“This is not just an industry to watch, it’s our future and it needs to be addressed now. It can create wealth, improve health and help save, sustain and grow economies while reducing our impact on the environment. With the Farm Bill legalizing hemp again, it’s time to get back to hemp.” Lauren Weissman Thanks…
Finally, a long discussion on industrial hemp occurred in CK13 in Novi Sad. We were honoured to meet Slobodan, one of the pioneers in hemp in the new era, currently the president of the Serbian Hemp Association. Humanitarno Udruženje Konoplja – HUK is a Serbian HEMP association and they aim to bring back hemp industry and…
The next stops in our study visit were places known for hemp tradition. Those are Kulpin, a small town that hosts the only Agriculture Museum in Serbia, which has an exhibition about hemp. The other place was Bački Petrovac, where the Institute for Agriculture, its department for alternative cultures, is situated. The Agriculture Museum includes…
End of March/beginning of April GAIA team went to Vojvodina and together with colleagues from VCV visited several places in which we could get a puzzle about the story of HEMP. The first point was Bečej, small town situated at River Tisa in the center of Vojvodina, and Ede and Tamas Sinkovic. We were impressed…
Reviving Hemp Heritage in Kosovo and Serbia, is a small project implemented by GAIA Kosovo and the Volunteers’ Center of Vojvodina with the support of the European Heritage Hub. The project is about documenting the traditional knowledge of growing hemp in Kosovo and Vojvodina (Northern Serbia) and promoting its potential in mitigating climate change, especially…
The project is closed! A lot have happened in the field of mud 🙂 The project included the following activities: Preparation meeting (Slovenia, September 2021 Training course for organizing YEs, workcamps, group ESC and similar international groups on natural building (Kosovo, October 2021) Youth exchange on natural building with the focus on gender equity (Kosovo, May 2022) Volunteering…
One week training on traditional building 19. – 25.9.2022 Our last traditional building activity for this year is offering an opportunity for 10-15 young people from Kosovo who are interested in cultural heritage and sustainable practices in rural areas to take part in a one week training. The training will be about natural building techniques…
[ALB] Thirrje për pjesëmarrës/e Punëtori e fundjavës mbi ndërtimin tradicional – tulla qerpiçi 15. – 17.7.2022 Po i kërkojmë 10 të rinj e të reja nga komunitete të ndryshme, të cilët/at janë të interesuar në ndërtimin tradicional, eko-ndërtim, trashëgimi kulturore; persona të cilët dëshirojnë të provojnë diçka të re, të takojnë njerëz të rinj dhe…
Youth Exchange on Natural Building in Bozevce, Kosovo 10th to 19th of June, 2022 We are inviting you to apply for a Youth Exchange on Natural Building and gender equity, which will take place between the 10th and the 19th of June 2022, in the village of Bozevce/Bozhefc, Kosovo. This Youth Exchange will host 30…
WaaMooM We are all Made out of Mud Call for youth workers, camp coordinators for 7 day training course in Bozevce, Kosovo 15th until 23rd of October 2021 Training course for organizing YEs, workcamps, group ESC and similar international groups on natural building will gather around 20 youth workers, group leaders and camp coordinators for…