About Dupa Gard

Deep in the Carpathian Mountains, along the Arieș Valley, lies the small community of Poșaga, right at the edge of the Belișoara Natural Reservation. Surrounded by a landscape largely untouched by modern civilisation, we started Dupa Gard (Romanian for behind the fence) in 2015.

Dupa Gard is a family project built around a simple vision: preserving a way of life that is gradually disappearing from modern society. Long before its creation, Ioana had been working with the local community, promoting the village and documenting its unique traditions through two documentaries and several short films.

When she met Andreas, they developed a shared dream: preserving the valuable traditions of the past while exploring new ways of living for the future.

Today, Dupa Gard is an oasis of silence, a place to reconnect with nature, enjoy the peaceful mountains and escape everyday stress. Through our permaculture garden and regenerative practices, we explore how to live more sustainably and work alongside nature.

We believe a better world is possible if we are willing to change our ways. Preserving the good from the past while finding new paths towards a brighter future.

We are happy you have found us, and hope to welcome you to Dupa Gard soon!

Thats us:

Ioana

Feld-Wald-und-Wiesen-Fee

Andreas

Prana Manager

Vlad

Perma-Pro

Roxana

Administration

Ionela

Students Liasion

SABER: Soil Resilience and Empowerment in Transylvania

Our organization provides new impulses for European environmental education through the project SABER (Soilpunk Arena – Becoming Earthstrong Rebels). Funded by the EU’s Erasmus+ program, we aim to transform climate anxiety into proactive engagement.

In the nature of the Apuseni Mountains, youth from four countries apply the innovative "Soilpunk" methodology. Scientific insights into the soil food web are translated into practical, low-cost techniques like composting or guerrilla gardening. Our work is based on non-formal learning methods:

Dragon Dreaming & Sociocracy: Tools for collaborative planning and horizontal decision-making.
Learning by Doing: Direct ecological experience at the off-grid site Dupa Gard.
Zine-Labs: Creative design of "Rebel Manuals" for knowledge transfer in home communities.

SABER promotes "Green Skills" and active citizenship. Participants develop concepts for local initiatives, ensuring the impact reaches far beyond the exchange.

This project is funded with support from the European Commission.

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