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Abb. 8 Open-day on Mlýnec farm
2007
In 2007 the project included the organisation of two open-day events and one excursion
to organic farms within the network:
The first event took place on 23.06.07 on the Mlýnec farm near Tábor. As well as
about 100 members of the general public, the event was attended by members
of the local council, public institutions and representatives of local community
organisations. Bioinstitut introduced visitors to the benefits of organic farming, not
only for biodiversity of the Mlýnec valley, but also the benefits for local
communities and residents of the surrounding area.
On 8 th September, in the month traditionally declared “Organic Farming and Food
Month” in the Czech Republic, an open-day was held on the organic farm of
Josef Folta in Kateřinice near Příbor. The farm is included in the model farm
network primarily due to the uniquely natural fusion of the agroecosystem with
the local landscape. It is precisely this integration that provides a multitude of
“places for nature”, offering refuge to over 85 species of birds. During the day the
farm was visited by approximately 120 participants.
A specialist excursion was held on 23.11.07 in connection with a seminar on
organic animal-husbandry. It was organised by Bioinstitut in cooperation with the
Animal Protection Trust. The participants were predominantly teachers from
secondary schools of agriculture as well as current and newly-converted organicmilk
producers. The destination was therefore the Agrofyto Lidečko enterprise,
included in “Farmers for Nature” network, which specialises in organic dairy and
beef cattle production within a whole farm approach for nature conservation..
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