

C- ANIMAL PRODUCTION PROGRAMMES

http://www.aku.edu.tr/web/IcSayfa.aspx?ID=91JQ

M89NDAU82596AQ101

D- FOREST PROGRAMMES

http://www.ktu.edu.tr/ormanmuhendisligi

E- FISHERY PROGRAMMES

http://www.ktu.edu.tr/baltekmuh

F- AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMMES

http://www.agri.ankara.edu.tr/irrigation/

http://katalog.cbu.edu.tr/Site/ProgramDefinition.aspx?ProgramID=313

http://katalog.cbu.edu.tr/Site/ProgramDefinition.aspx?ProgramID=313

http://ardamyo.trakya.edu.tr/pages/yag-endustrisi-programi

http://ardamyo.trakya.edu.tr/pages/yag-endustrisi-programi

http://www.aku.edu.tr/web/IcSayfa.aspx?ID=91JQM89NDAU82596AQ101

http://www.aku.edu.tr/web/IcSayfa.aspx?ID=91JQM89NDAU82596AQ101

http://www.ktu.edu.tr/ormanmuhendisligi

http://www.ktu.edu.tr/baltekmuh

http://www.agri.ankara.edu.tr/irrigation/


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INTERVIEWS- IDEAS FOR GREEN JOBS

ESTONIA

Sänna Culture Manor

HENDRIK NOOR was our guide during this visit.

1) What does this

complex has to

offer to the

community?

Our complex is 140

years old, and it

belongs to the Rouge

municipality. It offers a

home, a school, a library, a store and a cultural center.

2)What do you mean by home?

Here lives3 families that include around 20 people who

share almost everything. They sustain their selves by

making permaculture and growing their own vegetables. In

order to do so, every organic waste it turned into compost,

even toilet waste.


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3)Could you describe the school a bit?

In this alternative school, 10 children between 6 and 11

years old learn all kinds of things because they combine

theoretical knowledge and practical skills through projects.

4)What about the library and cultural center?

We have a communal library where anyone can read,

study, use the computer or meet up with friends. While

doing so, they can also wash their clothes. During winter

time we arrange acoustic concerts where local or foreign

people are invited and during summer time we have a coffee

house which is one of the kids projects.

Saunamaa and rabbit farm

JAAK PACHTERwas our guide during this visit.

1) What do you do for a

living?

I inherited a property with

saunas, from my father, who has

been in my family for 5

generations, since 1894. In the

1930’s, my family had a little milk


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industry. I started a sauna business 6 years ago with my

son, for tourists. A year ago, I also started a rabbit farm.

2) Why did you start a rabbit farm?

I started a rabbit farm because a lot of families come

here, and the kids want to see and play with animals, and

the rabbits are the perfect toy for them. I own 350

rabbits(California white, Vienna blue, New Zeeland red, New

Zeeland White), but I want to double the numberbecause I

sell them to the local restaurants.

3) Why did your family had saunas?

My family had saunas because inside a sauna is worm

and women used to give birth to children in them. They also

used it to smoke meat and for their hygiene.

4) How many types of saunas do you have?

I have 7 different types of saunas(water tube sauna,

Indian sauna, greenhouse sauna, cave sauna, military

sauna, smoke sauna, Finnish sauna), in which tourists can

relax or sleep and I want to extend my business, to have 20

different types of saunas.


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Blacksmith

PETER REEMANNwas our guide during this visit.

1) How long have you worked as a blacksmith?

I worked as a blacksmith for 26 years and I bought this

farm about 15 years ago.

2) Do you work alone?

No, I have 3 other employees.

3)Are you are known worldwide? Why?

Yes, I am known worldwide because I make very sharp

axes.I also organize annual trainings for students from the

Faculty of Arts, Estonian students and foreign who want to

learn tricks of the trade.


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Rouge Youth Centre

KerliKoiv was our host here.

1) How many youth centers

exist in your community?

In our community exist

another 3 youth center with 3

youth workers.

2) What is the program for this youth centre?

Our program is between 12-20 o’clock.

3) How many children visit the youth center

nowadays and what are they doing here ?

Our youth centre is visited daily by 20-30 youths. Those

young people attend our classes: dance, computer, music,

theater, etc.

Rõugetownhall

TIIT TOOTS was our host. A young

mayor, 35 years old with great

ideas and a lot of energy.

1) What can you tell me about

Rõuge?


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Rõuga is a community consisting in 108 villages, with a

surface of 263,7 km2 and a population of 2231 people.

2) How many people work in the hall?

In the hall work 11 employees, and the city council is

formatted of 15 people, who chooses the Mayor and the

Deputy Mayor once every 4 years.

3) What educational institutions have you here?

We have a primary and a secondary school ( 150 students)

and 2 kindergartens (91 children).

4) What about the trade?

The trade is very developed. Last year, the area had a feed

of 50.000 tourists, of which 20% from abroad. (Latvia,

Finland and Germany)

5) What are your future plans?

We want to remove the House of Culture, to built a new

nursery and running water in all homes. Young people

come back in Rõuge because they feel included in the

future plans.The Mayor has always open door for anyone


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Forest Brothers House

MEELIS HOTTUS was our guide for this trip into history.

What is your main

occupation?

We have business with

wood and milk, but we

deal with tourism too.

1) What is this place

promoting?

This place values the history of the region between 1940-

1956 when a lot of men have been forced to hide in forests

in order not to be killed or deported in Siberia by the

Russians.

2) If people want to find out more about what had

happened, how can they do it?

We have arranged an information center where we

remeber those who have died during that period as well as

those that have been able to resist Soviet terror. If people

want to find out anything else, they have to ask us and we

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3) What are the things that have changed lately here?

We have reconstituted a house which has served as a

shelter for the warriors and also a bunker.

GERMANY

Visit at “Museum Specken” Bad Zwischenahn, Germany

(interview with the curator)

1) Where is this

traditional place

located?

In north-western

Germany, nestling in the

wide, park-like landscape of Ammerland, is the officially

recognised moor spa town of Bad Zwischenahn.

2) What is the specific for this Museum?

There are several important items here collected during

time : national costumes, old tools used in agriculture,

folkloric articles, archaic carriages.

