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Summer in Sim Village

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

23 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.

August 202627 min watch

Harvesting Fresh Figs and Making Jam & Pastries in the Village

Fresh figs are gathered by hand from a towering village tree, then transformed outdoors into traditional fig jam and soft fig-filled pastries baked in a clay oven. This is a real harvest day shaped by family work and old village traditions.

August 202641 min watch

Harvesting Giant Cabbages: A Day in a Mountain Village

Far from civilization, cabbage, peppers, and eggplants are harvested by hand, carried across difficult mountain paths, and preserved as traditional pickles for winter. This 41-minute journey shows the complete process of harvesting vegetables in a remote mountain village.

August 202638 min watch

They Descended From a High Mountain and Carried 160 kg of Harvest Home

Experience authentic rural life as a mountain couple turns 160 kg of fresh garden produce into 45 jars through traditional food preservation and canning tomatoes for winter. This video follows the demanding harvest season in a remote mountain field, where the couple gathers ripe tomatoes and long green and red hot peppers.

August 202652 min watch

Their Life Is Far from Civilization, Grandpa Carries Heavy Groceries Across the Mountains

Grandpa walks across steep mountain roads to gather fresh ingredients for outdoor cooking, where every step of the journey becomes real wild food prep, every meal is built through practical camp kitchen skills, every recipe reflects minimalist camping meals, and every tradition celebrates authentic nature cooking in a remote Azerbaijani mountain village. The day begins with Grandpa sleeping beneath a tree in the village gazebo until Grandma calls him from the window.

July 202633 min watch

Self-Sufficient Mountain Life - Jam from the Raspberry Orchard

Experience authentic outdoor cooking as an elderly couple makes a long and risky journey through the mountains to harvest fresh wild raspberries. Every berry is gathered straight from nature, then carried home along the same difficult path before being transformed into delicious homemade food.

July 202633 min watch

The World's Rarest White Cherries Grow in This Orchard

An elderly couple travels through dangerous mountain roads to harvest rare white cherries from an old village orchard. They carefully gather sweet yellow cherries, carry heavy baskets back through the mountains, prepare traditional village desserts, bake homemade cakes, cook fruit leather, preserve cherry compote and enjoy a peaceful family meal in nature.

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 202627 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 202653 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 202654 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.

June 202615 min watch

Even in Difficult Times, Life in Mountain Villages Was Like This

Experience real mountain village life through the daily work of an elderly couple living far from modern comfort. They walk through difficult mountain paths and muddy rice fields, work in wetland rice fields, carry heavy baskets, prepare simple village food, and share an outdoor meal in the rain.