|P| Farmer SANATA a.k.a. "LA MAMA"
Sanata, Nodar's mother, might be 60 years old, she is still rocking this farm on a daily life basis. When something needs to be done, she...
|P| Farmer Nodar a.k.a. "a 21st century farmer"
Nodar is the 4th generation of an organic farmers family in Vakisopeli. He spends his days from the end of April till the beginning of...
|H| Visiting the botanical garden in Tbilisi
To finish our Georgian adventure, we spend our three last days in Tbilisi. Perfect to plan a visit to the botanical garden and meet our...
|S| The making of: 'the herbarium'
Time to dry the plants we picked on the plots and add them to the herbarium. A herbarium is a collection of plants arranged by family for...
|S| Drying the biomass from the plots
Our two days mission is over. We return to the homebase in Darthlo with bags full of plants and grasses. It's time to dry up what we...
|S| Identifying flowers
'This must be a 'Campanula tridentata', Amaury says. 'Correct!', Gigo replies. You are getting good at recognizing Caucasian flowers! We...
|S| A walking stick to divert lightning
Just before finishing analyzing the last plot, dark gray skies threaten us. Thunder, lightning and some heavy rain seem to come our way....
|S| Botanists at work
We prepare for a two day hike in the mountains. Six plots located in higher mountains need to be analyzed. With our tents, food, drinks...
|S| Analyzing Caucasian flowers
As botanical volunteers there is one skill that is interesting to master: recognizing plants. How many flowers are in one plant? Is the...
