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Crafts

Crafts can be a source of diversified rural income, either directly, or as packaging for traditional foods, or as workshop tourist attractions.

ADEPT has developed an inventory of crafts which has already been used in 2007 for guiding tourists towards local activities and is incorporating local crafts into food packaging.
   
Orange Romania has given a boost to local craftsmen and women in their choice of Târnava Mare area to provide 700 Christmas baskets for clients in 2007, and 3,500 for their staff in 2008. They contain locally made herb teas, palinca, jam and honey.

This is also an ideal way of spreading more widely the vision shared by Orange Romania and ADEPT. Heritage in Danger Exhibition

In November 2008, the ADEPT Community Fund supported a traditional carpet weaver to exhibit her products. The exhibition was jointly held with a painter, Celia Ward. Some of the proceeds of the event will be used to help establish the Tarnava Mare Weavers Association, to further promote this traditional craft.



Traditional charcoal production
 

Traditional charcoal-burning, using techniques that have died out in western Europe, represents a sustainable use of coppice woodland

Local products

ADEPT and local products

Markets

Crafts

Tourism

Crafts can be a source of diversified rural income, either directly or as tourist attractions.