2009 EVF SSRI Annual Review Final

Eco Valley Foundation
Sustainability Sciences Research Institute
Annual Report
E C O tVA L L E Y
2009
F O U N D AT I O N
Contents Table of contents
Introduction
Leadership &
Governance
Operation review
Looking ahead
Contacts and
Information
“The world makes way for the person

who knows where he’s going.”
Eco Valley Foundation - English proverb
Contents Introduction
Introduction
Letter from the Chairman
Leadership &
Governance
Operation review
Looking ahead
Contacts and
Information
“You must be the change you want

to see in the world!”
- Mahatma Gandhi
Contents Letter from the Chairman
Introduction It is my pleasure to report on another outstanding year of the Eco Valley

Foundation.1 With increasing interest in the United States as well as in Europe, in
the CIS countries and in India toward sustainable community building, it has
Letter from the Chairman been proven that the seeds of the Eco Valley Foundation’s efforts have been
falling on fertile soil.
Leadership & Sustainability has become a core part of building strategies in industrial, agrarian, financial,
environmental, social and in corporate sector and in business in general. Furthermore, it is not only
Governance building strategies but none will be successful unless one recognizes and addresses the importance
of the three levels of sustainability - environmental, economic and social – and is embedded in
everyday decision making.
Operation review Eco Valley Foundation is committed to develop and propagate applied sustainability strategies which
make it successful. The model farm, Krishna Valley, shows a good example of a sustainable life in
practice. It has the principle embedded in its everyday life: walk the talk. Thus Eco Valley Foundation
Looking ahead has a lot to contribute to community development, education, public policy and even more to
corporations and businesses.
Contacts and The Eco Valley Foundation along with its model community - Krishna Valley - has been the driving
force for and the source of inspiration to many, both for Hare Krishna farms and for other, non-
Information religious communities.
We have expanded and strengthened our presence in many areas including education-, the
scientific-, the governmental-, the NGO and corporate sector also. We have launched effective reach
out programs in the above areas thus increasing the direct involvement of people internationally by
more than 250% from last year.
In conclusion, during the year 2009 Eco Valley Foundation has been solidifying its position on the
national and international level as being a source of knowledge and inspiration. Being reliable,
accessible and having integrity embedded in our dealings have invited our partners to work with us
in order to build a more sustainable future.
Eco Valley Foundation Zoltan Hosszu

Sustainability Sciences Research Institute 1 The sustainability Sciences Research institute is a branch of the Eco Valley Foundation 4
Contents Leadership & Governance
Introduction
Leadership &
Governance
The Board
The Chairman
Operation review
Looking ahead
Contacts and
Information
“An individual without information

cannot take responsibility; an
individual who is given information
cannot help but take responsibility.”
- Jan Carlzon
Contents The Board
Introduction The Board is ultimately accountable for maintaining the values, quality of work and the financial
stability of the Foundation by elaborately developing strategic plans, annual budgets, appointment of
Leadership & key personnel for the purpose of fulfilling its constitutional statement.
Governance “The mission of the Eco Valley Foundation is

application, research, development and
The Board propagation of knowledge accumulated
through interdisciplinary sciences for the
The Chairman purpose of establishing applied sustainability
if the ecological system in general inclusive of
environment, society and economy.”
Operation review Excerpt from EVF’s constitution
E C O tVA L L E Y
F O U N D AT I O N
Looking ahead Members

To fulfill its role, the Board comprises the Chairman, the heads of divisions, a scientific advisor, a
program coordinator and independent advisors as well. The Board meets on a fortnightly basis. We
Contacts and have a small but committed staff. The members’ dedication of time and effort and their
professionalism is highly recognized by many of EVF’s partners. Being a small organization, decision
Information making is quick and smooth.

