Thursday, 25 May 2023 UP FAMNIT students gain new knowledge and experience through the fieldwork

On Friday 19 May, first and second-year students of the Mediterranean Agriculture and Conservation Biology and MSc students of the Nature Conservation programme participated in the student fieldwork. 

They visited the company Ocean Orchids, where they observed their greenhouse and orchid breeding with a following tour on tomato production and degustation at Lušt company. Towards the end, they went to the pumpkin seed oil mill where they tasted oil and other delicious products from the pumpkin seeds.

A few days later, 23 May 2023, student of Mediterranean Agriculture and Bioinformatics study programmes went to the fieldwork on the Belajevi homestead. 

In a home spice plantation, they have had direct contact with Mediterranean seasonings, where they did several chores, such as gardening. In addition, they pruned bushes of lavender and sage, cut thyme for tea and transplanted herb seedlings. At the very end, they took home their new knowledge from herbalism and new memories.