This June was an intense month. Temperatures are rising so we invested a lot of time watering the plants in the gardens and orchards. For the […]
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Monthly update March
As winter turned to spring, March was a month filled with traditions, gardening, and new beginnings. From celebrating local customs to preparing the land for […]
Read moreCleaning up
Cleaning is a big part of the job here as a volunteer, especially as it’s a community life. It’s no secret, but it’s not the […]
Read moreThe meaning behind Martenitsa
Nowadays, Bulgarian people have the tradition of giving martenitsa to others as a symbol of good wishes: luck, health, prosperity… In short, a gesture of […]
Read moreHow I’d explain zero-waste to my grandma
Hey grandma! It’s been a while since the last time we talked. I’ve been learning a lot here in Bulgaria and there’s some things that […]
Read moreBattle of Shipka Pass
Last week we celebrated the memorial of the “Shipka Pass” battle, in fact, it wasn’t one but four the number of battles that took place […]
Read moreThe voluntRees: a community of volunteers giving life to a community of trees
“Over the past 30 years, the world’s forest area has shrunk by more than 420 million hectares, at a rate of about 4.7 million hectares […]
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Update: The month of December
December in Shipka ended earlier for us volunteers. We all managed to get home for Christmas and New Year’s celebrations despite all corona-related restrictions. Even […]
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Update: The month of May
Byala Reka (White River) Preparing to come back to normality, after the big restrictions about “the thing”, we decided to do some outdoor activities in […]
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Sustainability Journal – Waste production measuring
In the day 6th of January of 2020 it was started the measurement of the trash that we produce at our home to know, in […]
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