Mladen Mladenović

During my studies, I had the feeling that "something was missing" in my education - whether there was a better way for people's relationship to the environment/land, people to people... and that's how I "discovered" permaculture. At the PDC in Rijeka in 2012, I just confirmed that permaculture ethics and principles provide ethical and practical answers to the previous questions.

I am a member of: CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) "pod Učkun," TIR (Transition Initiative Rijeka), and the North Adriatic Energy Community.
I collaborate with primary schools in Rijeka and Opatija, as well as with DND (Society Our Children), retiree societies in Opatija and Čavle, and TIK-o (Transition Initiative Island Krk).
I occasionally write articles for perforum.info. I also engage in growing olive trees, thereby satisfying the needs of my extended family for oil and pickled olives.
During 2019, I was a member of the "House32 Go" team at the Rijeka startup incubator, where we examined the possibilities of container modularity and mobility for "tiny house" homes to adapt them for transport via road and rail traffic, as well as offsite construction.

Occasionally, outside the PDC format, I hold lectures/workshops on:
-Building simple wire composters
-Composting
-LAB (lactic acid bacteria) – pre-composting (Bokashi)
https://www.perforum.info/predkompostiranje-lab-lactic-acid-bacteria-uz…
-Making/using a simple furnace for biochar
https://www.perforum.info/izrada-jednostavne-peci-za-biougljen

Lately, my interest has been in flow-through composters intended for urban environments.
https://www.perforum.info/izrada-rotacionog-protocnog-kompostera
https://youtu.be/XWe0wWyJB-g

During the 4th national permaculture convergence in Croatia in Križevci, I earned a permaculture diploma under the mentorship of Sunčan Pešak.

I dream of a Mediterranean "forest garden" alongside the aforementioned olives.