MANU Project

Young and Rural Entrepreneurship
18.-19.4.2013
Maaseutu maistuu nuorille,
MANU-project (2012- 2014) in a nutshell
• Project gets the financy from Centre for Economic
Development, Transport and the Environment and from the the
Rural Development Programme for Mainland Finland (national
financing + EU-financing+ private financing)
• The budget is 223 947,00 € (1.4.2012-31.12.2014) and 22394 €
demand of the private money of it.
• Regional Union of Agricultural Producers in North Karelia MTKNorth Karelia is the applicant
The main themes of the MANU-project
• Farmvisits to pupils in cooperation between farms and schools
- model: school day on the farm
• Farmbased learning - a farm as a learning environment
• To see the way of food from the field to the table - local food
bath
• Sustainable food production
• to promote the cooperation between farmers, rural enterprises
and trade in the local food production
The main target group of
the Manu-project and the
education system in
Finland
• Main target groups of
the the MANU-project
are 14 -15- 16-years old
pupils (on the upper
classes; 7 to 9) at the
comprehensive schools
in the basic education
Local curricula of the school permits…
In the curricula of the school on generally, there is places for visits to
enterprises
• Visits to the rural enterprises|farm enterprises
Specialisation in the curricula
• In schools, where are Agriculture- Forestry group and its themes, for eg.
farm-baced learning
Specialisation of the schools
• The LUMA-schools (Finland's Science Education Centre LUMA (LU stands for
‘luonnontieteet’, natural science in Finnish, and MA for mathematics) is an umbrella
organisation by the University of Helsinki)
Cooperation in the MANU-project
• The MANU-project have a wide cooperation; schools, farmers,
bakery, dairy and local branches.
• We started in september 2012 with 1 person and from
january 2013 we continued with 2 persons working in the
project (project manager and project officer)
• And we have now in the cooperation:
• 11 communes |municipal corporations out of all 13 has participated to
the project
• 17 comprehensive schools (upper classes) out of all 22 schools are in the
project
• Pupil councellors at schools to arrange farmvisits
• Teachers of the school classes
• 23 cooperation farms,where over 30 farmers and femail farmers
• volunteers in farmers local units (local MTK )
Cooperatinon farms in the MANU-project
Commun
Farm/farms and the farmer/farmers
VALTIMO
Meetprocution farm: Katja Timonen, Nurmeksentie 225,75700 Valtimo (organic production)
LIEKSA
Rural turism and lam meat production farm:Ville Kuivalainen sekä Marjatta ja Pekka Kuivalainen,
Vuonisjärventie 2,81560
Perinnetalo Isäntärenki, http://www.isantarenki.net
Milkfarm:Mirja ja Markus Turunen, Kylätie 12, 81560 Vuonisjärvi
JUUKA
Milkfarm:Suvi Juopperi ja Matti Lehikoinen, Nurmelantie 78, 83940 Nunnanlahti
POLVIJÄRVI
Milkfarm: Juha-Pekka Karttunen, Ukonniementie 13, 83700 Polvijärvi
Milkfarm:Kai Sarrokunnas, Riihilahdentie 4, 83750 Sotkuma
ILOMANTSI
Milkfarm: Jenny Salmela ja Jari Puhakka, Liepalantie 20,81450, Huhus
Meetprocution: Farmi Salliset Ay, Mekrijärventie 21, 82900 ILOMANTSI (+ breeding cattle)
JOENSUU
Milkfarm:Pia ja Jari Leskinen, Iiksenjoentie 47,80910 Kulho
*PYHÄSELKÄ Meetprocution: Mari ja Urho Puustinen, Ohvanantie 520,82200 Hammaslahti (organic
production)
*KIIHTELYSVAARA Milkfarm:: Marita ja Asko Miettinen, Särkivaarantie 848, 80910 Kulho
*ENO
Milkfarm:Jari Määttänen, Rahkeenniementie 150, 81270 Paukkaja
Milkfarm:Janne Heikkinen, Jakojärventie 220, 81200 Eno
TOHMAJÄRVI Milkfarm:Ari Lajunen, Lassilanmäentie 76, 82600 Tohmajärvi
Sheep meetprocution: Outi ja Jari Sirola, Sininentie 553, 82600 Tohmajärvi
KITEE
Milkfarm:Jaana ja Mika Timonen, Havukkalanmäentie 9, 82510 Kiteenlahti
*KESÄLAHTI Milkfarm:Jaana ja Seppo Haverinen, Raudankummuntie 7, 59710 Uukuniemi (maidontuotanto)
*KESÄLAHTI Milkfarm:Markku Haverinen, Varmonniementie 4, 59800 Kesälahti
*KESÄLAHTI Milkfarm:Ilkka Makkonen ja Hanna Kaihoniemi, Kasinmäentie 3, 82460 Hummovaara
RÄÄKKYLÄ
Milkfarm:Outi Hännikäinen, Tainiontie 342, 82300 Rääkkylä
Milkfarm:Tarja ja Juha Lamminsalo, Koivusalontie 6, 82335, Rasivaara
LIPERI
Horticulture|vegetables: Hanne ja Jukka Kinnunen, Roukalahdentie 54b, 83100 Roukalahti
OUTOKUMPU no farm
NURMES
no farm, school is ready for cooperation
”Farm-TET” and ”TET-farms” to pupils
