During the 21^st September 2015, in primary school in the village Vrmdža, Sokobanja municipality was conducted a workshop (focus-group) related to the realization of planned activities within the project Eco-village - a model for rural development and economic empowerment of villages in Serbia - case study of Vrmdža, Sokobanja. The workshop was organized by the Center for socially responsible entrepreneurship - CDOP. Active participation have been also taken by representatives of the Institute of Agricultural Economics - Belgrade, Faculty for Sport and Tourism - Novi Sad, council of Vrmdža local community, as well as all interested residents of mentioned village. Besides the extremely constructive discussion with the present audience, after the introductory speech of the project manager and members of local community, there was also made a presentation of the methodological approach for the assessment of environmental sustainability on agricultural holdings and the lecture on the topic Tourism in the rural areas: How to make the first step?