3) What is special about this place besides of being a

well-known touristic objective?


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This is the place where as a child I was send by my

mother to buy coffee of high quality.The source for the

coffee beans is Bremen, near our town.It’s very famous

today also.You should visit it.Now in the museum we have

kept the most important pieces of equipment used in the

past for roasting, grounding and packaging coffee.The

interesting thing is that the coffee was too expensive and

rare so in former times people were coming here using these

machines for corn, which was an alternative to coffee for

them.We are very proud of a few very old ovens that you can

see displayed here.

4) How was the coffee transported from Bremen back

then?

The coffee was brought by train in sacks made of jute or

hemp in order to be resistant.From the station the bags

were transported here using traditional carriages.

5) Do you think this amazing collection you have here is

of interest for people?

We don’t have so many visits, but we are positive that we

need to promote the past activities to the new

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always been valued as the basic occupation and can

become profitable nowadays too.

Visit at MuseumskroogSpecken” Bad Zwischenahn,

1) How come you decided to start this business?

Well, being a local, I really wanted to find a way of staying

around.It’s true that most of the population is mid-aged and

have jobs out of town in Bremen or Hannover.As this is a

spa area, I knew that restaurants can’t be at help especially

during summertime so I thought of a restoration business.

2) Was it hard or risky?

Yes, you can say that.Every time you come up with a new

idea people don’t encourage you that much.But with a little

effort and determination I renovated the place but I kept the

cosy atmosphere as I dreamed of a rustic choice for having

a meal.Now I have loyal costumers.

3) What was the biggest obstacle for you?

Well, you should know that this restaurant was rearranged

based on an old castle.It was a little hard to write a project

and get it approved, also with the renovation and

redecoration but it was worthed.as people like the new


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design very much.We kept the natural texture of the oak

girders as a link between the past and the present.

4) What do you recommend young entrepreneurs?

To be well informed, to find a good business idea that can

keep your enthusiasm at a high level every day and to apply

it knowing that without a lot of effort no dream can come

true.

Visit at the nursery Bonk from Bad Zwischenahn

- your green diamond in Ammerland -

1) What type of business do you have?

Is a family business based on a powerful hobby of mine.

2) What is the main activity?

Growing trees which are rare or have a specific way of

taking care of.We also export them abroad.

3) What is your competitive advantage?


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We shape them in the most creative ways.We anticipate our

costumers needs or we respond to our clients orders.

4) Can you name some types of your products?

Hand crafted topiaries

Bonsai shapes

Characterful solitary trees

Prices range from 1000 euros to tens of them.

5) How can you transport big trees after you

grow them in the size your costumer wants?

Well, there are engineered methods to deliver such tall

trees.We dig a hole of 1 m diameter around the tree and we

extract it not to damage the roots in the same day of

travel.We only transport trees one by one because they have

few tones each.So, we place it in the truck and, for example,

it takes 4 hours to arrive safely to Hannover.Finally, we

plant it in the same kind of hole at the destination.The new

owner receive professional advice to take care of the tree as

it can cost thousands of euros.

http://www.bonk-baumschulen.de/images/produkte/bonsai/Juniperus_media_Blue_Carpet_-_Bonsaiform~.jpg

http://www.bonk-baumschulen.de/images/produkte/form/Buxus_sempervirens_var_arborescens_-_Formen~.jpg

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6) We can realize the transportation is very

important.Do you have your own fleet for delivery?

No, but we work with powerful and very reliable long-term

partner trucking companies from home and abroad.This

has the advantage that the pricing for the customer is

always transparent.

7) How old is the nursery business and what do you plan

for the future?

The nursery Bonk - your green diamond in Ammerland is

run by the second generation.We employ more than 70

hectares of nursery area and we have 25 highly motivated

employees.We desire to expand the market abroad more to

promote landscape design and, as a result, increase our

portfolio of clients and our income.

8) What state of involvement does a young entrepreneur

have to have to start such business?

One can practice this green job only if he/she admits that

most of the time is spend in the nursery.For example, my

house is placed here, in the nursery, where I live with my

wife and children.They also have to be very creative,

hardworking and passionate.It requires lifelong learning in

landscapearchitecture and also economic knowledge.

http://hallo.ro/search.do?l=ro&d=en&query=landscape

http://hallo.ro/search.do?l=ro&d=en&query=landscape


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Study trip to “FischereiRabben”

1) When did you decide that you want to become a

fisherman?

This is a family business and it was held by a lot of

generations so far.Actually, I am a technician, but I decided

to keep the tradition.This activity was very appreciated in

the past and it’s one of the things that raised my

consciousness for being active in the field.Another reason is

that my mother was the first successful woman in fishing

some time ago.She even won diplomas and prizes in such

competitions.

2) What kind of fish do you have?

Several types, but the biggest demand is for salmon, trout,

eel (scale less,snakelikefish) etc. The last one is typical for

this area.You can buy it fresh, fillet or smoked.

3) How hard is nowadays to be a fisherman?

It’s very hard from different points of view.Firstly, you need

money and time to develop the business.I stay here near the

lake along with my family.My house is „my office”.Secondly,

you cannot find people to do this work, as it requires

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difficult to adapt to.For example, the eel is a special fish

that can be caught only during night.

4) How did you succeeded in sustaining your family

business?

At some point I stopped the activity because it wasn’t that

profitable and I went to work abroad as a technician.This is

how I have saved some money. We also opened a rustic

restaurant besides direct selling.

5) Do you think you earn enough money? Is it worth it,

efficient considering the amount of work you have to

do?

Well, I think there are a lot of obstacles, especially financial

ones, and if you aren’t passionate about it you won’t find

motivation to continue.

6) What prices do you practice?

For a quantity of 1000 g of product, depending on the fish

type, the consumer can pay from 2 – 8 euros.

7) In which way did you try to solve the problems you

came across?

I applied for some EU funds but the process to get the

money is very slow.I couldn’t give up now because at some

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unfortunately, I have been waiting for the reimbursement

for 3 years so far.It’s quite discouraging.


