uRBFARM
Urban Farming and Entrepreneurship for Adults
Agriculture is often linked with rural areas and the countryside. Still, with almost three-quarters of the EU population living in cities and urban regions (EUROSTAT 2014), such a narrative is not only misleading but also overlooks remarkable initiatives which could contribute to addressing and mitigating overurbanization implications.
Urban organic and vertical farming encompasses a novel form of sustainable agriculture that urban residents can deploy to counteract the consequences of urban sprawl and at some level take ownership of their food production and consumption. Urban farming makes citizens contemplate the potential of their engagement over their own environment (private and public), empowers and brings communities together, and addresses and seeks solutions.
Objectives of the project
– Motivate and encourage adult learners to engage more actively with environmental issues and adopt a solution-based approach
– Equip adults with green skills, values and responsibilities, entrepreneurship and food literacy
– Foster community-building and participation in grassroots initiatives
– Trigger a ground-breaking change in daily habits and individual behaviors which will spur a more environment-friendly attitude among European citizens
– Increase the number of people in adult education and raise awareness of Erasmus+ lifelong learning opportunities
– Empower adult learners to upskill and reskill with an emphasis on green & digital learning skills
– Develop innovative adult education opportunities and encourage widespread implementation
– Utilize Erasmus+ to foster and cultivate a common European value among citizens
Expected Main Results
A blended-learning education program in urban farming and entrepreneurship skills tailored to adult learners’ capacities and needs
A multi-lingual toolkit explaining country particularities, characteristics, and challenges in urban settings. The toolkit will be available in 4 languages (German, Greek, Italian, and English)
4 core uRBFARM Training Modules:
- Training module in Vertical Farming
- Training module in Organic Farming
- Training module in Entrepreneurship Skills
- Training module in Grassroot Initiatives and Community Engagement
uRBFARM Massive and Open Online Course (MOOC)
uRBFARM Project website
Project Activities
TBA
Funding Programme: Erasmus+ KA2 – Strategic Partnership in Adult Education
Duration: 09/2020 – 01/2023, 29 months
Budget: 278.475,00 €
Countries: Austria, Cyprus, Greece, Germany, Italy
Project Number: 2020-1 DE02-KA204-007721
Project Partners
- BEST INSTITUT FUR BERUFSBEZOGENEWEITERBILDUNG UND PERSONALTRAINING GMBH – Austria
- Centre for Social Innovation CSI – Cyprus
- SYMPLEXIS – Greece
- SKYBRIDGE PARTNERS OUTSOURCING SERVICES I.K.E. – Greece
- Association for Vertical Farming e.V. – Germany
- BK Consult GmbH – Germany
- FONDAZIONE HALLGARTEN-FRANCHETTI CENTRO STUDI VILLA MONTESCA – Italy
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