Clay, straw, cob - these are just some of the materials we will be using to build an oven for making homemade bread and other dishes. If you are interested in building with natural materials, and would like to learn how to build your own clay oven, you are welcome to join us at Botanica Life Foundation, in the village of Nadarevo, between 13th and 17th October 2021.

This Autumn, we are welcoming Peter Mogensen from Denmark, under whose leadership we will be building an oven in our yard. Peter is a teacher at Brenderup Folk High School in Denmark. Among the various activities he is involved in are: sustainable construction, sheep farming, organising and conducting hikes in the mountains of Nepal and in other interesting locations.

Peter has been a friend of Botanica Life Foundation since 2017. Our team visited Brenderup Folk High School, where we observed the Danish educational system of democratic schools. In 2018 we sent two volunteers to a three-week sustainable construction training course, led by Peter Mogensen himself.

Registration:

Please, send an email to info@botanicalife.org. In the e-mail, indicate the three names of those wishing to be registered for participation and a mobile contact number. After receiving your request, we will contact you. Bookings are accepted until places are taken. Participation in the seminar is not guaranteed until it is confirmed by us.

The seminar will be conducted mainly in English.

For information: tel. 00359 (0)894412349

Registration deadline: 08.10.2021

Participation fee:

Early bird registration until 01.10.2021 - BGN 290 (VAT included).

Late registration until 08.10.2021 - BGN 310 (VAT included).

Payment is made by bank transfer to the account of Botanica Life Foundation.

The fee includes:

• Participation in the seminar;

• Accommodation and breakfast in the premises of Botanica Life Foundation for the period of the seminar (four nights).

The fee does not include meals but our guest house has a kitchen, and during the seminar, vegetarian food will be offered, prepared mostly with products from our farm. Participants will also have the opportunity to use another kitchen to prepare their own food.

Our guest house is newly built, with three stars. Each room has its own bathroom. If possible, depending on the number of participants, we will try to accommodate each participant in a separate room.

Maximum number of participants - 10 people

Programme for the seminar.

Peter Mogensen - teacher in adult education and traveller of the world.

Areas of experience: international relations and projects (Poland, Bulgaria, Germany, Nepal), Outdoor Activities, Sustainability with a focus on building practises and small-holdings, organic farming.

Areas of interests: how we as humans connect with Nature, hiking/trekking in the mountains, philosophy/ways of meeting the living world.