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Hi all, It's been a long while coming but farmers markets finally made it to Bulgaria. Cottage Farm, Alino now have a small stall selling jams and chutneys that are different to what is available in the shops and the reception has been wonderful. It is a real joy to sell things that we have made wit...

TMI, lol

We have two woodburning stoves. We use one in the living room and it has a ring on top for big pans of stew. We have a proper wood oven in the kitchen which we can and do use for everything. You can get a thermometer so you can see what the oven temperature is. It does take a bit more working out th...

Read about this in the Mail, inspirational stuff!

Hi all, Thank you for your welcome. We keep pigs, ducks, chickens and a random selection of dogs and cats, the mainstay of which are our fox terriers. We also have 3 sheep who live with a local shepherd and dairyman. We were fortunate enough to inherit some mature fruit trees which provide us all. W...

Hi all, Just thought we'd say "hi". We are a couple living the ish lifestyle near Sofia. We have been here about a year and a half. Have raised and slaughtered our first pigs and are currently surviving the snow with all the stuff we grew in the summer We look forward to speaking with you ...