Rural Romania National Rural Development Network

Rural Romania National Rural Development Network ISSUE 16 Year II, January 2015 THE FOUNDATION „COPII ÎN SÂNUL FAMILIEI” FROM HÂRJA – YOUNGSTERS INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY EQUESTRIAN RECREATION SPORTS CENTER - ȘELIMBĂR, SIBIU VLAD ENESCU The young farmer from Bran that transformed his passions into successful projects The solar panels produced in a village in Buzău have become export goods Handicraft from Maramureș between Mara and Cosău ROOTS OF AN EUROPEAN COUNTRY Ministerul Agriculturii și Dezvoltării Rurale Rural Romania – no. 16 REGIONAL OFFICES Support Unit for the National Network of Rural Development BRĂILA No. 282 Independenței Blvd., 1st Floor, postal code 810124, [email protected] Tel.: 0339 732 009, Fax: 0339 732 016 CRAIOVA No. 19 Libertății Str., postal code 200421, [email protected] Tel.: 0251 460 377, Fax: 0251 423 651 ZALĂU No. 49 Kossuth Lajos Str., postal code 450010, [email protected] Tel.: 0360 404 056, Fax: 0360 404 158 TÂRGU MUREȘ No. 60 Mihai Eminescu Str., postal code 540331, [email protected] Tel.: 0365 430 349, Fax: 0365 430 351 IAȘI Ciric Recreation Area – Ciric Recreation Complex, postal code 700064, [email protected] Tel.: 0332 881 281, Fax: 0332 881 282 TIMIȘOARA No. 53 Take Ionescu Blvd., 2nd Floor, Office 26, postal code 300074, [email protected] Tel.: 0356 460 982, Fax: 0356 460 983 TÂRGOVIȘTE No. 7A Vărzaru Armașu Str., postal code 130169, [email protected] Tel.: 0345 100 605, Fax: 0345 100 025 BUCHAREST No. 39-41 Nicolae Filipescu Str., 6th Floor, 2nd District, postal code 020961, [email protected] Tel.: 0316 900 214, Fax: 0316 900 215 The text of this publication is for information purposes only and is not legally binding. Additional information on MARD and NSU may be accessed on the Internet: www.rndr.ro NSU, Publications Department, January 2015 ISSN 2393 – 123X ISSN-L 2393 – 123X © NRDN, 2015 The reproduction of texts in this publication is authorized provided the source is acknowledged. Printed in Romania. Copyright for the photographs: Cristian-Alexandru Catană, Monica Anghelovici, Liza Panait Archive - Giovanni Photography, National Museum of the Romanian Peasant, LAG Țara Zarandului, LAG Colinele Moldovei, Faculty of Horticulture and Agriculture from Craiova, „ Zestrea Branului Group”. TABLE OF CONTENTS EDITORIAL ............................................................................................................................................................................... 3 RURAL DEVELOPMENT The foundation „Copii în sânul familiei” from Hârja – Youngsters involved in developing the local community ............... 4 Erika Crișan-Daraguș harmoniously blends agriculture with rural tourism ..................................................................... 8 The Bran and Moieciu groups prepare the future generations of the authentic Romania ...................................................10 Equestrian recreation sports center - Șelimbăr, Sibiu ..........................................................................................................14 Calendar – The festivals of the beginning of the year ...........................................................................................................16 Stan’s Valley Canyon – Adventure mountain tourism for experienced young people, who love the mountain .................18 PEOPLE Furniture and decorations for guesthouses: wood craftsman – Bogdan Cojanu, from Fundata ....................................... 20 Presentation of the clothing collection „Voroneț Blue”, signed by Liza Panait .................................................................... 22 Handicraft from Maramureș between Mara and Cosău ...................................................................................................... 24 EXPERIENCES My farm: Vlad Enescu – The young farmer from Bran that transformed his passions into successful projects ............ 28 My business: The solar panels produced in a village in Buzău have become export goods ............................................ 32 My community: The Cășaru sister – the daughters of the traditional village in Buzău weave stories turned into gifts for generations ... 34 UP TO DATE LEADER LAG Colinele Moldovei .......................................................................................................................................................... 38 Intercomunitary Association Țara Zarandului – Leader LAG ............................................................................................. 40 NEWS AND EVENTS M.A.R.D. News ....................................................................................................................................................................... 