I will definitely keep on running the family business and i

will also try to involve the local authorities convincing them

that this kind of traditional green job can help at touristic

development and not only.The good news is that we can

balance the bank account during summer because this

place is loved for the people here, the first choice for them

to spend a nice sunny day in the open.

9) What would you do if you had the chance to begin all

over again?

To be very honest, I would choose to be a TV technician.


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Lunch at café/restaurant “Pankokencafe”

1) What is the concept of

this café?

We thought of a small

inexpensive restaurant or

coffeebar,servinglightmealsa

ndrefreshments, in a cozy

ambient.We collected traditional old items like sofas,

wooden baroque tables, chic lampshades and we created a

homeyatmosphere for our clients.This is our family

business concept.

2) Why did you choose this place for the restaurant?It’s

quite far from the town.

We had another place once, but we change it because it

wasn’t a good choice and it didn’t fit the new concept.We

wanted it to be like an „oasis” for those passing by.Now, as

you can see, is directly near the most importing cycle way

in the district.This spot also helped in terms of promotion

or marketing.


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3) What do you serve here?

The interesting thing of this place is that here you can

taste various types of pancakes based on special unique

homemade recipes.Each culinary desire is fulfilled by my

mother, aunt, whoever is available during the day here with

me.

4) We noticed that you have hanged a lot of surrealist

paintings on the walls.What was the idea?

Yes.We wanted to promote also the local artists and we

agreed to do this.As the clients coming here are interested

in buying them, we give them the phone number of the

owners and they can negotiate personally the price. We

don’t charge any fee for that.

5) How long have you been taking care of this business?

Actually, today (28th of October 2014) we celebrate 2 years

so far.We are proud of that. It wasn’t easy to fight for a good

position on the market. Now we have faithful costumers.

Some of them only pass by to take away the food they

ordered by phone.

6) Is it a profitable business? How did you manage to

sustain it financially?


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It was not easy because we didn’t want to contract a bank

loan even though we needed it for startup. We used only

our money and that’s why the development wasn’t that big.

But we manage because we are not running a big business

family. In the future, we shall think about it if necessary.

7) Is it a seasonable or permanent occupation?

Unfortunately, we usually close during winter. The problem

is we don’t have an integrated heating system here and it’s

not worth it going on with the activity.This is an important

issue we have to deal as soon as possible, but we still lack

the amount of money to invest in it.

8) Are you happy with your work?

As long as you have people with the same motivation

around everything becomes easier.I am happy that I can

offer a pleasant few hours to our clients and that one of my

dreams came true.In conclusion, despite the fact that you

are young, don’t ever give up!


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Study trip to “Farm Ahlers”

1) What kind of economic

activity do you develop here?

This is our farm, the place we

live and work also.We want to

take it from self-consumption to

a family business because we

have a lot of space and material resources to handle.So,

here we are renting rooms, selling homemade products to

our clients and teach kids how to ride a horse.

2) What was the concept you had in mind when you

started this business?

Well, there has always been a demand for families with

children to spend the holidays or part of it in an open

space.Kids are very fond of animals, playing in the garden,

feeding the birds etc.And parents think that it’s the perfect

place to bring them here for at least a week to stay healthy

and become familiar with the life of farmers.As they don’t

have such kind of properties they choose us.

3) What kind of animals do you have here?

Along with a flock of chicken and some pigs, we breed

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contracts with slaughterhouses or other

factories.Nevertheless, there are people visiting us weekly to

buy milk for their family in small quantity. We are also

protected by our nice dogs .

4) You said something about teaching children how to

ride horses?

Yes, our daughter has this passion and we decided that we

could give this joy to other children also.The cost is 10

euros/hour.Every child that comes here has it’s own colt

(pony, a male/female horse under the age of four), give

him/her a name, takes care of him/her.Parents are very

enthusiastic because their children are having fun and

doing an exclusive sport also (equitation), becoming more

responsible on the way because after each session they

have to comb the horse and clean the place before heading

home.

Another thing that is appreciated by the people is that

we accept horses from the locals to use them in the activity

as a gift/donation whenever they cannot keep them

anymore for various reasons.They are very happy because

they don’t have to feel bad because of the situation.You

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develops in time that you can’t ignore/forget for the rest of

your life.

5) What about direct selling?

Our son is in charge of this.We have here a little grocery

store where you can find fresh vegetables and fruits, jars of

homemade products like jam, traditional salads, mixtures

of different steamed vegetables etc.We don’t produce them

all here.We have a garden and we sell tomatoes for example

but we complete the supply with our associates line of

goods.It’s a cooperative work we have here and we promote

the producers in the area.

6)What about accommodation?

As i said, we rent rooms especially for families.Half of the

house we use for us, half of it is for agro tourism.This

means that the members of the families accommodated

here (60 euros/night/double room) have chores for the day

helping us with the daily activity.

7) What competitors do you have on the market?

Well, there is a new kind of “rural entertainment” which is

very popular for families here also.I’m talking about a

practical exercise called swin/farmer golf, a new offer in the

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restaurants.You can find more accessing this link

www.swingolf-ammerland.de

8) Do you have some advice for those who want to start

such business?

This is a physical activity. Also it requires team work and

most of the time you have to wake up very early in the

morning. You have to love animals to take care of them

always. Don’t aim only the profit because you won’t

succeed.And also it can be risky because animals can catch

unexpected illnesses. In this activity as in agriculture field

also, luck has it’s important place.Be vigilant!Otherwise, it

can give you a lot of satisfaction!

http://www.ahlers-hofladen.de/hof-ahlers

http://www.swingolf-ammerland.de/

http://www.ahlers-hofladen.de/hof-ahlers


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ITALY

CooperativaAgricola La Villa San Sebastiano

Cooperativa Agricola La Villa/ San Sebastianois 30 years

old. The start was with 70 cows….now they have more than

400. It is a model of rural business in the region and also in

EU.

We interviewdErminioPensa one of the owners of the

business.

1) What was your starting point (first idea) for the farm?

Starting point was 30 years ago. At the beginning we had

70 cows and we were 4 associates.

2) How long have you been developing your business?

Since 30 years ago our farm continues to grow up. Now

we have 400 cows. 300 of cows are Friesen cows, good for

milk. They can produce 30 l of milk / day and they produce

for 3-4 years.

