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No Agroecology without farmers ! No Agroecology without Conscious Consumers !
The 2nd International Symposium on Agroecology took place at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) headquarters in Rome, 3-5 April 2018. 700 participants, representing Member States, FAO agencies, farmers’ unions, civil society organisations and social movements as well as researchers from all over the world exchanged on their practices and visions of agroecology.
CSA beyond borders – Register now!
On 9-11 November 2018 the European Community-Supported Agriculture movements will gather in Thessaloniki, Greece, for their 4th European Meeting. The “CSA beyond borders” event will be expanded to include the 7th International CSA Symposium and the second gathering of Mediterranean Local Solidarity Partnership for Agroecology. If you wish to attend the meeting, please fill in the registration form before 30 April 2018. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER and visit
EATingCRAFT training event: PGS & AMAP, Lyon, March 5-9, 2018
EduACtion Towards the Creation of Alternative Food NeTworks is an educational project on Participatory Systems and CSA. It aims at creating training modules on PGS and how to adapt this process to various food initiatives. On March 5-9, staff and volunteers from the
DUTCH CSA CONFERENCE 2018 (13 – 14 January 2018, De Eemlandhoeve, Bunschoten-Spakenburg)
by Jolke de Moel / Photo credit: Jildou Friso Every year either Netherlands or Belgium hosts the bi-national CSA Conference. This year it was held in Amersfoort, in the center of the Netherlands and close to several CSAs. It was a fully sold out event (125+) with a plenary meeting,
#CSADay: Let’s Celebrate!
Urgenci is happy to invite all CSA groups around the world to celebrate #CSADay !
CSAct! springs into action!
by Rachel Harries. Thirty farmers from nine different Europe countries gathered in northern Italy from 21-26 January 2018 for the first CSAct! training programme. The programme aims to improve existing training and resources for CSA farmers, equipping them with the skills and tools to produce healthy sustainable food for local
CSAct! Kick-off meeting in Wroclaw (POL), Oct 2017
On October 18-20, 2017, 16 partners from the CSAct! Erasmus+ project gathered at EkoCentrum Wrocław, hosted by our Polish partners from Fundacja EkoRozwoju (FER). The main objectives of the Kick-off meeting was to make clearer to everyone about theCSAct! objectives and activities to be developed during the next 24 months and to
Learning Journey on LSPA in Lebanon, November 2017
Learning Journey on Local Solidarity Partnerships for Agroecology between producers and consumers in Lebanon, November 22-25, 2017 Press release, Monday, November 27, 2017 Urgenci, the international network of Local Solidarity Partnerships for Agroecology between producers and consumers (LSPA) and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding
Next Urgenci International Symposium and European Meeting in 2018 in Greece
The 7th Urgenci International Symposium and the 4th European Meeting of CSA Movements will be held 9-11 November 2018 in Thessaloniki, Greece. The Steering Committee is forming and will hold its first online meetings shortly.
Memorandum of Understanding between FAO and Urgenci
PRESS RELEASE : Memorandum of Understanding signed in Rome : Urgenci officially recognized as long-term partner by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). 30 October 2017 will remain a singular moment in the history of Urgenci, the network of Community Supported Agriculture. A 3-year Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the President
Learning Journey on LSPA in Turkey, October 2017
The learning journey to Turkey just a step in the collective work towards a common training frame for local and solidarity -based partnerships for agroecolgy in the Mediterranean Sea region.
Full report from the “EAThink meets CSA” -Seminar in Normandy
Urgenci organized on the 10th and 11th of July 2017 an European seminar on Education to sustainable and local food. Around 30 network facilitators, locavores and teachers from 13 different countries, from Spain to Czech Republic and from Austria to Malta, shared their experience on the topic.
