Portugal Pilot Course Training report, the Turkish team
1. ABOUT THE PROJECT The “Cooperation for the Improvement of Sustainable and Organic Social Farming Practices in Prison” (EcoFarms4Prisons) project is coordinated by Germany in partnership with Italy, Portugal, and Türkiye. The project is supported under the ERASMUS+ Programme KA220-VET. The project aims to promote sustainable social farming in prisons by equipping educators with the […]
Eco-social farming into European prisons: a new online course is helping staff lead that change
Eco-social farming is quietly transforming prison life across Europe – and a new compact online course is helping prison staff lead that change. Designed within the Erasmus+ project EcoFarms4Prisons, the Eco-Social Farming in Prisons course equips trainers and educators with the knowledge and confidence to establish or strengthen organic farming activities with inmates. The course […]
Trainers Mobility in Cascais, Portugal
The Trainers Mobility of the EcoFarms4Prisons project took place from October 19th to 24th in Cascais, Portugal. The training included 5 participants from each partner country —Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Türkiye —totalling 20 participants involved in prison work and/or education. The first day was dedicated to welcoming the participants at Mosteiro Santa Maria do Mar, […]
Visits to Elmalı and Antalya Open Penal Institutions
As part of the study program, the delegation visited Elmalı and Antalya Open Penal Institutions to observe rehabilitation-focused agricultural and vocational activities. The first stop was Elmalı Open Penal Institution, where participants toured the agricultural areas with guidance from prison staff. A wheat field of approximately 2,100 hectares is actively maintained by two staff and […]
EcoFarms4Prisons – 3rd Transnational Project Meeting in Antalya, Türkiye
The 3rd Transnational Project Meeting (TPM) of the EcoFarms4Prisons project took place on May 20–21, 2025, in Antalya, Türkiye. The meeting brought together 10 participants from Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Türkiye, as well as two representatives from the Institution Workhouse Directorate in Ankara (one a judge and the other an agricultural engineer). The first day […]
Round Tables in Italy
In Italy, two round tables were organised: one in person, managed by EGInA, and another online, coordinated by the Niccolini Institute of Volterra. The in-person event, held in Rome, was attended by teachers from various CPIA (Centres for Adult Education) across different regions, as well as EPALE ambassadors (from both northern and southern Italy), representatives […]
The next steps in the project
On December 12th we meet at the Cascais Ambiente headquarters. A day full of intensive work begins: After reflecting on yesterday and discussing organizational matters, we exchange the results of the “Local Roundtables”. We organized these after the International Roundtable in Witzenhausen last April did not reach the desired number of participants, obviously due to […]
Transnational project meeting in Portugal
On 11 and 12 December, the Erasmus+ EcoFarms4Prisons project partners convened in Cascais, near Lisbon. The participants from Portugal, Italy, Turkey and Germany visited two Portuguese prisons, followed by an intensive day of group work to chart the next steps for the project. This time, the meeting is hosted by Cascais Ambiente, a “green” municipal […]
Round-table in Portugal
On the 29th of October, participants from different prison establishments met online for the local round table in Portugal. In presence, at the Cascais Ambiente headquarters, the team from Cascais Ambiente led the meeting, the two colleagues who work daily at the vegetable garden in Tires Female Prison and two representatives from the Competence Center […]
Round-table in Turkey
Representatives from three different open prisons gave information about agricultural activities in their open prison houses. In this context, they mentioned that studies are being carried out, especially on greenhouse cultivation with vegetable crops and drought-resistant fruit species in the coastal regions. In the high plateau, they have grown mainly temperate zone fruits, vegetables growing […]