The Journal Of The Seed Ambassadors Project
Posted in Romania, Seed Saving, TRAVEL LOG on Mar 8th, 2008
This year, the Seed Ambassadors Project was invited to the Transylvania (Northwest) region of Romania by the Ratiu Family Foundation as part of the Ratiu Center for Democracy’s Agricultural program, Turda Fest. Turda Fest’s mission is to honor “the history of the greater Turda region and promote options for a sustainable future…. [and to] [...]
Posted in Romania on Jan 12th, 2008
As Andrew and Sarah prepare for their Romania trip, Kate Lucas, our point-person on the ground there supplies us with some further intel on what they’re getting into. In agro-political terms, the current situation looks absolutely fascinating:
I’ll try to give you a general picture of what’s going on in Romanian agriculture, but don’t take my [...]
Posted in Romania on Dec 30th, 2007
We’re honored to have been invited to visit Romania in January of 2008. Kate Lucas, a remarkably savvy Peace Corps volunteer with the Ratiu Center for Democracy in Turda is largely responsible for handholding the visit. We are still working out the details and schedule for this fast-approaching series of workshops – a key focus [...]