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Contents The Chairman
Zoltan Hosszu is responsible for maintaining the vision and for sustaining a culture of
Introduction respect among the Foundation’s people and to assure the high standards in dealing with our
partners. The Chairman is also responsible for leading an effective Board ensuring that the
Leadership & Board fulfills its role.
Governance
The Board
The Chairman
Operation review
Looking ahead The key areas of the Chairman’s work are:
1. Financial and operational management

2. Internal education
Contacts and 3. Building relationships with decision makers and corporates
Information 4. Representing the Foundation at numerous venues
5. Developing international training programs
Denmark India Finland

Eco Valley Foundation Climate discussions Agriculture Ministry GEN Annual Meeting
Contents Operation review
Introduction
Leadership &
Governance
Operation review
Our partners
Our audience
Our brand
Our people
Activities
Performance summary
Looking ahead
Contacts and
“Too many of us, when we accomplish
Information what we set out to do, exclaim, ‘See
what I have done!’ instead of saying,
‘See where I have been led.’”
Eco Valley Foundation - Henry Ford
Contents Our partners
Introduction Universities and Colleges:
We have concluded cooperative agreements with 8 institutions of higher education:
Leadership & -
We provide research theme regarding our model area and ensure a tutor for
dissertations, as well as an opportunity to spend a term of meaningful field-work with
Governance EVF;
-
Two university groups had their field-work research for one week each at EVF’s
model farm;
Operation review -
We organized eco-logic clubs for students.
Research Institutes
Our partners
We are looking for answers concerning scientific questions of sustainability together with
Our audience two scientific institutes in areas of pedology (soil science) and plant ecology.
Our brand
Our people Environmental non-profit organizations
Activities We organized public programs (e.g. clubs, trainings) with 3 organizations;
Performance summary We have close contacts with eco-villages. Our most prominent model area and
demonstration farm is Krishna-valley.
Looking ahead Businesses

We cooperated with a company regarding the application of microorganisms in agriculture
and sewage-water purification technology, as well as with another one concerning
Contacts and cultivation of different varieties of amaranth.
Information

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The Founadtion’s New partners - 2009
Contents Our audience
Introduction People in academia have natural interest
in sustainable development and eco
Leadership & solutions to the present problems. Their
strong involvement in the EVF programs
Governance is giving them opportunity to make
progress in better understanding this
specific field and develop a wide range of
sustainable technologies.
Operation review
Our partners
Our audience The second category is the corporate
Our“brand”
Or brand sector which has to implement CSR in its
Our people work streams. Thus they should
understand their responsibility and should
Activities be committed to a more livable world.
Performance summary
Conclusion
Looking ahead
The third group of people who is our
Contacts and target audience are the NGOs aiming at a
more sustainable life.
Information
Our strong belief is that humanity can only achieve great results
if these 3 sectors can work together and go side by side. Sustainability is a matter of
consciousness and until a wide range of the society starts working at it
Eco Valley Foundation simultaneously the results will be less effective.
Contents Our Brand
Introduction Sustainability can be accomplished!
Leadership & The direct evidence for this is our Foundation’s model area of research and
demonstration, namely the eco-village of Krishna-valley spreading over 230 hectares of
Governance land, which can be found in the vicinity of Somogyvámos, Hungary. The 150 inhabitants of
Krishna-valley have an ecological footprint of 1.5 hectare/capita, which is much less than
Hungary’s 3.6 ha/ca and the world’s average 2.7 ha/ca respectively. Residents set an example
to others by their lifestyle and provide a model of sustainability put into actual practice.
Operation review
Our partners
Our audience
Our brand
Our people
Activities
Performance summary
Conclusion
Looking ahead
Krishna Valley
Vegetables - 100% Waste water - 100%
Contacts and Fruits - 100% Milk - 100%
Information Grain - 10x Energy - 30%
Honey - 7x 250.000 trees
We do not merely talk about environmental protection. It is our intention to link the
extensive international interests in sustainable technologies with the application of its
principles in everyday life and also in academic research and development.