We have also 100 cows for meat from an Italian region.70

of our cows are living on mountain and the meat in this

case is more expensive but have a better quality.

All cows are monitored through computer as they have a

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moment if they are ill, if they are ready to become pregnant

or how much milk they give every day.

The cows that offer a record quantity of milk get a price in

sweet food (like a desert).

3) Is it a family business?Do you plan to keep it that

way?

It is a family business; we work only 4 people in the farm

as everything is technology. The farm lay on 3 hectares. We

also use 300 ha to produce food for animals.

To improve the food of cows we use also olives and cotton

seeds that have the role of raising the fat of milk.

4) Did you use UE funds? What kind of financial

resources do you use to grow up your business?

During the years we had access to EU funds. Last

investment was in the biogas factory that costs more than 1

million euros but it is very useful.

5) How do you distribute your products?

To distribute our products we have our own shop inside

the farm. We produce sausages and salami and other

products from meat on our own. For cheese, we have a

partnership with other producers and we send our milk to a

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Also we organize tours for tourists and traditional meals

(lunch or dinner) for groups of tourists.

We have a quite big space for barbeques that are very

requestedduring summer months.

6) How do you sustain your business? Why it is

considered to be sustainable?

With the help of the biogas factory we can say now that

we are sustainable. The factory use 20% corn and 80% shit

and give us the energy we need all year round. Also we can

sell some of the energy through the national network.

The leftovers are used on the field being very good for the

crops.


We have now enough work to do to keep things as it is

and to be profitable. We don`t have yet big future plans.

8) What would you recommend to a youngster who

wants to start such a business?

Like in any business is very important to love what you

do, to be passionate. Me, for example I love work with

animals. This is why my studies at University follow this

area. Now I`m better prepared to work in our farm. And for


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the future I think is a good opportunity for those that live in

rural areas.

Il Miramonte hotel/ Tagliacozzo

Hotel IlMiramonte is one of the touristic structure in

Tagliacozzo. They offer good quality services for a good

price.

We are speaking with Remo Grossi, the owner of this nice

hotel.

1) What was your starting point for your business?

15 of May 1986 was our starting point. It is a family

business, 3 members of our family living and working here.

We also have 3 permanent employees and 2 periodic,

during weekends.

2) Did you get any funds to develop your business?

We got some funds from the local community to renovate

our hotel. But it is not such a big amount of money.

3) Which part of business is more profitable?

The restaurant is more profitable. The hotel have guests

mainly during summer period when a lot of tourists spend

their holidays in this region.

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Our main specialty is fish.Santina recipe is Rice with

scampi.

5) It was different to cook for an international team?

No, I tried to offer to you different plates from our region

and from Italy. I hope you enjoy our meal….especially our

pasta and pizza.

I sow that for breakfast it was not so popular to eat only

sweet things so we adapt and offer you also salami and

cheese.

6) What would you suggest to a youngster that wants to

start a business in this field?

This moment is not so good for restoration industry.

But if you decide to start you should know that it is not

an easy job and you have to love it. It means a life full of

sacrifices a you have to be all time on your place and to

satisfy all your customers.

Visit the old barn of the farm on which Agrianto was

presented a transformation project. At the moment the

company is listed to get the funds to convert the structure

and turn it into a farm, where he held various training

activities. Same visit was shown the project on paper will be

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LITHUANIA

Visit at ”Panavas Farm” Salkiniku, Lithuania

JurgitaPanaviene and MindaugasPanavas

- fondator&preşedinte APDT –

Jurgita and Mindaugas gave up their life in Lithuania’s

capital, Vilnius, 20 years ago and they bought a property at

about 40 kilometers in an area surrounded by forests and

lakes.

They own a property of 3 hectares, an old house in which

they lived initially and a new house, built before.

Their farm is a good example of sustainable development,

based permanently on ecological agriculture.

1) Why did you choose exactly this area in Lithuania?

Because it is not far from Vilnius but it offers the peace we

need. We are surrounded by lakes and forests and, in this

way, Jurgita can pick up medicinal plants that she uses to

prepare her types of tea.

2) How did you develop your business in these 20

years?

We started with growing plants on the 3 hectares that we

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and also fruit and vegetables for our personal need. In time,

slowly, we added a new element to our activity.

We have 20 beehives which offer us the honey which is

necessary for our needs but also for sale.

We have arranged a pond where you can go fishing for

crucian carp. And we can guarantee that no one will leave

without catching at least one fish.

We have hens for meat and we are proud to have demand to

export in Malta. We have about 100 chickens at any time,

chicken (for meat) which grow ready to consume in two

months.

Three years ago we started a business with rabbits which is

going very well. We have the necessary space that they

need; 100 to 200 rabbits of all ages. They are Californian

rabbits, adapted to live in small spaces. Due to the fact that

they are only fed with natural products, there is a big

demand for rabbits.

3) I know that Jurgita is also involved in picking

medicinal plants. To what extent have you developed

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Jurgita has studied and picked a lot of traditional recipes

based on medicinal plants. She picks most of the necessary

plants from the forest and the field.

With their help, she prepares infusions which are very

good for the body (Pay attention! She uses 3,5,7,9 plants so

that they give the best results).

She also prepares different tinctures used for certain

illnesses.

4) Can you share a few secrets about picking medicinal

plants?

When we want to dry plants in order to use them for a

longer period of time, they must be picked on a Saturday,

until 12 o’clock and during a period with full moon.

When the moon is decreasing the roots must be picked.

5) How do you promote your activity? How do you sell

your products?

People already know us and come to us to buy products

because we offer the certainty of the fact that they are really

ecological.

We haven’t used any promotion methods so far, it wasn’t

necessary. The promotion made by word of mouth, from one

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6) Can you share an infusion recipe with us?

You put in hot water the next plants: marigold, leaves of

black gooseberry bush, mint, leaves of grape-vine,

chamomile, melissa, lavender. It is an infusion that relaxes,

calms you down, and relieves stress.

7) What future plans do you have?

We want to develop into an agro touristic boarding house.

