Activities assumed within the project “Ecological trading in the Region of the San River”
Activity no 1
Resources Cataloguing (local, potential and culinary products)
Detailed cataloguing of resources aiming at preparation of a list of producers and manufacturers of ecological and traditional products operating in the area of 7 mentioned above communes. The purpose of that cataloguing was also selection of regional and local products not yet registered but having a chance to emerge on the list of one of the introduced categories (i.e. ecological or traditional).
Activity no 2
Identification of local producers needs
The main goal of this activity was: identification of the local market and producers needs, finding efficient channels of distribution as well as initiation of business contacts and cooperation.
Activity no 3
Preparation of websites
Local partners – Association „Pro Carpathia” and Association „Region of San River” made it available for the project participants to use their websites in order to present traditional, regional, local products (ecological and culinary) as well as run some information concerning their makers.
Activity no 4
Session of trainings
Preparation and conduction of a session of trainings (educational workshops) presenting:
- potential abilities of producers cooperation initiation, by means of various forms of activities, like:
o individual business activeness,
o social cooperation,
o social enterprise,
o on-line shop.
Activity no 5
Educational trip
Organization of an educational trip for a selected group of producers (manufacturers) to Strękowa Gora in Podlasie (activeness area of Partnership “Experiences Transfer in Social Economy of Ecological Organizations from Western Europe”) was the final completion of all above mentioned activities.
The participants of that trip had an opportunity to see how in practice functions the Local Development Centre and an on-line shop selling and distributing regional products.
(http://www.bocianiuk.zawady.pl/).
Activity no 6
Art Workshops
Activities assumed also preparation and conduction of an Art Workshops. Participants were – manufacturers and folk artists.
Activity no 7
Local Development Centre
Activities here undertaken aimed at preparation of the personnel to transformation of the Association „Region of the San River” into a Local Development Centre”.
The training was conducted by people who participated in foundation of Local Development Centres within the Partnership “Experiences Transfer in Social Economy of Ecological Organizations from Western Europe”.
Activity no 8
Publications
The project also assumed preparation of publications aiming at popularization of local products and their makers. These publications were released in form of: mini catalogues and maps presenting local products - recorded and catalogued as assumed in the project’s objectives. As far as publications are concerned, they were prepared in a consultation with outside experts, and in cooperation with local partners (Association “Pro Carpathia” and Association “Region of the River San”).
The project assumed the release of:
- Local, regional, traditional and ecological products Catalogue
- Map presenting local, regional, ecological and traditional products
- Map presenting producers of above mentioned products, but also the most precious monuments of culture and nature and a list of folklore festivals
