The LIELKALNI farm

Half a kilometre beyond the Ungurpils village and in the direction of Pāle is the Lielkalni farm, which covers three hectares and has a berry orchard, a garden for the needs of the owners, and a small and old apple orchard.  The berry orchard has various kinds of little known, but healthy berry and fruit bushes and trees, including lindens, golden currants, black currants, edible honeysuckle, shadbush, Cornelian cherries, black elderberries and walnuts.  The garden also has herbs for tea, including oregano, marigold, coneflower, lovage, peppermint, angelica, mandrake, etc.  Guests are welcome to pick their own berries. 

Aija and Dainis Paukšēns are pensioners, and they inherited the farm.  They have planted several thousand berry and herbal plants.  Lielkalni have been a certified farm since 2006. 

Visitors will be given a tour of the garden and learn all about the berries and relevant products which can be purchased. 

THE PROGRAMME:

• Meeting the owners, who will talk about the farm from its origins to the present day;
• A tour of the berry orchard to learn about their plants, how they are grown, how they are harvested and processed, the resulting products, etc.; questions will be answered, and seasonal berries will be available for tasting during the tour;
• Tasting of berry products and herbal teas with honey, with the owners talking about each product and answering questions;
• A chance to buy syrups, jams, marmalade candies, pastilles, honey and herbal teas.