Multilateral Comenius Project ”The fairytale of the European G(old)en future” 2012-2014 Presentation of traditional agriculture tools that meets the criteria of an ecological and sustainable agriculture. This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

1. FOURTH REUNIUNFOURTH REUNIUN OF THE PROJECTOF THE PROJECT
LATVIALATVIA,, 15-19 JULY 201315-19 JULY 2013
BULGARIA
The Fairytale of the EuropeanThe Fairytale of the European
G(old)en FutureG(old)en Future
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be
held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

2. ”AGRICULTURE
IN LOVE WITH NATURE”
Motto: “NO DIET CAN DO WHAT HEALTHY
FOOD DOES FOR YOU!”

3. HISTORY
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
CULTIVATING LAND FOR AGES
AND THEY USED DIFFERENT
KINDS OF TOOLS

4. AGRICULTURAL TOOLS
PICK
is used for breaking up hard
ground or rock.
SCYTHE
is for mowing
grass or reaping crops.

5. PLOUGH
is used in farming for initial cultivation of soil in preparation for
sowing seed or planting to loosen or turn the soil.
The traditional way: a farmer
works the land with horses
and plough.

6. HOE (tool)
is used to move small amounts of soil to agitate the surface of the
soil around plants, to pile soil around the base of plants, to create
narrow furrows and shallow trenches for
planting seeds and bulbs.

7. OTHER HAND TOOLS
SICKLE
is used for harvesting grain crops
or cutting livestock
SHOVEL
is for digging, lifting, and moving
bulk materials

8. TRACTOR
Mechanized cultivation of land, which helps to increase the crops.

9. COMBINE HARVESTER
is a machine that harvests grain crops
…in the past …nowadays

10. …EASY AND QUICK HARVESTING

11. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR ATTENTION