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Summer in Sim Village

Long days bring orchard harvests, berries, melons and generous meals cooked outside over firewood.

14 videos

Sunlit harvests and open-air cooking

Seasonal video archive

Stories from summer

Full-length Sim Village Cooking videos whose landscape, harvest or daily work belongs to this season.

July 202627 min watch

Grandma’s love for Grandpa Drew Him to the Dangerous Mountains to Pick Wild Blackberries

Experience authentic *rural life* in the mountains as Grandpa and Grandma harvest wild raspberries from dangerous mountain paths, gather fresh red plums, and prepare traditional homemade food using recipes passed down through generations. This documentary follows an elderly couple living in a remote mountain village where every meal begins with hard work and every harvest requires patience.

July 202628 min watch

Grandpa Crossed Dangerous Mountains to Harvest Apricots

Experience authentic *rural life* during the *harvest season* as Grandpa and Grandma cross the mountains to collect fresh apricots from a large orchard. Discover ancient *food preservation* methods, practical *gardening tips**, and timeless **homesteading basics* while preparing traditional village food with fresh apricots.

July 202654 min watch

They Risked Their Lives Carrying 300 Kg of Watermelons Through Dangerous Mountains

Watch the process of harvesting watermelons deep in the mountains, where an elderly couple transforms farm fresh watermelons into an unforgettable feast using traditional rural cooking methods. This authentic farm to table journey begins after heavy rain in a muddy mountain watermelon field, where giant watermelons and young baby watermelons are harvested completely by hand.

June 202655 min watch

They Climbed Dangerous Mountains to Collect Rare Black Mulberries

Watch the complete mulberry harvesting journey from mountain orchards to the dinner table. Experience traditional cooking, authentic outdoor cooking, and traditional food processing as an elderly couple spends the day gathering mulberries, making homemade mulberry molasses, cooking mulberry jam, and roasting village chicken in an underground tandoor using ancient family methods.