To: mailing list at ibiblio - Northamerican Allied Fruit Experimenters <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [nafex] Siberian farmers experimenting with exotic fruit growing
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2016 12:41:37 -0500
On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 7:47 AM, Jerry Lehman <jwlehmantree@gmail.com>
wrote:
> I don't believe I forwarded the below link. This is about a lemonary in
> Bashkortostan. it reminds me of the station we visited in Georgia accept
> this is well-maintained.
>
> They must be setting on top of some good natural gas wells in order to be
> able to afford to heat all of those greenhouses.
>
http://rbth.com/travel/2013/07/12/bashkortostan_waking_the_russian_switzerland_28005.html
Bashkortostan: Waking the ‘Russian Switzerland’
The Republic of Bashkortostan (Bashkiria), nicknamed the “Russian
Switzerland” because of its natural resources, is discreetly developing its
tourist potential, far from the beaten track.
Bashkortostan is the leading producer of milk in Russia, and its honey
<http://rbth.com/travel/2013/06/09/harvesting_honey_the_old-fashioned_way_26889.html>,
like that of Altai, has a great reputation.
Slowly but surely, the people of Bashkiria <http://rbth.com/tag/bashkiria>
are regaining consciousness of their national identity within the Russian
Federation. For a number of businesspeople, tourism has become a way of
enhancing the regional heritage and accelerating a return to its roots.