Contents Our people
The Partner – Judit Farkas Ph.D.
Introduction
Judit Farkas is an adjunct of the University
of Pécs, lecturer of the Department of
Leadership & Etnography and Cultural Anthropolgy. For
Governance more than ten years one of the most
important projects of her scientific work
is the functioning of the Hungarian
ISKCON community and that of eco-
Operation review villages. In 2009 she had an Eco-valley
seminar in relation to Krishna-valley for
Our partners her students of cultural anthropology.
During this seminar 12 students visited
Our audience
Krishna-valley and spent two weeks here;
Our brand 10 of them have chosen a topic from
Our people Krishna-valley for their dissertation. In
2009 she was the first to receive the Eco-
Activities valley Award.
Performance summary
Looking ahead The Advisor – Tibor Tóth D.Sc.
Tibor Tóth is a consulting scientist,

Contacts and research worker of the Hungarian
Academy of Sciences’ Institute of
Information Pedology. Besides Hungary he has carried
out scientific research projects and has
given trainings in numerous countries of
the world like India, Cuba, Japan, and Italy.
His main areas of research are alkaline
soil and amelioration or land reclamation.
He advises us in our research project
which deals with the effects of organic
farming on soil quality and soil fertility.
Contents Our people
The volunteer – László Kovács
Introduction
We met László, a student of cultural
anthropology at Miskolc University, at an
Leadership & eco-village meeting, where he was looking
Governance for a topic for his thesis-to-be. His main
field of interest is the relationship
between religion and sustainability;
therefore, he immediately became
Operation review interested in Krishna-valley. In 2009 he
spent a month in the village as a
Our partners volunteer in the Gardening department.
During his stay he not only got himself
Our audience
acquainted with the finesse of organic
Our“brand”
Or brand gardening and everyday life of sustainable
Our people lifestyle, but just like other volunteers, he
acquired a rich experience for life and
Activities made good contacts with a lot of
Performance summary residents. Since then he has returned to
Conclusion Krishna-valley to make interviews with
the inhabitants.
Looking ahead
Contacts and
Information
In 2009 the Gardening department of Krishna-valley welcomed two dozen volunteers, who spent
some days or a few weeks in the eco-village. After their stay all of them shared their newly gained
Eco Valley Foundation experience: they claimed that they had a really exceptional spiritual experience and everybody
Sustainability Sciences Research Institute appreciated the highly delicious vegetarian dishes.
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Contents Our people
The educator - Szilvia Rév M.Sc.
Introduction
Szilvia worked for several years as a
biologist and ecologist for various
Leadership & Hungarian non-governmental
Governance environmental organizations focusing
primarily on nature reserve projects. She
h a s g a i n e d e x p e r i e n c e re g a rd i n g
popularization, public relations and
Operation review communication of eco-conscious lifestyle.
As a botanist, she participates in field-
Our partners surveys by gathering data for the national
reser ve data base . In Eco-Valley
Our audience Foundation her main tasks are organizing
Our brand university clubs and other various
Our people lectures and the presentation of the Eco-
Valley Program for the public at large. The student - Dániel Csaba
Activities Besides this she organizes Open Days of Lánczi M.Sc.
Performance summary Sustainability as well as edits publications
and web-pages. Dániel graduated in 2009 from Eötvös
Lóránt University of Budapest majoring in
Looking ahead Geography and Ecology. His dissertation
topic was the ecological footprint of
Krishna-valley. His findings were published
in several publications, websites, and
Contacts and panels. During the Second Sustainability
Conference he presented his own work.
Information At present, he is working as a teacher in a
secondary school; however, we continue
our work concerning ecological footprint
research, for instance writing a chapter
about the ecological footprint of Krishna-
valley in a coming new book.
Along with him there are 25 students
writing their theses about various topics
Eco Valley Foundation in connection with Krishna-valley, of
whom four have already graduated.
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Contents Our people
The project manager –
Introduction György Kirs M.A., B.Ec.
György was majoring in English and Serbian
at Szeged University and he got a bachelor’s
Leadership & degree at the College for Foreign Trade in
Governance Budapest as well. As he has quite good
managerial skills, he has a wide range of
tasks. His major duties in the Eco-Valley
Foundation are making applications, gathering
Operation review source material, administration, translating as
well as interpreting. He also has an important
Our partners role as contact person in establishing and
maintaining foreign relationships. He is also
Our audience
responsible for developing educational
Our brand materials in English and organizing
Our people international trainings. Furthermore, he is the
editor of the English language website of the
Activities foundation.
Performance summary The scientist - András Kun M.Sc.
András Kun worked for the Hungarian
Academy of Sciences in the Institute of
Looking ahead Ecology and Botany as an ecologist for ten
years. He majored as a horticulturist and his
scientific work primarily focused on
Contacts and vegetation dynamism and geobotanics. Even
now, he makes topographical maps and
Information botanical monitoring analyses for national
parks in relation to environmental
protection. Since 2008 he has been the
member of the Eco-Valley Foundation. First
of all, he manages the scientific aspect of the
foundation projects; he is also a regular
contributor of various ar ticles and
coordinates all research projects. His tasks
include the establishment and maintenance
Eco Valley Foundation of scientific connections, too. He moved to
Sustainability Sciences Research Institute live in Somogyvámos in 2009.
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Contents Activities
The activities of the Eco Valley Foundation have been rapidly developing since its establishment.
Introduction
Development also has its challenges. Thus the professional team of the Board and the advisors
Leadership & are developing the scope of activities according to the detailed strategy of the Foundation.
Governance
Operation review
Our partners
Our audience
Our brand
Our people
Activities Areas of work Key activities
Performance summary
Social development Land management
Academic programs
Preventive healthcare Water management
Outreach programs
Looking ahead Environment protection Waste management
Marketing
Nature conservation Renewable energies
Finance
Contacts and Agriculture Ecological engineering
Information