We have the space, the surroundings are beautiful, and we

have food from our own production, enough to ensure

catering too. It is a plan that we have been thinking about

for a long time and that we hope to be able to put into

practice.

8)Jurgita is also a good cook. Can you share a recipe?

Draugiste or the friendship cake

Ingredients:

Butter/margarine-500 grams

Sugar-100/150 grams

Vanilla

Baking soda

4 whisked eggs

You mix all the ingredients together. You add flour

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the dough into two. One half is put into the griddle. You put

it into the preheated oven for 5-10 minutes. You take it out

of the oven. You add jam and fresh cheese mixed with 2

eggs and sugar (to taste). You mix everything until the

mixture looks like cream.

The other half is put above. You oil it with yolk.

You put it in the oven until it gets golden.

Thank you and we wish you a lot of success!

9) And here are some tips about herbs and how to use

them.

Herbal tips from Jurgita Panaviene

Thyme

This herb detoxifies the body, soothes,

facilitates an expectorant, improves

digestion, removes stomach cramps, reduces

flatulence, and normalizes the intestinal

micro flora. Thyme bath improves sleep,

relaxing.

Mint

Mint has analgesic, vasodilator properties,

improves digestion, nausea liquidates used

in patients with asthma. Mint decoctions

drunk as a sedative, in inflammatory

processes in the bronchi, lungs, suffering

from cardio - vascular and gynecological

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Balm

In natural medicine it is one of the most

popular plants. It is used in patients with

the same wide range of diseases; nervous (as

anodyne and nervous system-building

measure for insomnia, migraine,

melancholy), cardiovascular diseases

(reduces pain in the heart area, heart rate

slows down, slows breathing, shortness of

breath removes, degrades blood pressure.),

stomach (improves appetite, eliminates

vomiting, nausea, characterized by cooling

effect and reduces stomach cramps. Good

works in breathlessness, asthma.

Peppermint

Peppermint reduces flatulence, regulates

intestinal activity, calms the nerves,

improves bile secretion, treats respiratory

tract inflammation, runny nose, lowers blood

pressure, strengthens the heart. It fluidized

temples when you have a headache.

Wormwood

Wormwood is an effective antibiotic, so this

grass tea and infusions since ancient times,

is used to disruption of intestinal or

stomach.Wormwood decoction is used to

excite the appetite and improve digestion.

Birch leaves Used to treat the tree buds, leaves, bark and

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perspiration, making it suitable for drinking

in patients with kidney or heart disease,

cold. Birch sap from the body eliminates

hazardous substances, improves

metabolism, and prevents accumulation of

salts and other residues of metabolism in

the body, especially the joints. This - an

excellent preventive and curative means

against osteochondrosis and other joint

diseases, kidney stone disease. Birch leaves

and buds for tea sclerosis, rheumatic fever

prevention. Folk medicine decoction of birch

buds is used for eczema and wound healing,

hair strengthening.

Oregano

Oregano treat gastrointestinal and

respiratory disorders. From these plants

have antiseptic preparations, sweat-

reducing, mitigating expectorant, body-

building and sedative properties. Tea used to

treat colds, flu, stomach disorders, if painful

monthly. In addition, oregano tea has strong

sedative properties, but it enables its not

advisable to drink a lot, and mild tea helps

with insomnia.

St. John's wort St. John's Wort improves digestion, nervous

system, cures depression. Also, disinfect,

inhibits inflammation, spasms, it stops


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bleeding, tones and a slight increase in blood

pressure. They are used to treat a variety of

diseases: gynecological, urological,

gastrointestinal tract (ulcers, stomach, small

and large bowel mucositis, and diarrhea),

lung, heart, liver, gall, bladder, kidney.

Suitable for patients with urinary

incontinence, hemorrhoids, burns, suffering

from rheumatism.

Nettle

Nettle diuretic, strengthens the blood, the

body's defenses and promotes healing of

wounds. Particularly suitable for those with

reduced hemoglobin levels, anemia. It also

improves metabolism, normalizes the

menstrual cycle, reduces excessive bleeding

during menstruation, gynecological inhibits

inflammation. Nettle is an excellent remedy

for liver diseases and kidney stones, urinary

tract diseases, dyspeptic, spastic cough.

Outwardly herbs nettle sauce or ETHANOL

concentrated extracts inhibited compresses

neurological and rheumatic pains, rinsed

hair (helps dandruff). During menopause,

according to folk medicine used florets nettle

sauce.

Dandelion Dandelion root decoction prevents diarrhea,

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burns. Their tea improves sleep, the flow of

bile, metabolism, activates liver and

pancreatic enzymes, cleanses the body. It

also facilitates an expectorant, slightly

laxative, prevents atherosclerosis, promotes

the excretion of fluids and kills germs. These

contain inulin suitable for use in diabetic

patients. Fresh dandelion juice treats

callosities, warts (Apply several times a day),

acne, whitens the skin and destroys the

freckles and pigmentation spots.

Mrs. Jurgita says that if you use what is in nature, you will

use all natural, you do not have medicine, and you will live

a long and healthy life.

“DALGEDU SODYBA”

After hard work day – recover one’s strength in

homestead Dalgedai!

The homestead for rural tourism Dalgedai is placed on a

strand of the lake Vilkokshniai – comfortable and outlying

place of nature, where in every time of the year natural

microclimate unbind and provides new strength and energy.

The infrastructure of the homestead for rural tourism is

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summerhouse on the coast of the pond, wood-smelling

rooms, outdoor fireplace, summerhouses, square for

children games, swimming in a lake, fishing, sport yard,

boats, water bicycle, mountain bicycles, camping place… it

is all You need on relaxation in a homestead of rural

tourism!

In ethnographic room of rural homestead You can make

the home-baked bread, to know more about ancient things,

about the traditions and customs of bread-baking and to

felt decorations from wool.

Maximum used beautiful environment of nature – it is the

recreation for body and for soul. Romantic sitting on the

coast of lake, active sport, crazy parties, active relax with

friends, weeding eves, bachelor parties, excursions for

pupils – the possibilities in homestead of Dalgedai are not

limited.

We had some questions to the owner of the place:

1) For how long do you run this business?

We run this business for 10 years now.

