Week 39 – Happy new year!

François: Dear readers, After a well-deserved break due to the end of the year celebrations, we are happy to be back writing in the blog! This week I would like to start with a (very short) Bulgarian lesson, wishing you all a честита нова година! Pronounced “Tschestita nova godina“, it is the common way to … Read more

Week 35 – Learning about video montage, Phytotherapy poster n°2 and Compost toilets

Mali: Zdraveite! A little update after a rainy week in the village of Bryagovo. The past days we continued our online endeavours, as our local hosts of Fidanato farm fell sick after they had returned from their holidays. This also means that the activities we wanted to speak about with the mayor, like the compost … Read more

Week 34 – Phytotherapy, Non-violent communication, okra coffee and homemade candles

Chloé: Today, I am really happy to present to you the first phytotherapy poster I created. This week’s topic is special winter tea, that is my dad’s winter recipe. He always dries a huge amount of the herbs mentioned below in order to last troughout winter. Here it is 🙂   Renzo: Hello to all … Read more

Week 31 – Todorovo feels like home & Video interviews from Vegetarium

François Hi everyone! Those weeks at Venets, we focused on a very critical task: preparing for winter! ❄️ It is important to do it properly so that crops don’t die because of the cold. Also, you don’t want to let anything grow for several months – because yes, some plants grow in winter. The first … Read more

Week 29 – Visiting permaculture Kin’s Domain Ura Gora & Biodynamic agriculture

Mali: Hello all! Our one week’s visit to the permaculture Kin’s Domain and community Ura Gora (“Hurray to the forest!”) in the south east of Bulgaria was magical and just really too short. A place to come back to with more time at hand! It was extra special to fi-nal-ly meet Sophie Reeve in real … Read more

Week 28 – the return of the Vyara, truffle farm in Kyustendil and intro to Fidanoto! ♡

Vyara: The return of the Vyara! Hello, hello! I have been away for almost five weeks! I cannot wait to tell you about all the interesting things I did (and learnt) during this time away 😊 At the beginning of September, me, along with Mali, Renzo, and two other young people participated in a 72-hour … Read more

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