Local crop processing project FAA

Summary This project aims to collect and process variety of agricultural and wild food crops in a local region of Kout na Šumavě and turn them into a high quality products as fruit juices, ciders, dried apples etc. Long term goal is to utilize and further develop local resources increasing independence of the community and bring benefits and income to its members distributing the gains equally as much as possible. The whole project is founded on moral and ethical principles of "being excellent to each other" and will be documented and made available based on open source principles.

Project Overview

Apple and Pear Processing Study Trip - focus on cider production

• Locations: Western Europe, suggested Places - Gijón, Asturias, Spain; Southern Ireland (Cork), Ireland; Central England (Worcester, Gloucester), United Kingdom; Brittany, France; Normandy, France;
• Dates: 15th of September till 15th of October
• Aims - observe variety of orchard types, apple varieties, processing technology, social interlinking and purchasing few to several hundreds of cider apples
• What is needed - car with trailer or van, funds for fuel, ferry costs, food etc.
• Estimated costs -

Apple and Pear Processing in Kout na Šumavě 2016

• Location: Kout na Šumavě, Czech Republic
• Dates: 15th of October till second half of November
• Aims: set up a temporary processing and storage place, harvest apples and pears around the village, process them to variety of products, distribute part of them within the community, document and share the experience which we have gained and prepare suggestions to improved the model for future years.
• Note: Processing will have to be done in collaboration with other regional subjects to ensure that at least part of the products fulfil legal requirements for commercial sale.
• What is needed

- place serving as base of operation, storage, equipment for harvesting and processing of crops and transportation option like car or cart.

• Estimated costs