Garden knowledge live: Biogärtner Angelika Ertl inspires in Bleiburg!

Garden knowledge live: Biogärtner Angelika Ertl inspires in Bleiburg!

in Bleiburg, Carinthia, the renowned biogy gardener Angelika Ertl, invited by the ÖVP women's movement, gave an informative lecture on healthy gardening. In a fully occupied parish hall, she informed the interested listeners about the advantages of their own cultivation of food, from planning the garden to the construction of humus to the selection of the plants. The event was successfully organized by Veronika Tschernko and her team, in which guests of honor such as Dechant Ivan Olip and City Councilor Manfred Daniel were also present, as the website meinbezirk.at reported.

On the other side of history, the massacre of Bleiburg, a tragic chapter from the history at the end of the Second World War. On May 15, 1945, after the surrender of Croatian troops towards British and Yugoslav armed forces, brutal clashes broke out in Bleiburg. Thousands of Croatian refugees, including civilians and former soldiers in the Ustascha, were caught up in the patient situation and became cruel attacks. According to reports, many of them died in murders that took place without sufficient protection by British troops. The British army was forced to hand over the refugees, which consisted of various troops, according to their surrender to the Yugoslav authorities, which led to an uncontrolled extermination situation, as was made in wikipedia is held.

tragic link between garden and history

While Ertl's lecture strengthens interest in healthy cultivation and self -sufficiency, the massacre of Bleiburg is reminiscent of the destructive consequences of war and escape. The stories of those who have lived through the horrors of this time are in contrast to today's efforts to promote peaceful life through their own cultivation methods. The garden is perceived here as a symbol of hope and memory of the dark chapters of history.