For the fourth time, together with a panel of nature and agriculture experts, we have visited seven farms and presented them with the “Farma živá – farming in harmony with nature”. Since 2022, as part of the Krajina živá programme…
The White Carpathians are mountains shaped by water from cold flysch lifted up from an ancient seabed. The slopes are steep and the valleys deep. The local climate is generally moderately warm and moderately humid, but the growing season…
We warmly invite all farmers and smallholders who would like to learn more about the gentle deworming of farm animals to our second seminar on this topic.The seminar will take place on Tuesday 26.…
Another of the award-winners in the 1st year of Farma živá is Vinárstvo Michala Bažalíka.
Young winemaker Michal Bažalík farms with his family in the vineyards of the well-known Little Carpathian wine region. He grows traditional old varieties, but part of the vineyards is planted with varieties…
The family goat farm on Vlčí Vrch, in the heart of the White Carpathians, which received the Farma živá award, represents for many the ideal relationship between people - farmers - and the landscape. Years ago Ivana Kodajová and her partner Max discovered this…
Another of the award-winning farms we would like to introduce is Farma Beckov. The village of Beckov is best known to the wider public for its castle, which towers on a 60-metre limestone crag. Naturalists from all over Slovakia…
Biodynamic farms exist in many corners of the world. In Slovakia, Johann Moscon, a Farma živá award-winner, has also started applying the principles of biodynamic farming. In this type of farming, based on the ideas of the Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner,…
In recent weeks, a wave of farmer protests has swept across the entire European Union, stemming from the poor situation on the markets for food commodities, a heavy bureaucratic burden and also the allegedly over-ambitious greening of the Common Agricultural Policy rules…
Among the farms recognised in the 1st year of Farma živá, we cannot leave out Farma pod čerešňou. It focuses on making excellent sheep's milk products.Farma pod čerešňou is a charming farm set in the pleasant surroundings of the Krupina…
Next among the farms recognised in the 1st year of Farma živá, we visited Agrospol Hradová in Tisovec. We are happy to introduce it to you, so stay tuned.
A meadow in full bloom underfoot, a beautiful view of the surrounding hills. Clouds…