Open Days at Opora Zaden Bulgaria

On 21, 22 and 23 July the sixth edition of the Open Days, organized by Opora Zaden Bulgaria, took place. Elly’s Supreme Taste and Plant’s Soul Bulgaria were co-organizers of the event, which this year focused on culinary arts.

You may wonder why a leading company in vegetable seed breeding, a company distributing microbial fertilizers and a distributor of olive oils and balsamic vinegars decided to collaborate on creating this unique event. Here is the answer: the role each of us plays in the culinary cycle of a product - from planting the seeds to its reaching our table. Opora Zaden Bulgaria is a representative of the Dutch company Enza Zaden and grows a variety of vegetable crops - peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, leafy vegetables, root vegetables, herbs, spices - in their Demonstration Greenhouse in the village of Tsalapitsa. Caring for each crop to be healthy and ecologically clean is the work of companies such as Plant’s Soul Bulgaria, which offer innovative microbial fertilizers produced in Bulgaria, containing beneficial bacteria, humic acids and amino acids. And finally, when the vegetables reach us, we enrich their flavor with our portfolio of olive oils and balsamic vinegars.

The main goal of the Open Days was to bring together producers, gardeners, traders, culinary professionals and restaurateurs who wish to learn more about vegetable growing.

Visitors were able to get acquainted with the different varieties grown at the greenhouse's demonstration base, receive comprehensive information and advice on protecting the environment in vegetable growing, and taste signature dishes prepared by professional chefs in a specially designated gourmet area.

“We aim to build a link between farmers, traders and culinary professionals. This has become our mission and goal, and that is how we built the program of the open days. The idea is for the different players in the market to get to know each other and synchronize their activities. It turned out very well and we will continue to work in this direction,” shared Agri.bg Maria Nikolova - manager of Opora Zaden Bulgaria.

Here we want to thank everyone who embraced the idea and made this event possible:

• The Bulgarian Association of Greenhouse Produce Producers and the Bulgarian Pepper Association for their support in spreading the word about the event in the media;
• Kaymakani Farm for the incredible dairy products they provided us;
• Chefs Nikola Todorov and Viktor Zhechev for the creative and delicious dishes they treated us to;
• Plant’s Soul Bulgaria for the teamwork and the useful information, from which we learned more about the finer points of growing plants;
• And last but not least, Opora Zaden Bulgaria for the invitation and the trust in our products!

You can view the whole photo gallery here: https://bit.ly/3PGYLnb 

Every year Opora Zaden grows new vegetables. We are already eagerly awaiting the new varieties with which the greenhouse will surprise us, as well as the next open days.

See you soon!