May began with the introduction of two new volunteers from The Netherlands, Bram and Perry, who will join the project for two months. We received them with a fire near Koprinka Dam!
A soil and regeneration expert, Petya Ivanova, came to instruct us for four days, teaching us different ways to turn waste into productive resources. We learned how to keep soil healthy and how to regenerate soil that has been disturbed by conventional agriculture. We learned that conventional agriculture fights with the earth instead of collaborating with it, transforming it into a fragmented organism.
Thanks to the course, we were able to produce a hot compost, rich in microorganisms. We hope it will help regenerate and protect the soil, keeping biodiversity alive. For two months we have to check the temperature each day, watering and turning it when it becomes too hot. (More information can be found in the hot compost article)
Guillaume, Nathan and Frida collaborated with artists to move the art exposition for the renovation of the chilateste to Plovdiv and later Sofia.
The heat came really strong this month, so we had take emergency care of the six hundred trees that we had planted. We watered them, added EM product, a concentration of microorganisms that maximises the natural growing processes.
Meanwhile, Zoe, an ex-volunteer and knife maker from Switzerland, came to visit and work near Shipka with Stefan, a professional knifemaker of Kran. We enjoyed watching them work and learned how to make elderflower syrup and juice.
At school we enjoy the company of the kids and thanks to the weather, we are able to do more activities outside.
We took the opportunity to travel this month, hiking near the beautiful mountains of Veliko Tarnovo.
