Young Hands Touching Agriculture

Actions to be undertaken during the project:

• Expanding knowledge about environmental education and sustainable development
• Increasing environmental awareness of participants and the local community
• Working by the use of informal education methods
• Workshops on various matters (From Tomato Seed to Harvest, From Olive to Olive Oil, Agri-Food Workshop, Smart Agriculture Workshop), illustrating in a visual and substantial way functioning certain processes in agriculture
• Practical workshops on baking bread, making pasta, potting plants
• Working in intercultural groups using the English language
• Expanding knowledge and acquiring new competences thanks to the workshops, culture sharing and communication-based activities
• Logo design classes
• Practical classes in greenhouses where participants will have the opportunity to pick vegetables themselves
• Trips to local greenhouses, parks, museums, factories, lavender fields
• Cultural evenings helping to learn about the customs and food of a given country.

What we do during the project:

• we increase participants and the local community’s awareness of ecology and sustainable development
• we empower and promote the active participation of young people with fewer opportunities
• we teach young people why agriculture plays an important role in the contemporary world
• we increase participants’ awareness of responsible agriculture
• we promote an international dialogue
• we empower the sense of commitment in the interest of the EU
• we build connections between young people from all over Europe
• we contribute to the development of a productive generation
• we implement good practices among young people
• we take actions in the interest of environmental protection
• we develop communication skills and learn to cooperate in an international team
• we develop language skills by working in the English language.

Organisations involved in the project:

Organisations involved in the project: