Come and participate to awareness raising campaigns on important long-term ecological issues in the countryside, from the Alps to the Caucasus, with a group of 5-10 people, by bike, by foot, staying with locals.
Solidarity Cycle Expedition in Belarus - August 2009
Shift into gear with like minded creatures and cycle one day out of two across a less visited country in Eastern Europe: Belarus. This cycling tour seeks to bring together participants from around Europe on an expedition that covers 800 km of ecological corridors. Participants will stop in colorful unique style villages and participate in cultural festivals, workshops and get to know better local ways of life.
This expedition is organised in collaboration with the Belarus NGO Country Escape.
Postponed to summer 2010 due to some logistical reasons.
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Sheep transhumance in Bulgaria - May & October 2009
Take part to one of the oldest tradition in Europe: the seasonal movement of a shepherd family with its herd into upland pastures in spring (direction High Central Balkan) and to lower valleys in Autumn.
This 7 day- sheep tour is organised in collaboration with the Bulgarian organisation for Wild Flora and Fauna (FWFF).
Spring transhumance: 2nd-9th May 2009
Autumn transhumance: 24th-31st October 2009
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Help the Babushka's: gardeners of the society - Spring 2009
Join a mixed Ukrainian-Western European group travelling throughout different villages and landing a hand to Ukrainian babushka’s in their garden. Help grannies having a better living and learn about organic subsistence farming, household techniques and food preservation as well as Ukrainian traditionnal songs and stories!
Participants will also help here and there repairing broken houses or an old water supply point, mowing, milking, etc or even cleaning a river bank.
This 12 day-tour will be organised together with our ECEAT partner in the Ukraine GreenTour.
Postponed to summer 2010 due to some logistical reasons.