Visit to the Numisi Farm, Georgia 7 – 6/2014
While visiting the Numisi Winery in Velistsikhe, Misha, the Russian husband of Nunu, invited us to tag along to visit their farm where he wanted to pick up some fresh milk. We learned that the whole Kakheti Valley has hundreds of Artesian wells. There was only one on their land. Unfortunately, the water had a very bitter taste and to our amazement, it was flammable. Only the cows drank it. We walked around admiring the cows and the tractors. A young Azerbaijani family was taking care of the farm. Nunu had whispered into Monika’s ear that they were Moslem “but” that they were very nice and honest. (Remember, Georgia is a Christian nation!) They lived an extremely humble existence. It rather looked like they were camping out. The young mother was preparing dinner on a discarded plow disk while her husband was milking the cows. Both were very gracious and didn’t mind us taking pictures.
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- Gary was practicing to be a Georgian farmer.
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- Misha, part owner of the Numisi winery, brought us to the family farm.
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- This young mother was getting ready to prepare a simple supper on a discarded plow disk.
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- The discarded plow disk was used for cooking.
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- This stove was also used by the caretaker family of the Numisi farm. The glass beer bottles and the bucket underneath held water.
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- The young Azerbaijani caretaker of the farm kept busy milking the cow while posing for photos.
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- His wife let the calf feed after he had milked the cow.
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- While living very humbly at the Numisi farm, this Azerbaijani mother and her husband enjoyed having their picture taken.
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- The kids were not so sure about the camera flashing in their faces…
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- The Kakheti Valley has hundreds of Artesian wells. Not all water is drinkable.
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- The only Artesian well on the Numisi farm tasted awful and was actually flammable. Only the cows drank the water.
