François: Dear readers, As its equinox took place on March 20 (or 21, depending on your location!), Spring has officially begun. At this occasion, I would like to wish to you all a very good Spring, and growing season in general! Of course, signs of the season to come were to be observed in the … Read more
My second week in Sofia started off with great weather and sunshine days. I had more free time to finally settle down in the new lifestyle and explore the city in tranquility on a daily basis. I love the cobblestone streets of Sofias old town and its quiet neighborhoods and parks, such as the Borisov … Read more
François: Dear beautiful gardeners, This week, on March 8, took place the International Women’s Day (IWD). I would like to take this opportunity to remind ourselves that women’s, as well as gender and sexual minorities’ rights are the result of fights that are still going on today, and that are always to be defended. I’d … Read more
Peter and Anastasja: Dear readers, As promised last week, in this week’s blog post, we will tell you about our wonderful weekend in Buzovgrad. Buzovgrad is a small village close to Shipka, surrounded by rose-fields and Thracian tombs. We were hosted there by our mentor Pol, who is our contact person, in case we … Read more
Peter and Anastasja: Hello friends and family, Last weekend after our PDC, we took a few days off, and visited Momin Prohod, where Aleko and Marta from Green Association (greenassn.com) invited us to stay in the association’s house. It is a house that hosted many volunteers, and you can see little details of their … Read more
Peter and Anastasja: Hello fellow permaculture people, This is our first blog post! We are new to this task, but we are happy to share some entertaining stories and useful information with you here. As you already saw in our intro video, during our first days in Bulgaria we visited the Black Peak (Черни връх) … Read more
François: My fellow gardeners, This week we are very pleased to welcome Anastasja and Peter to our team! I will let them introduce themselves 😉 No transition, here is the beginning of a new saga, this one about climate and its consequences in agriculture and permaculture in particular. To begin with, what is climate? According … Read more
Paula: Welcome one week more to our blog! Here in Todorovo bad weather has become into our faithful companion of adventure. Making seedlings has been one of our main priorities but most of the time we have been indoors. Thus, I will continue telling you more tips to improve your soil fertility. GREEN MANURE Bare … Read more
Paula: During the last month we have been working in preparing the beds for the spring. But… what does it really mean? Basically, we are trying to improve soil fertility and to provide a healthy environment both for our vegetables and the organisms that live with us! Let’s get more in depth… The Food and … Read more
François: Dear readers, As promised, today I will introduce you to the topic of Hügelkultur! Because I’ve read and learned a lot since the previous blogpost, my opinion on it has changed, also I will try to give you an extended and contrasted view on its principles, critics and alternatives. The term Hügelkultur, borrowed from … Read more