Small farm organic vegetable production as integrated model between production and local social impact
a) To promote local horticultural products, by means of self-production of seeds;
b) To preserve biodiversity (propagating local genotypes);
c) To create a local interest for consumption and use of traditional varieties of vegetables to be grown organically;
d) To employ the self-produced plantlets for inclusion activities also, carried out by companies in the social sector.
The proposed operative group
The proposed operative group (GO) intends to set up a new circular local economy model, which combines the profitability of farms with social productivity: the valorization of horticultural genetic resources will be based on minimum technological input and on production schedule according to the needs of the community expressed by fair trade groups (GAS).
"The permanence and the expansion of micro and small horticultural companies specially widespread in lowland and coastal Veneto area are linked to the possibility, in the next few years, of to valorize local varieties associating the intrinsic identity of the crop, to low technological input and to relevant social and local significance, in order to diversify.
In fact there are local or traditional varieties, such as Violetto di Chioggia and Broccoli fiolaro di Creazzo, nowadays not well exploited.
These horticultural varieties represent a chance for a development at the local level, and could be evaluated for the organic cultivation highlighting a potential added value, testable in terms of social productivity.The project is aimed at the development of the production of traditional vegetable varieties in open field, according to organic agriculture techniques and to self-producing strategy; the products obtained in this way will be valued in the local area, by means of two levers:
a) the use in social inclusion activities in the recovery of adults in social farm.
b) increasing consumer awareness by mean of two Ethical Purchasing Groups (G.A.S.)
The project is aimed at networking small organic farms in order to implement a prototype system that can generate added value for producers through an action in the area that favors social inclusion and consumer involvement in the production strategies."
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Biosocial presentation
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Biosocial project presentation with Michele Rosso and Michele Patuzzi
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Michele Patuzzi - Conca D'Oro - Biosocial project
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