Contents Activities
Introduction
Leadership &
Governance
Operation review
Conferences Open Days of Sustainability
Our partners
Our audience Every autumn we organize a scientific The all-day long program with a guided
conference about sustainability, which tour is an excellent opportunity for every
Our brand
includes all-inclusive work-shops. The guest to get a thorough insight into
Our people Krishna-valley’s farm management, dairy-
par ticipants are mainly university
Activities students, professors, teachers, experts farming, apiary, organic gardening, reed-
committed to environmental protection, bed zone sewage system technology and
Performance summary
as well as inquiring civilians. Among the botanic garden. There is an opportunity to
lecturers we invite well-known ecologists, exchange experience concerning practical
specialists in sustainability and students solutions to eco-conscious everyday life.
Looking ahead writing their theses in this particular field. Professional guidance is provided
In 2009 420 people attended this throughout the day in small groups of
conference. 10-15 people.
Contacts and Eco-logic Club
Information Last year we were invited by 4 universities and institutions and gave presentations 6 times
accordingly regarding the Eco-Valley Program and introducing methods facilitating sustainability in
Hungary and abroad as well. We are prepared to respond to such invitations in the future as well.

Contents Activities
Introduction Thought-provoking Discourse
During the Annual Village Festival of
Leadership & Krishna-valley the Eco-valley Program
welcomes all interested guests in its
Governance booth. Here all the discussions are open
to the public and guests have an
opportunity to personally meet leaders of
Operation review Krishna-valley and renowned researchers,
whom they can ask about various topics
of sustainability. The Village Festival of
Our partners Krishna-valley is held at the last weekend
Our audience of every July.
Our brand
Our people Volunteers
Activities If someone wants to master organic
Performance summary gardening in practice as well as take part
in everyday life of the inhabitants of
Krishna-valley, then he has an opportunity
to render voluntary service in our eco-
Looking ahead village. Furthermore, he has another
outstanding opportunity and that is to
take his meals together with the residents
Contacts and and thus become acquainted with the
most diverse, locally produced organic
Information lacto-vegetarian table delicacies.
Eco-logic Mailing List

