Hola a todos, hello everyone Last week I had the opportunity to visit the urban garden in Sofia. My hosts were Natasha Marinova and Katya Nikolova, also members of the Green School Village association, who took me to the place and told me about the history of the project, how did they start, their activities … Read more
Hello dear ones, Even though this week I had plans to start with the teaching materials for chapter two of Bill Mollison’s “Permaculture: A designer’s manual”, I had to re-do some things on the cards for the permaculture principles. It is not a smooth ride doing something from scratch and working on new programs while … Read more
Hello all, For today’s post we have with us Lyubomir Durankev “Lyubo”, another member of Green School Village (GSV) association with whom I had the pleasure to share some time in Tramonti, Italy during our Permaculture Design Course (PDC) last October. We had a short stay at his place and we had to make the … Read more
Hello dear ones, Last weekend we had the first snow in Bulgaria, and it brought a lot of joy and the Christmas Spirit in many hearts. Of course the change in temperature is followed with challenges for the immune system, that is why my lovely fellow volunteer Madlen is on a sick leave due … Read more
Zdraveite, hello dear all, After this amazing time in the village of Dolen I am back in Sofia, back to the city life. This required again some adaptation to the new rhythm of life but I was also missing it. I am getting to know the city and we have been working in some projects … Read more
Hello dear ones, I am so happy for the opportunity to be able to share my contribution to this organization, once again. This time around I am a volunteer for a long term project where I will be helping with making study materials for a Permaculture Design Course in Bulgaria and the development of … Read more
Hola hola, In this post we have the opportunity to find out more about two very interesting newcomers to Dolen. Well, relatively new since they have known the place since a long time ago and they are restoring their house from 2017 in the village. They are Iva and Alberto and, while they still keep … Read more
Hello all, For this time I will present you Veselin Mitev “Vesko” and Marija Koycheva, they live here in the village and they created the Amphitheater of Dolen. They received me in their house, they had lit the fire and then they offered me some fruits and wine. We had previously spoken about what were … Read more
Hello beautiful people reading this blog, This entry is to present one of the members of the Green School Village association who is also my host at The Gates (Portite) in Dolen. She is Veronika Borisova and has been here since the beginning of Spring 2023 working in the house and implementing new initiatives in … Read more
Hello everyone! It is me again with more updates about my time in Bulgaria. Last weekend at The Gates (Портите) we hosted an event with two workshops given by Nikolet and Radi on Ecoprinting (Saturday) and Natural Clay Pigments (Sunday). It all started on Friday when the participants arrived and met each other at the … Read more