Živý venkov – Lively countryside in English
Our Mission:
Create favourable conditions for sustainable development of Czech countryside and rural areas, and protection of the environment through employment of sustainable agricultural production methods.Our Goals:
- Increase environmental awareness of Czech population in all age groups and fields of activities, but particularly in food production and sustainable rural development
- Enhance socio-economic living conditions of people living in rural areas and protect environment by developing sustainable forms of agriculture and increasing self- sufficiency of rural population
- Create positive awarness of organic agriculture and food, local food systems and biological diversity
- Help growth of family farms and protect productive agricultural land from housing and industrial development
- Enhance availability of fresh, local and healthy (organic) food to both rural and urban population
- Help increase demand for sustainably produced food products in order to create conditions for favourable economic development of these production systems
- Engage and integrate local administrations, NGOs and businesses to solve specific local needs and interests in the field of sustainable development and sustainable agricultural systems
Activities:
- Activities and projects to create infrastructure ensuring supply of safe, healthy and high-quality food products on local and regional level, mainly for school children
- Support creation of local food systems through encouragement of business and marketing activities and promotion of local food production and consumption
- Educational and training activities in the field of sustainable food production systems (organic agriculture) for farmers
- Educational activities for children, out-of-school activities and adult education
- Help farmers and businesses with business and marketing planning
- Organise seminars, workshops, conferences, excursions and field trips
- Organization of festivals and farmers markets
- Publication of educational and information materials
Please contact us at:
Živý venkov o.s.
Vinohradská 261
664 34 Moravské Knínice
Czech Republic
Tel: ++420 541 263 456
E-mail: info@zivyvenkov.cz