On 23rd of February, between 10h and 12h to the Europe Direct Information Centre Madeira (Madeira CIED) will promote awareness-raising and training "Organic Farming in your garden," at the University of Madeira.
This is an initiative for all those who have a garden and want to become more environmentally friendly. Hence it will be provided practical advice on how to implement this type of farming system, and is therefore an initiative particularly suitable for users of urban gardens, but not only, as the entrance is free for any participant. Among the speakers are José Carlos Marques, regional engineer with the Department of environment and natural resources who will speak of "organic farming in urban areas," another of the guests for this session is Professor Doctor Michael Angelo, of the University of Madeira that will address the "Seeds for the future: the contribution of germplasm bank ISOPlexis for sustainability in RAM" and finalizing Silvia Silva, an engineer at Organic, an association for the promotion of organic farming in Madeira, will introduce "organic farming, the future in our hands ".
The Europe Direct information centers are official organizations managed by the European Commission at the regional and local level that act as intermediaries between citizens and the European Union (EU), thus constituting a major instrument of dissemination of information on this European body. The main objective of the CIED is provide a local service tailored to local and regional needs, allowing the public to easily obtain information, guidance, assistance and answers to questions about the EU regarding their operation, their priorities, legislation, policies, programs and funding opportunities but also, and fundamentally, about their rights as European citizens. The Europe Direct Information Centre Madeira is one of 18 centers chosen by the European Commission Representation in Portugal for the 2013-2017 period, integrating information network at European level that reaches the 500 centers.
