8:30 Bus departure in front of International Hotel

1. Preliminary schedule of technical and cultural visit of the6th Balkan Symposium on Vegetables and Potatoes • 8:30Bus departure in front of International Hotel • 9:00 to 10:45 "Zarja grupa" Brezje Samoborsko, Sveta Nedelja (www.zarja.hr/english) • Zarjagrupa d.o.o. is a market leader in production of fresh consumer tomatoes in the region. The production involves 3 ha of greenhouses using hydroponic cultivation technologies whose basic advantage is continuous harvest during the nine months of the year, i.e. from April to December. Soilless tomato ("cherry", "cocktail", "grapollo") under brand Zarja already have more than 10 years of presence in the market and have become synonymous for the highest quality tomatoes and superior taste. • 11:30 to 13:15 Agriculturalcraftcompany"Agrosan" Novo Čiče, Velika Gorica • At the 50 hectaresoftheopenfield„Agrosan“producesvariousvegetables for thefreshmarket (lettuce, endive, chicory, leeks, celeriac, carrots, parsley, cabbage, kale, broccoli, eggplant), andpacksvegetables for soups. Theyproduceseedlings for own vegetablesproduction. • 14:15 to 15:30 Krapina Neanderthal Museum, Krapina (www.mkn.mhz.hr/en) • The exhibition is set up as a time machine through the history of the Universe, the Earth and Man, leading up to the present day, and lays special emphasis on the Neanderthal period and Hušnjakovo habitat. • 16:00Lunch, „Klet Kozjak“, Sveti Križ Začretje (www.klet-kozjak.hr/eng/start.php) • 19:00Return to the Hotel