What is a Heuriger? Or is it Buschenschank?

“Ausg’steckt is” …………. it is simply – OPEN! A bunch of twigs has to be put out to show that the Heuriger is open. A Heuriger is a kind of wine tavern […]
Securing resources to satisfy primary needs

Text and pictures by LFS Güssing . LFS Güssing, located in the southern-most corner of Burgenland, close to the Hungarian border, is organiser of the student workshop “Renewable Energy” 24-27 […]
1st EUROPEA Animal judging competition

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13 AUSTRIAN COLLEGES FOR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY… and more

text by Thomas Ochsenhofer Austria has 13 Colleges for Agriculture and Forestry widespread all over Austria. Students receive both a general and a technical-practical oriented education. 11 sites are directly […]
Organic farming in Austria

Text and pictures by Eva Mayer Topographical conditions favour a small scale agriculture, which is predestined for organic farming and high quality production. Austria may be a small country, but […]
Education for the diversity of life – Fachschule Kobenz

text by Peter Prietl Fachschule Kobenz will host the 1st EUROPEA Student Competition in Cattle Judgement. So let’s introduce this school a bit. The agricultural and forestry college Kobenz (Province […]
EUROPEA Austria

EUROPEA Austria was founded in 1997 and has since worked diligently to provide all kinds of services to its members. It is supported by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, the […]
A Sunday treat and childhood memories ….

I remember when growing up special pastries were baked for special religious festivals and holidays. Very often these were made with yeast dough. I liked to help my grandmother who […]
Rural Youth Austria

Text and pictures by Barbara Sterkl Rural Youth Austria (Landjugend Österreich) is a member of EUROPEA Austria. Who are we? Landjugend is Austria’s largest rural youth organization with almost 90,000 […]
Austria – stereotypes versus national treasures

Text by Elisabeth Hönigsberger Servus! Soon you will be coming to Austria – but, what do you know about this country? We definitely have no kangaroos, well maybe in a […]