|S| Making fire for a nightly cup of tea
If you want a hot cup of tea at Nodar's farm, you better know how to make fire. Start with a pyramid of small twigs, add some gasoline...
|P| CHORNA a.k.a. "the bee protector"
For us, it feels like Chorna didn't hit the jackpot. Attached 24 hours a day on a two meter long metal leash, her task is to keep the...
|P| Farm BEES a.k.a. "the honeymakers"
In near proximity of the house, the bees are working hard on making a tasty mountain flower honey. When the sun is out, you see them by...
|S| The making of: 'Vakisopeli mountain cake'
A little surprise was waiting for us this morning! We are going to make a cake! And not just any kind of cake, a real mountain cake 'from...
|S| Collecting the manure
After milking the cows and freeing them to graze the mountains, it's time to collect what they offered us overnight: fresh manure! With a...
|S| The making of: Khinkali
Thanks to the traditional feast yesterday, we have some fresh meat in the house from the sheep Nodar offered. This can now be used to...
|H| Catching a beeswarm
Shhh... Nodar asks us to be quiet... The constant buzzing in his farm is slightly louder than normally. 'It's a beeswarm', he says. He...
|H| 'LA SHAROBA' - a traditional feast
After hearing a lot of stories from Nodar about this traditional feast, we are very excited: It's finally the day of Lasharoba! Lasharoba...
|S| The making of: honey wax candles
There is a big religious celebration in the valley: 'la Sharoba'. Tradition goes that every family offers an animal to god. Before the...
|H| Farmer NODAR'S birthday!
On the 15th of July, Nodar turns 26 years old. To celebrate him, we make him a paper crown with #CEO26 on it. His big dream is to become...
