Animals and Food Security: Service Learning in Rural Romania - 2011

Purdue is partnering with Heifer International-Romania on a sustainable development project in rural Romania. This is an opportunity to work in international agriculture across disciplines AND make a difference!

ANSC 495 Animals and Food Security: Service Learning in Rural Romania

Asociatia Judeteană a

Crescătorilor de Păsări si Animale

18 Purdue University undergraduate students majoring in Agriculture Sciences and Biology 6 Banat University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Assignment: work in binational teams with local livestock producers to develop and implement sustainable solutions to local food animal production issues

The Participants

Amanda Emery

Chelsea Thomas

Rebecca Woolley

Andreea Pricop

Dilv Family of Vata de Jos

Stayed at their Pension, Daniella, in

Cazanesti

Mr. Dilv is a Police Officer in Brad

Mrs. Dilv works for the mayor’s office in Vata

de Jos

Alex (their son) is in 10th grade in Brad

Visited neighbors farms

Fed cows, rabbits, and fish

Milked cows

Brushed cows

Rode horses

Found kittens

Hiked up 2 mountains

Enjoyed our stay with our family

Learned about Romanian culture and food

Small “hobby farms” that sustain 1 family

Traditional methods of farming More farming by hand than machine

Herdsmen that followed the cattle

5 cows on a farm was considered a large farm

Put the animals in the barn at night Don’t leave them out on the pasture

Very hospitable

Anxious to show us their best food and

accommodations

Guests should not do any work

Great Experience to see another culture

Did not want to leave

Enjoyed every minute of our home stay