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We have 3 ha of land. And we can offer 3 buildings to

rent on self cateringt and also catering for those who

want with traditional products.

Also we have 2 pounds and 21 springs on our land.

We are on the shore of a big lake and our customers

can swim and go by boat.

3) Did you get European Funds?

We got only very little and we build a basketballfield.

We invested most of our profit in improving our

business.

4) How many people work in your business?

It’s a family business. We work only 4 people here( me,

my mother and 2 others)

5) What are your main offer to your target group? Do

you have something special?

Yes, we tried to fill as many expectations as possible

with our offers. We have a very large target group and

also we pay a lot of attention to the quality of our

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ROMANIA

A visit at “Tourism Infopoint Buzau” Berca, Buzau

JurandaKirschner

-Founder and president of APDT-

First of all, thank you

for answering our

request so quickly.

1) When was

BercaInfopoint opened

and with what

purpose?

The Tourist Information Centre in Berca-The Muddy

Volcanoes, placed in a strategic point, on the way to The

Muddy Volcanoes, a road with 2,000 tourists per weekend

during high season, started to accommodate people from

Buzau and tourists passing through in its second year of

existence, starting with 1st May 2013.It was opened by our

Association for Tourist development, Monteoru

Renaissance, in partnership with the Town Hall in Berca.

The information office offers assistance to tourists, it

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tourist destinations in Buzau, local events and products,

tours and tourist activities such as rafting, cycling tourism,

off-road regional tours and workshops for children, cookery

classes and truffles hunting.

Unlike the previous year, this year the Tourist

Information Centre brings something new-handmade

products- which are specific to the area: painted eggs, the

macramé technique (rope knitting or knotted tapestry),

peasant sandals, crockets, fabrics, embroidered blouses,

strong Chiojdu plum brandy, handmade jewellery etc.

2) Why did you choose this area in Buzau County?

In 2011, my husband Thorsten Kirschner, of German

origin, and I decided to move from Bucharest and to get

involved 100% involved in promoting the tourist

development of Buzau County.

Before moving to Răteşti, he worked in many countries of

the world for more than 10 years as a governmental

counselor within the German Agency for International

Development GIZ.

The Association was founded by us 4 years ago under the

name “Monteoru Renaissance” Association. Recently the

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from SarataMonteoru to Berca. What are the reasons? First

of all, I am from around here and Thorsten has fallen in

love with the Boyar’s Mansion in Răteşti, the only house in

neobrancovenesc style in Berca that we have decided to

renovate.

3) What is the mission of TravelBuzau Association?

The association has the purpose of preserving the

historical inheritance and promoting regional durable

development in tourism , especially in Buzau and Prahova

Subcarpathian area. It is a private juridical person with a

nonpatrimonial purpose.

4) What can you tell us about www.travelbuzau.com?

TravelBuzau.com has the role of a connecting platform

between national and international tourists, local tourist

guides and tourism operators in order to offer inovations

and new services for the theme tours and guided tours.

TravelBuzau.com is the first complete tourist offer on the

Internet and the biggest online catalogue which contains

tourist attractions in Buzau Area, aiming at extending and

improving the offer and the tourist information all the time.

Soon the portal will also be available in English, German

and later, in French. TravelBuzau.com was especially

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conceived to be easily used on mobile phones. The travellers

can access the tourist information directly (GPS locations,

museum timetables, restaurant or local boarding houses

addresses). The portal has a lot of interactive elements so

the traveller can directly contribute to improving and

developing it by inserting photos, comments and travel logs.

5) Who do you work with in order to reach your goals?

Monteoru Renaissance Association works in partnership

with institutions and administrations at regional, national

and international level. Some representative examples can

be: The Association for Promoting and Developing tourism

in Brasov County, Carpathian Tourism Cluster, Terra

Carpatica-F&Restaurant-Carpathian Fine Food, The

Federation of Tourist Promotion Associations, ANAT,

ANTREC Buzau etc.

6) Would you be interested in high schools, colleges and

other education institutions to get involved in this

activity of promoting the area with the help of teachers

and students?

Of course, we would be delighted. Unfortunately, we have

not had such collaborations until now. I think that the new

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ways of tourist promotion and not only. As long as we can

contribute to their education, to gaining the necessary

competences in order to develop, we would not hesitate. We

can give an affirmative answer to your invitation to make

speeches at Colegiul Economic Buzau or to have groups of

students for practical training or research work here.

7) We can’t help noticing the wonderful handmade

products and the promotional materials that you have

exhibited here. To what extend do they sell?

We don’ have so many visitors yet, but anybody who

passes by obviously wants at least one souvenir. We also

have some flyers, brochures, books about this area. Some of

them are made on order so there are not too many copies.

8) What unusual promoting techniques have you

managed to develop?

We promote culinary specialities in gastronomical events.

Strong Chiojdu plum brandy, Plescoi sausages, Buzau

pretzels, Dealu Mare wines, Buzau truffles, water onion,

Pietroasele Muscat are undoubtedly very appreciated.

We have also said yes to the initiatives of the BBC to

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9) What do you think about projects based on the

concept of green jobs?

It is a new concept that deserves a lot of attention and we

appreciate your intention of developing such a project. We

consider that it is a good idea for the future and we think

that European funding for green activities is not exploited

enough.

Thank you and we wish you good luck from now on!

The house with lime trees

“Casa cu tei” is an agro tourism boarding house, which

is part of the ANTREC circuit. It was opened by the married

couple Poliana and PetrePartal in 2002. The

accommodation capacity is 28 rooms, all of them equipped

with bathrooms and cable TV. The boarding house provides:

-a traditional restaurant-150 seats

-a meeting room-50 seats

-an arbor near the forest-50 seats and a veranda with a

view to Sărata Valley

-playground

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1) How did you start this business? What financial

resources did you have at your disposal?

The majority of the initial investment was made with

European funding: FNDR, RICOOP and PHARE. All of it was

meant for the tourist development of the rural areas for

which we have been struggling since the beginning of our

activity. It involved a great deal of work but the results were

as expected. We pride on our boarding house and on what

we can offer to our clients.

2) What kind of business is this boarding house?

