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January |
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Tree
pruning, planting seedlings, sowing seeds, planting
vegetables (for example garlic), preparing the ground
for horse-drawn plough, making orange marmelade. |
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Februaryt |
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Tree
pruning, planting seedlings, sowing seeds, planting
vegetables (for example garlic),sowing seeds of
ornamental plants, sowing barley |
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March |
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Harvesting Valencia oranges,
sowing winter onions in the field, sowing summer vegetable seeds
in trays, ploughing green manure (vetch) into the ground,
gathering daisies for drying, gathering grass for the
sheep, harvesting lemons. |
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April |
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Preparing the
field for planting vegetables, fertilising
dividing field into plots for vegetable growing,
transplanting seedling vegetable plants into field, some
tree grafting, harvesting broad beans, artichokes and
peas, hoeing the strawberry patch, peserving broad beans,
artichokes and peas. |
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May |
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Start
to water trees and vegetable plants, weding and hoeing,
dress vegetables manure, harvest peas, make poppy syrup,
harvest plums, pick capers and pickle them in brine. |
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June |
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On-going
struggle with weeds, hoeing, harvesting early summer vegetables, early peach harvest,
pick strawberries, continue to pick capers nd pickle
them in brine, shear sheep |
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July |
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Harvest summer vegetables, watering
battle with weeds, sow sweet corn, make vermicelli, make
cracked wheat (bulgur), make strawberry jam. |
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August |
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Sow winter seeds in trays,
regular watering of summer vegetables and fruit trees, continue
to harvest summer vegetables, make vermicelli, pick
figs and make jam, preserve veg |
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September |
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Plough the field for winter vegetables (cabbage, leek, vetch,
broad beans, etc.) sow winter vegetables, make
"tarhana", make tomato pure, make pickles, preserve
vegetables |
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October |
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Harvest pomegranates and make pomegranate wine, plough
ground where summer vegetables were grown, battle weeds,
harvest olives, press olives and make olive oil, prepare
olives for eating, make wine from grapes |
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November |
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Fertilising,
harvest quince, make quince wine and jam, plough the field,
make soap |
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December |
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Fertilising,
harvest quince, make quince wine and jam, plough the field. |
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The above table gives an idea of the annual workload, on a month-by-month basis, at Pastoral Vadi a certificated organic farm. |
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| For the past three years Pastoral Vadi has been a participating farm with the TaTuTa organization to support Turkish organic/local farming. You are invited to explore the site to see what Pastoral Vadi may offer you. |
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Special Group Programmes |
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Pastoral
Valley welcomes groups wishing to hold cultural, art,
work-related or meditation groups in a peaceful
environment. Your group can be accommodated at Pastoral
Valley throughout the year, we will help you deliver
workshops in appropriate locations, and your group members
can benefit from the holiday atmosphere as well as
broadening their knowledge and skills via the activities on
offer.
For further
information, including special rates for groups, please
contact us.
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LYCIAN
HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY
Would you like to explore one of Anatolia’s
less-visited areas, Lycia, and find out about its history,
natural beauty, culture and archaeology – offered by
Pastoral Valley in partnership with Natural Tourism?
14 - 21
June 2008
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PASTORAL VALLEY PHOTOGRAPHY
SCHOOL WITH FARUK AKBAŞ
For those interested in photography, renowned
Turkish photographer, Faruk Akbaş, will lead two
one-week photography schools in summer 2008. Dates are 8 –
14 June and 13 – 20 September and, as well as theoretical
sessions, the programme includes many opportunities to take
photographs at Lycian sites and places of natural beauty.
8 - 14 June
2008
&
13 - 20
September 2008
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Personal Development Programmes
with Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) Master TOLGA GÜRLEYEN
You can make your
eco holiday at Pastoral Valley even more memorable
by adding on a personal development programme. The route
to a healthy, happy lifestyle using rational methods to learn
what our real needs are.
July & August 2008
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