Our first quarantine business trip was to Podillya (Centre Ukraine). Mostly devoted to berry growing, horticulture and rural development.
Our first quarantine business trip was to Podillya (Centre Ukraine). We postponed it several times but finaly made our trip with all quarantine measures and procedures. And luckily we did it during strawberry season 🍓.
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First there was planting material, produced in Vinnytsia region by our old friends from Podillya Plant in Medvezhe vushko.
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Choosing the best varieties for Ukraine in the fields of and http://www.dekoplant.com.ua/ is a long process. But it's worth it.
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Also Dekoplant rose fields have repeatedly hit the news and enchanted with their beauty and aroma.
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Last autumn in the framework of the project "Incredible villages of Ukraine 2019" from AgroPortal.ua we got acquainted with Dunaivtsi gromada in Khmelnytsky region. This is a land of fabulous nature, unique architectural monuments and beautiful people.
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Together we planted shrubs and trees from Kornelis Nursery on a hill near Bourbon Waterfall. We wish this place to flourish and provide shade and comfort to many tourists visiting village Lysets.
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Thanks to the project Incredible Villages of Ukraine, we became friends with the berry cooperative Yagidnyi Rai. The cooperative of hardworking, honest and responsive people. With great care they grew the proposed strawberries, raspberries, cucumbers and other vegetables. We are very grateful to the representatives of Dutch companies Fresh Forward and and Rijk Zwaan Ukraine for supporting the initiatives of the cooperative.