Cooperation with the Local Community

Estonian Nature Tours considers cooperation with the local community an essential part of organizing nature trips. Lunch at a gourmet restaurant cannot compare to the immediate experience that guests have when tasting homemade foods, conversing with the locals at a farm picnic or buying handicrafts and farm products. This creates a much more relaxed and enjoyable experience and a feeling that we and our guests have been able to give something back to the people of the land, by making a real connection and truly appreciating them. And everybody involved is left with warm feelings in their hearts.

Photo: Marcus Becker

Photo: Nadine Herrmann

One of our partners, Marika Blossfeldt, director of Polli Talu Arts Center in Rame küla, has made a name for herself as a natural foods chef. She makes sure all food served to her guests is made from fresh local produce, some of which she grows herself in her garden and some of which she shops for at the farmer’s market.

Photo: Jaan Heinmaa

Photo: Jaan Heinmaa

She believes eating natural foods that have not been processed in factories, deliver the most life force, nutrients as well as flavor. There is nothing more pleasurable than eating herbs, lettuces or vegetables that just an hour before were harvested from the garden. After eating these delicious natural foods one feels completely satisfied, energized and uplifted. The body literally feels happy and so does the soul and heart. Marika’s recipes are simple and down to earth – allowing you to fall in love with each ingredient. For those of you who would like to sample her food prior to a trip to Estonia, she has written a beautifully designed cookbook illustrated with gorgeous photos all taken at her farm featuring easy to recreate natural foods recipes that are sure to awaken your taste buds.

Photo: Jaan Heinmaa

Photo: Jaan Heinmaa

ESSENTIAL NOURISHMENT, Recipes from My Estonian Farm is available on Amazon in Europe and the USA as well as on Marika’s website at www.MarikaB.com/book
Please visit her book’s page on www.facebook.com/EssentialNourishment

For more information on the activities at Polli Talu Arts Center visit www.pollitalu.wordpress.com and www.facebook.com/PolliTalu

Photo: Marika Blossfeldt

Photo: Marika Blossfeldt