It is a family business in which I am involved together

with my daughters and my son-in-law. We have 18

employees from our area. We all value our work and this is

visible in the fact that people always come back to us.

3) We understand that you also offer other services to

your clients besides accommodation and meals. Which

are these?

We offer sauna, massage, we have a detoxification salon

and one of alternative therapy. We want to build a

swimming pool with salt water in the near future which

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4) I know that you have actively supported the cultural

life in Buzau. How did you do that?

We have organized a creation camp for Romanian

painters in our boarding house for the last four years and it

has been very successful. In addition, we have also thought

of the young people and we have organized summer schools

for children, focusing on learning crafts which are

traditional in our area. These have also been successful and

have lead to the development of projects to popularize folk

traditions by the schools in the area.

5) What do you recommend tourists to visit in Buzau

area?

Our area has a lot of tourist attractions which are not

promoted enough. We recommend:Monteoru Spa

Situated at an altitude of 186 meters, it benefits from a

sedative climate, being recommended to people who suffer

from everyday stress. The main therapeutic factor is

represented by the mineral springs, chlorosodic,

magnesium, sulphurous, iodate and the sapropel medicinal

mud, all of which are beneficial in case of rheumatic,

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Here they can see or use: the open air pools with salt

water, situated in the centre of the spa, the petrol mine,

which is unique in Europe, the archeological site at Pragu

Hill, at Cetăţuie, the “Eye” Spring-springs which are

exploited empirically and about which the local people say

that would cure eye problems.

In the county you can visit: The Muddy Volcanoes

(Berca), the open air sculpture camp (Măgura) and Ciolanu

Monastery, the wine cellars on Istriţa Hill, the areas : Năeni,

Breaza, Pietroasele, Merei, which are famous for the red

wine but also for the Tămâioasă variety, areas where you

can also taste wine. Then, there is the Amber Museum

(Colţi), the cave dwellings at Aluniş and Bozioru, the stone

sculpture camp in Năieni, the One Rock Church. All of

them represent tourist attractions.

6) How is your offer different from the other boarding

houses in the area?

Firstly, it is the attention that we give to preserving

traditional gastronomy in Buzău. We support its

preservation as well as the popularization of Buzău folk

traditions and of folk crafts. We have traditional recipes

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from the small local producers as much as possible. We

prepare many of our meat products ourselves, using recipes

that we inherited from our grandparents. We pay a lot of

attention to preparing jam, marmalade or natural syrup

made from fruit grown locally. And we also have many

recipes in which we use mushrooms that we gather

ourselves from the forest and we preserve these

mushrooms using traditional recipes.

7) Can you offer a traditional recipe?

Buzău “babic” is one of our favorite recipes. The

ingredients are: pork, beef, chopped red pepper, pepper

sauce, salt, and cow gut. Preparation: you cut the meat in

big pieces, you add the ingredients, and you knead the

mixture many times, during several days. You fill the gut

without leaving air spaces, you press it with a bottle in

order to make it flat and leave it to dry for a few days.


P.P.: As I have already said, we want to improve our

services by building a swimming pool with salt water. In

order to do this, we have accessed European funding and

we are waiting for the contract to be signed. We hope that

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same time, we are going to continue the activity of

promoting traditional gastronomy and Buzău folklore.

9) What are your recommendations for the young people

who want to set up an agro tourism boarding house?

P.P.: To find out as much as possible about our traditions

because they are beautiful and attractive for tourists. Agro

tourism has real chances to develop in our area and it

would be a shame if we didn’t take advantage of this, all of

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“La Butoaie” Boarding House

On a beautiful early May day 2014, when nature

charms you with the smell of flowers, we wanted to check

some old sayings and we chose Voltaire who said that

“Knowing how to drink wine is a science”. And, since we are

from Buzau area, close to the famous vineyards on Istrita

hills, together with our foreign guests within the project

“Green Jobs”, we stopped at the boarding house “La

Butoaie”.

We were welcomed by two very kind young people,

Dana and VasileRosca, the owners of the elegant boarding

house. And, since we are curious to find out the story of

wine and of the boarding house, we invited Mr. Rosca to

answer a few questions:

1) How did the idea of the business come up?

VasileRosca: Our main occupation is viticulture. You

can’t possibly have a better occupation in this area which

was blessed with a soil which, although limestone, is

extremely favorable to vineyards, not so much

quantitatively (the production is around 8-10 t/ha), but

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to us, this being a useful and pleasant way of valuing our

activity in the field of viticulture.

2) What viticulture area do you work and when did you

obtain the first wine production?

VasileRosca: At present, we work 20 hectares cultivated

with grape-vine from the varieties Muscat, Feteasca, Merlot

and Riesling. We obtained our first wine production in

2004.

3) What is the level of your wine production?

VasileRosca: Our annual production is between 80.000-

100.000 litres of wine, according to the weather or to

unpredictable situations. Usually, after a cycle of good years

there is a cycle of bad years.

4) Is there a secret of Pietroasa wines?

VasileRosca: Beyond the characteristics of each variety is

the person, his respect and responsibility for the work he

does.

5) And still…

VasileRosca: What matters very much is the harvesting

time and then the whole process of wine producing. The

later you harvest, the sweeter the wines will be. Here,

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gathered is also processed on the same day. In the autumn,

the terrace is the place from where the must that will turn

into wine starts to flow. First we process white wine and

then red wine. The special taste of Muscat is obtained from

fermenting together with the grapes. Feteasca ferments at

28 Centigrade, for 7-8 days. After fermenting, the decanting

is done, the tanks being used for storing. The cellar used for

keeping wine is a copy of the traditional ones; they are very

resistant cellars, with a vaulted ceiling and walls I-metre

wide since the house is built above.

6) How did you purchase the equipment that you are

using?

VasileRosca: Unfortunately, access to European funding

is not as easy as you may believe or as others want us to

believe. Because of this, we had to buy one piece of

equipment at a time, the cost of these adding around

50.000 euro.

7) Why “La Butoaie”?

VasileRosca: Obviously, it has something to do with wine

and with those unusual little houses-barrels in which those

who want to visit us and stay for a few days can be

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and the barrel-houses are made by me. An older passion for

wood…

8) Before wine tasting, how can people interested in

spending even a few pleasant hours here, at your place,

find you?

