Romanian Living Labs System in the Agroecology Ecosystem

Authors:  Codrin Dinu Vasiliu / Roxana Ciceoi

Co-authors: Oana-Crina Bujor-Nenița / Oana Venat / Ioan Sebastian Brumă

The poster presents the AllEcoSys Living Labs built within the Agroecology project in Romania

• ➨ 1. USAMV Campus Herastrau: The biodynamic garden for Master students. 100 m2 - Urban garden

  ➨ 2. Moara Domneasca Didactic & Agronomic Research Station multiplication point -  transpose the biodynamic garden on a larger scale - 300-400 m2, rural garden 

  ➨ 3. Rodagria Cooperativa, around 1000 m2, split into small plots of 50-100 m2, of community shared vegetable gardens, where focus is on tomatoes and leafy vegetables as salads, aromatics, brassicas, onions, intercropped with leguminous crops, flowering crops, herbs, and perennial flower strips. Not defined if the idea of an experimental design, focusing on three systems - IPM, organic, and diversification, is still possible.

  ➨ 4. Beleza SRL, Calarasi county, Tudor Stanciu, first Agroecology Living Lab, as a model

  ➨ 5. The Garden of the Ravens (Gradina Corbilor),  Model of diversification in the farm (1.5 ha, 800 different varieties) and short chain.

  ➨ 6. Iasi Vermicompost producer - tests of vermicompost in the first 2 demonstrators.