TET – farms 2013 , where pupils can pratice (for one week after curricula)
VALTIMO Katja Timonen, Nurmeksentie 255, 75700 Valtimo
NURMES Ulla ja Kalle Myllynen, Rannankyläntie 9, 75500 Nurmes (maidontuotanto)
LIEKSA Anu ja Kari Haapalainen, Kantelelahdentie 48 A, 81810 Jamali (maidontuotanto)
JUUKA Suvi Juopperi ja Matti Lehikoinen, Nurmelantie 78, 83940 Nunnanlahti (maidontuotanto)
POLVIJÄRVI ,OUTOKUMPU,ILOMANTSI,JOENSUU,JOENSUU/PYHÄSELKÄ, LIPERI, JOENSUU/ENO
JOENSUU/KIIHTELYSVAARA,Marita ja Asko Miettinen, Särkivaarantie 848, 80910 Kulho, (maidontuotanto)
TOHMAJÄRVI Outi ja Jari Sirola, Sininentie 553, 82600 Tohmajärvi (lammastalous)
KITEE/KESÄLAHTI Markku Haverinen, Varmonniementie 4, 59800 Kesälahti (maidontuotanto)
RÄÄKKYLÄ Outi Hännikäinen, Tainiontie 342, 82300 Rääkkylä, (maidontuotanto)
TET-copersons 2013 to inform pupils of the Farm-TET
JUUKA:Juopperi Suvi,
KITEE:Laukkanen Kati,
KESÄLAHTI Markku Haverinen
KONTIOLAHTILehtonen-Sormunen Marjo
Cooperation schools in the MANU-project
VALTIMO,LIEKSA,JUUKA,POLVIJÄRVI,ILOMANTSI,
JOENSUU:NORMAALIKOULU, PIELISJOENKOULU, KIIHTELYSVAARAN KOULU, ENON KOULU,
UIMAHARJUN KOULU, TUUPOVAARAN KOULU, PATALUODON KOULU, PYHÄSELÄN KOULU,
OUTOKUMPU,NURMES, KONTIOLAHTI
KITEE:ARPPEN KOULU, KESÄLAHDEN KOULU,
RÄÄKKYLÄ, TOHMAJÄRVI
LIPERI: LIPERIN KOULU JA VIINIJÄRVEN KOULU
Cooperation farms and the farmers
16.4.2013
Cooperation teachers, pupils, neighbouring farmers
help,….. bus transports to the farm, domestic animals…
Cooperation of the local
farmers unions to inform schools, find co-farms, …
Local union
MTK-Eno
MTK-Ilomantsi
MTK-Joensuu
MTK-Juuka
MTK-Kiihtelysvaara
MTK-Kitee
MTK-Kontiolahti
MTK-Lieksa
MTK-Liperi
MTK-Nurmes
MTK-Outokumpu
MTK-Polvijärvi
MTK-Pyhäselkä
MTK-Rääkkylä
MTK-Tohmajärvi
MTK-Tuupovaara
MTK-Valtimo
MTK-Viinijärvi
MTK-Värtsilä
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new experience|new information
Preparations before the farmvisits (1/3)
• Contact to the school by mail or phone and introduce MANUproject
• Meeting at the school; curriculum
– Schedule meetings, Curriculum utilization
• Contact to the co-farmer in that commun where the school is
and tell about the MANU-model of Farmbased learning
– 1. First step is that before the farmvisit the farmer goes to school to
tell the pupils about his farm and how it works and about local food
– 2. Second step is that the school class visits the farm of that farmer
Preparations before the farmvisits (2/3)
• To plan the visit programme on the farm with the school| and the
farm|farmer
– Discuss with teachers and the farmer the ways to open the definition of
the sustainable development in the context of the farmvisit
– when you plan with the school and with the farm, so it works ☺
• The farmers visit the school before the pupils schoolday on the farm
– from MANU-project project officer sends readymade material
|information with memorystick to the farmer before he|she visits the
school.
• To ask neigbourgs to help the co-farmer during the visit day on the
farm
Preparations before the farm visits (3/3)
Remember these too:
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Make agreement with the buscompany
Send information sheet to press and MANU-fellows:
– Local newspapers
– Main newspapers
– Radio, tv
– Facebook
– emails
– www.mtk.fi/manu
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Plan the service on the farm – ”small eatings”, snacks
covers of the shoes to the pupils and teachers
Remember also for the farmvisits
• Remind the school about the clothes during the farm visit!
• Inform the farm| farmers about the size of the group, speak
about the
• Can we take photos? Or is there someone against it- no
photos of him|her
• Material to the pupils; when and to whom
• Feed back of the pupils and teachers
• Raporting after; how, and who
Case Rääkkylä
• Programme (2x45 min)
– Presentation of the farm outside
– Presentation the cow house, Food store, machine ”Avant”
– To name the just born calf by the pupils- godcalf to the school
– Snack; hot sausage by Atria (sponsored), Valio yogurt
(sponsored), bread roll by Ikosen Leipomo (sponsored),
(normally only ”MANU-snack”; karelian pie|pastry and local berry juice)
– Task papers to the visitors to fullfill at school after the visit
Case Rääkkylä via camera
Reporting & conclusions
• To observe which is already good practice and to
observe which we have to improve
• Benchmarking …
• Do it again
• Etc.
The MANU-project thanks!- Contact us ☺