42 NRDN Event – Experts’ reunion at Moieciu – Rural tourism and cultural patrimony ...................................................... 46 NRDN members introduce Themselves ....................................................................................................................48 1 Rural Romania – no. 16 2 Editorial Youngsters in the rural area Agriculture is our country’s best chance to re-stabilize itself from an economical point of view, to assert its presence on international mar- kets with unique products, with a huge potential. Having at its disposal non-refundable European funds for agriculture, Romania must profit from them in order to attract young people, to create workplaces for them, and not least to keep the traditions and local culture stemmed from agriculture. In this issue of the magazine we collected examples of young people who have found their calling in various sectors connected with rural development. We begin the Rural Development section with the pre- proudly wear the national clothing. The “People” section presents the de- So, within the pages of this issue, we sentation of a children’s foundation signer Liza Panait, her collection „Vo- can find the presentations of the pop- in the village of Hârja, Oituz, Bacău roneț Blue” and the craftsmen from ular groups from the Bran-Moieciu County that integrates in the local Maramureș, Mara-Cosău area, while area. The youngsters carry on the community children who come from the experiences of young farmer Vlad local customs and folklore, by pro- underprivileged families. We will Enescu from Brașov and three sisters moting them within various events, read about how they are taught and from Bisoca show us how youngsters in Romania as well as abroad, where specialized within the hospitality can launch successful initiatives in they participate. We will not leave and event organization services in promoting agriculture and handi- out the mountain tourism, represent- the town of Oituz. We go on to Eri- craft. ed within this issue by Stan’s Valley, ka Crișan Daraguș, a young farmer in the Vidraru-Argeș area, where the As always, we have the most recent from Covasna who became an ex- Curtea de Argeș mountain rescuers news in the area and the presenta- ample for her local community, and together with local youngsters and tion of two NRDN members – the afterwards we move on to present hiking fans have set up a canyon for Museum of the Romanian Peasant in a successful project, accomplished adventure routes. We cannot ignore Bucharest and the Faculty of Agricul- with European funds, an equestrian handicrafts either, so we will read ture and Horticulture in the Univer- recreation sports center in Șelimbăr, about the wood craftsman Bogdan sity of Craiova. Sibiu County. Cojanu, born in Fundata village, The youngsters in the rural envi- who transforms trunks and branch- ronment are also keepers of the es from the woods into genuine fur- Viviana Vasile, Team Leader for traditions they inherited from their niture pieces that decorate the local the project „Starting and Supporting elders. Motivated by their parents, guesthouses on the outside as well as the National Network for Rural grandparents and teachers, they on the inside. Development” 3 Rural Romania – no. 16 Rural development The Foundation „Copii în sânul familei” from Hârja – Youngsters involved in developing the local community of this big, beautiful family. We grow up here, on the Oituz Valley, in Hârja, surrounded by hills and mountains; we go to kindergarden, school and then high school and university. We like working and we actually work. The older ones, we have responsibili- ties and we treat them as such. We all want to do more, we want to build a future, to enjoy each other.” said An- cuța, the first child who came here in 1995, when she was two. Today, An- cuța graduated the Faculty of Psychol- ogy and Educational Sciences in the University of Transylvania, Brașov. During this time, she volunteered within centers for helpless children in the country, but she was unable to find all the conditions provided by the foundation „Copii în sânul familiei”. The story of the foundation „Copii în sânul familiei (Children in the bosom of the family)” from Hârja, Bacău County, writes its first lines in 1994, when Mrs. Mary Gibson started a humanitarian project supported by private funding from England. Three houses from Oituz, Hârja village and an apartment from Onești became the place where children from families with low possibilities were raised, educated and developed. Since 1994 and until today, over 20 children have made and are still making a purpose in life as beneficiaries of the foundation. They are „the biggest family in the village” as they like to call themselves; and most

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