Entrepreneurship

Good Practice - Project | 28 sept 2020

ARNOŠTICE 2016

The project saw an unused calves’ shed converted into a farm shop selling organic products.

Good Practice - Project | 28 sept 2020

The ‘Point Vert’ experience - test areas for beginners in market gardening

Creating a testing area for young entrepreneurs wishing to work in organic market gardening or horticulture, where they can receive training and advice.

Good Practice - Project | 25 juin 2020

Environmentally friendly development of a family farm

A family farm used support from multiple Rural Development Programme (RDP) measures to ensure the farm’s viability and diversify towards a quality focused and profit-oriented business. 

Good Practice - Project | 22 juin 2020

Start-up support for a young veterinary physician

A young entrepreneur received LEADER support to buy modern veterinary equipment that enabled her to provide farmers and pet owners with high-quality services.   

Good Practice - Project | 22 juin 2020

From fleece to dress, a workshop using by-product of livestock

A rural women’s association used Rural Development Programme (RDP) support to organise wool processing training courses and to create employment opportunities by valorising wool, a by-product of sheep meat production.

Good Practice - Project | 02 juin 2020

Hiša vin Kokol (Rebirth of vine / grapes)

The project took nature-friendly vine cultivation on a family farm a step further to develop zero-waste processing methods that valorise all by-products of grapes in a sustainable and fully circular way. The resulting seeds, oil and flour have proved very popular with customers.

Good Practice - Project | 02 juin 2020

Brickz - Natural Soil Improver

Using biomass residues to produce a fertiliser, which is then used to grow trees, and will, over time, improve soil quality, has led to significant financial savings for nature conservation organisations and tree nurseries.  

Good Practice - Project | 02 juin 2020

Järviruoko - Developing the harvesting and use of the common reed

In Finland, trialling the winter harvesting of the common reed provides a greater availability of sustainable resources with collateral environmental benefits.  

Good Practice - Project | 02 juin 2020

Aardbeitrayveld - Elevated trays for strawberries

Elevated growing trays and the automation of some management tasks has enabled strawberry production to be less reliant on external inputs and to re-use irrigation water.  

Good Practice - Project | 02 juin 2020

Vielfalter (Kalkalpen National Park Start-Up Challenge)

Organising a competition to support and encourage businesses and their sustainable projects in tourism, health, agriculture and forestry in the Kalkalpen National Park, Austria.