VasileRosca: We have a site, http:/www.labutoaie.ro/,

where we promote our place, and, with the help of a photo

gallery, we try to make nature and history lovers interested

and, why not, those who know how to appreciate this poem

in a bottle called wine. So, you are invited to come and taste

it!

9) Thank you,

have a good

year!

Note: Before a

delicious

rabbit cooked

with grapes,

the wine

tasting

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wine varieties:

Royal Feteasca

White Feteasca

Semidry Riesling

Muscat-dry

Semisweet Muscat

Sweet Muscat

Sweet Muscat 2008

Dry Merlot

Semidry Merlot

Rose-Pietroasa Variety


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TURKEY

Chicken Farm

Our first travel after arriving in the city of Balikesir the

first day after we made comfortable at the hotel and I began

to know the rest of the group was a farm in the outskirts of

the town, in the village of Akcaloren. A farm that at first I

thought was old fashioned but we found a very modern one.

1) When did you start this business?

We start this business in 2000.

2) How many chicken are in this farm?

Around 9,500 chickens. We try to maintain the same

temperature. Chicken have all time food and water

3) What is the destination of these chickens?

They are used for meat in a factory 20 km from here.

4) In how many time a chicken become adult?

A chicken becomes an adult after 45 days, and is ready to

cut.

5) I assume that you are subject to certain controls?

We really have periodic inspections, our chickens are meant

consumption by the population and everything must be

perfect, veterinary doctors check chickens before sending

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6) Did you try to export to Europe?

It is difficult to export to Europe due to the regulations that

give advantages to EU members.

Mega Yıldız Restaurant

1) What is the background story of this Restaurant?

I was born in 1975 in Balıkesir'sDursunbey district. Then

I moved to the city center to overcome the economic

difficulties. I started to work as a dishwasher in 1988 and I

kept continue different position until I felt confident as a

cooker than I decided to found a company in the name of

Mega YıldızRestoran in 1997. I mean I learnt by doing this

is the best way for me. During this period I also completed

the cookery section simultaneously within the Vocational-

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business and it is one of the most delicious restaurants in

Balikesir.

2) What is the reason for establishing your own job?

There were 2 things I learned from my life, especially my

father; The first "to comply with the ban and the law of

God", the second; "Definitely swim processing moral

offense". These two things directory obtain my life, I decided

to make my own way what I do best. I rely on my soul and I

took the risk entrepreneurs forcing my limit

3) What makes you different with respect to others?

What makes me different from my past was inspired by

my future ability to lead. Namely; There are many

restaurants serving good food around us were only

affordable to the upper or the lower layer or layers to

provide a luxury service but they serve to give the service

below average quality. They did not cut indiscriminately

both can serve the same quality. I'm out to complete this

lack of quality of service I have seen in this way, and thanks

to the friendly staff, I had the domino effect very quickly

and successfully these days I came ..

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I run my business since its inception and I got the money

I gave to the service of society always the way I deserve. The

most important advantage is that while the so Balikesir

province in Turkey's agriculture and animal husbandry

areas of our region to have very favorable conditions to

make the best quality production. Besides all products from

the same place for years and we're choosing carefully. And

special ingredients of each dish is special to us and we are

preparing sauces without changing the quality of care we

provide to taste with seasoned travelers.

Our most important are the techniques that they used in

cooking food.

All kinds of dishes in the restaurant toothless Mega Yıldız

(who have difficulty chewing) even if a person can eat

comfortably. The meat of animals raised in Balikesir and

first-class quality as well as being produced in butter, our

customers eat our food is absolutely under our guarantee

that they live in our stomach problems or indigestion

problems. In addition, the Balıkesir's famous meat soup

everyone liked it, they told us thatthey were only in the

region with meat soup.

5) What is your future plans?


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With restaurants in Balikesir define standards of food

quality and taste almost in Turkey stars, Mega Yıldız and as

the founder and operator of the new Star Family

Restaurant; Every day our customers from each fine, apart

from offering dozens of tasty food. In addition, on behalf of

the past to the present Balıkesir forgotten to give back to

the community values the verge of course, we continue to

research studies. Currently we completed the preparations

exceed "Local Cookbook" Our study will soon be available to

customers both as a book in our restaurant. We also

continue to make further efforts to strengthen the

brotherhood between us bridge our foreign guests through

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TellioğluDeğirmen

Mr. Tellioğlu owner of several

businesses in such fields as flour

making, restaurants and

manufacturing stone tile stated

said that he is the fourth generation

who holding these businesses, his

daughter is helping him for the

moment with one flour mill and the

restaurant where we had the

pleasure of dining and we saw the

exhibition of stone tile stated.

Flour and tiles are transported

to Europe and USA, but the flour is sent to another 18

countries such as Albania, Indonesia or Thailand. From

what MrTellioğlu said Balikesir area is concentrated on the

agricultural industry, arguing that is the agricultural center

of Turkey here we can find a lot of farms for livestock and

crop land.

Because the climate here does not show large

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the most important in this area, in the same time they are

producing large quantities of fruits and vegetables too.

When it comes to tiles made out of stones, Mr. Telioglu

factories are the best, finished materials are of high quality

and great looking, they are made of stones that come from

nature molded so that after manufacturing process showing

its wonderful.

The raw material for this tile is purchased, there are

over 4,000 types of stones for this tile, they are different in

color and shape, in the stone tile stated factory works 166

people passing the stone tile stated through various

processes like polishing tiles that gives a very smooth

surface ,but these stone tile stated can remain in raw form

for a more special looking.

OcakİziDerneği “KitreBebek” Handicrafts

“KitreBebek” dolls, promote Turkish culture and has an

important place among the crafts as artistic value.

Worth of these dolls are kept in all the details of the

works. Due to the changing conditions of life that no longer

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with the progress of technology that people actually live in

real looking “KitreBebek”.

As the Fireplace Association in cooperation with the

Directorate of Balikesirtoday primarily we want to carry our

cultural values into the future.

Raw material that is

used for making

“KitreBebek”:

A kind of glue from

plants is used.

Preparation:

First, it is boiled.

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