In our mailing list initiative we inform our corresponding partners about the news concerning the Eco-
valley Program and the current events of organic farming. We also have exchange of views in topics
like eco-villages, an environment conscious lifestyle and sustainable social structure in accordance with
the ethos of Eco-valley Program. Our mailing list has 310 members so far.
Contents Activities
Introduction
Leadership &
Governance
Operation review
Our partners Theses and BSc Field-work Training
Our audience We set more than 70 subjects for students. We are very pleased to have 26 students so far who
Our brand have chosen their thesis from the recommended subjects and 21 of them have already started
writing their work. We also provide an opportunity for field-work; so far we have an agreement
Our people
with 8 universities and colleges regarding this.
Activities Some of the subjects are the following: Social Sustainability of Eco-villages, Naturalization of New
Performance summary Plants According to Circumstances of Climate Change, Change in Water Quality during Reed-bed
Zone Sewage System Technology, The Eco-village as a Tourist Attraction, Role of the Cow in the
Life of a Community, Family Life in Krishna-valley; Education and Sustainability, Community Life and
Social Sustainability.
Looking ahead
Training and education
Contacts and In 2009 we developed training programs in 3
Information major sustainability areas. The training is a one-
week program, including field work experience
and the basics of economic, environmental and
social sustainability. We have conducted the first
international training for more than 50 people in
October. The main result was that the audience
have become inspired to make their own self
sufficient farms in the CIS countries. The EVF is
prepared and ready to help as a counsellor in
Eco Valley Foundation their projects.
Contents Activities
Introduction
Publications
Leadership & We communicate our achievements and

activities in scientific circles and to the
Governance general public as well through publications
and various articles. We also attend
conferences and publish in periodicals. In
2009 we had 12 scientific contributions.
Operation review Besides this, we also publish our own
publications; in 2009 we had 3 such
Our partners publications (altogether 10 500 copies).
Research projects
Our audience
Our brand Advancement has been made in several
Our people research projects. It was an important
event to have the cooperation agreements
Activities signed at the 2009 conference with the
Performance summary Institute of Pedology and
Agrochemistry,of the Hungarian Academy
of Sciences and two other firms, namely
Greenmann Ltd. and Klorofill Dc. In
Looking ahead addition, we take part in three other
research projects.
Contacts and Research covers fields of integrated plant

protection, soil fertility and reclamation
Information within the scope of organic gardening as
well as research concerning plants that
produce seeds for replanting and also
plant coupling. We have some research
plan projects regarding the inner
dynamism of natural grass-plots and
woodland under regeneration, as well as
the analysis of ecosystem development.
Contents Performance summary
Introduction Activity 2008 2009
Academic Programs
Leadership & Partner Institutions, Companies and University Affiliations* 6 12
Governance Research Programs 2 6
Thesis Tutoring 5 26
Operation review BSc research seminar (number/accum. participants) 0/0 2/23

International training (number/accum. participants) 0/0 1/45
Our partners Research Publications 4 12
Our audience
Outreach Programs
Our brand
Sustainability Conference (number/accum. participants) 2/190 1/420
Our people
Activities International Tours 0 6
Performance summary Presentations 24 73
EcoLogic Clubs (number/accum. participants) 0/0 6/125
Looking ahead Magazines and Books (published/acc. number of copies) 1/2.000 3/10.500
Marketing
Website Articles 80 170
Contacts and
Films (eng/hun) 0/1 1/3
Information Media (newspaper / TV / radio / internet) 3/2/0/25 4/7/4/26
Finance
Grants (applied for / won) 1/1 4/3
All numbers are indicating the number of activities unless indicated otherwise
Eco Valley Foundation * - accumulated number
Sustainability Sciences Research Institute - activities with international scope
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Contents Looking ahead
Introduction
Leadership &
Governance
Operation review
Looking ahead
Advisory council
The international sustainability
education and research center
You and the
Contacts and
Information
“Ability is of little account without

