Since summer 2015 we have been striving to (a) grow, store and preserve our own vegetables and some fruit (b) breed, raise, slaughter and process our own livestock – pigs, goats, sheep, chickens, ducks and geese. (c) where possible sell/trade/barter youngstock and produce for skills, materials, time – and even sell a little bit but only within our village and friends not commercially. And all of this in a humane, eco-friendly, possibly permaculture way.
Thank you for visiting us and we hope that you enjoy browsing around, maybe even learn something to do or to avoid – but browsing around will make us very happy – and feel free to comment or ask questions on any page or post and we will do our best to answer you as soon as we can.
Best wishes from Nick, Jane & Toby in Alekovo
Latest Posts
- Livestock & Deadstock
This is not the first time we have posted or written about this or celebrated the relevant wisdom passed on to us by one of our guru’s in Bulgaria – Tracey MacDonald. Last weekend (which was Orthodox Easter) we did […] - Chestit Velikden!! Happy Easter again!
Here in Bulgaria it’s time for Chestit Velikden – celebrating Easter in the orthodox Christian world… - Storks in the Spring
The wheel of time, White angel wings, Old storks remind us Of such things. - I don’t have a wooden heart!
Today was a wonderful ‘WOOD DAY” – I’ve put that in all bold caps ‘cos it’s an important annual milestone in our life in the village - Village Life, Death & Respect
The village church bell was ringing when I woke at 7.15am yesterday (Saturday) so either a death Friday night or a funeral today - “Radio” Therapy & Pleasure!
Two or three months ago during my routine oncologist appointment we were talking about mental health and how I should or could exercise my cognitive abilities to improve them.. or in some cases get them working again. He raised the […]
Alekovo - Алеково 