September begins with some exciting events at Botanica Life Foundation. From this year, we offer everybody the opportunity to pick their own vegetables from our gardens and to participate in the preparation of tasty and healthy food in our kitchen. We called these activities “pick your own” and “culinary workshops”. The idea is that everyone can follow the route of food – from the garden to the table. Recently, we spent some wonderful days in the village of Nadarevo with a group of 10 people – Nature lovers, enthusiast gardeners, and people who appreciate tasty food. Our hosts were the founder of Botanica Life Foundation, Dr Apostol Apostolov, and Chef Kiril Georgiev. We picked our tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, courgettes, cucumbers, and garden herbs, such as basil, parsley, mint, thyme, salvia, etc. Then, we lit up the clay oven and the open-air fire place, where together we cooked exceptionally tasty meals. Our meeting ended with a “herbal adventure”, dedicated to one of the most precious herbs in our garden – Calendula (Calendula Officinalis). We learned about Calendula’s numerous uses and benefits and made ourselves a skin lotion with dried Calendula flowers.

It was a pleasure for us to begin the Autumn with the team and friends of Uniwersitet Ludowy w Radawnicy. If you would also like to pick your own fresh vegetables, to participate in the preparation of tasty and health meals with them, or to discover the charms of herbs which grow in our gardens, make a reservation at Botanica Guesthouse. Your participation is a real support for all our educational activities. For more information and reservations, phone: +359 894412349 or e-mail: info@botanicalife.org