opportunity.”
Eco Valley Foundation - Napoleon Bonaparte
Contents Advisory council
During the year 2010 EVF is planning to establish its Advisory Council. The council will provide
Introduction independent and credible advice through its experts about the scientific aspects of
sustainability issues. Its role will also be to get involved in the planning and evaluation of the
EVF’s program and the quality improvement of its execution.
Leadership &
Governance
EVF activities evaluated according to effect and resource - 2009
Operation review
Effect / Resource
Looking ahead
Advisory council
education and research center Activities
Evaluation of work streams according to needed resource and the possible effect of them.
You and the The activities below 1.4 effect/resource rate should be modified to meet EVF’s requirements.
The Advisory Council will mobilize all
sectors working with EVF and provide
Contacts and facilities to develop a shared vision. It will
ensure efficient application of research
Information resources to meet the challenges of large
scale environmental, economic and social
sustainability.
Every specialist, teacher and sponsor can be a member of the Advisory Council of Eco Valley
Foundation who would like to promote the aims of the foundation with his ideas and advice.
Candidates for council membership: leaders of educational institutions, researchers, teachers,
specialists interested in this particular field, as well as regular sponsors.

International Sustainability Education
Contents
and Research Center for Humanity
Introduction
Leadership &
Governance
Operation review
Looking ahead
Advisory council
You and the
Contacts and
Information
Our wide-ranging activities, increasing staff, furthermore, frequent and numerous visitors indicate the need
for a building to provide facilities for the purposes of Eco-valley Foundation. Te building, called International
Sustainability Education and Research Center for Humanity (ISEARCH), will house offices, conference
rooms, a library, a showroom and a laboratory. The building will be erected on the territory of EVF’s model
sustainable community, Krishna-valley.
Sustainability Sciences Research Institute We are looking for sponsors and resources for the implementation of ISEARCH
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Contents You and the Eco Valley Foundation
Introduction The work streams and activities of the EVF are wide and open. There are a lot of
opportunities to get involved in making a more sustainable world for everyone. Thus we
request you to participate, join and support our activities. Be a part of the team that
Leadership & dedicates itself to develop a peaceful and happy future for humanity.
Governance
Get involved!
Operation review
Education Scientific work Conferences
Looking ahead
Advisory council
You and the
Contacts and
Information
Representation Raising funds Cooperation

Eco Valley Foundation of interest
Contents Contacts and information
Eco Valley Foundation annual report:
Introduction www.ecovalley.hu/EVF_annual_report_2009
Leadership & Questions and feedback:

Governance
Training, education
Cooperation and support and research
Operation review
Zoltán Hosszú András Kun
Chairman Scientific advisor
Looking ahead hz@okovolgy.hu kun.andras@okovolgy.hu
Contacts and
Information Volunteering and
General information
publication
Szilvia Rév György Kirs
Program coordinator Secretary general
rev.szilvia@okovolgy.hu kgy@okovolgy.hu

Fő u. 38. Somogyvámos, H-8699 Hungary
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“The world makes way for the person

“You must be the change you want

Introduction It is my pleasure to report on another outstanding year of the Eco Valley

Eco Valley Foundation Zoltan Hosszu

“An individual without information

Governance “The mission of the Eco Valley Foundation is

Looking ahead Members

Eco Valley Foundation

Looking ahead The key areas of the Chairman’s work are:

1. Financial and operational management

Denmark India Finland

Looking ahead Businesses

Eco Valley Foundation

Eco Valley Foundation

Looking ahead The Advisor – Tibor Tóth D.Sc.

Tibor Tóth is a consulting scientist,

Eco Valley Foundation

Eco Valley Foundation

Eco-logic Mailing List

Leadership & We communicate our achievements and

Contacts and Research covers fields of integrated plant

Operation review BSc research seminar (number/accum. participants) 0/0 2/23

“Ability is of little account without

Eco Valley Foundation

Representation Raising funds Cooperation

Leadership & Questions and feedback:

Eco Valley Foundation

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