Marianna’s Farm

It was an early morning start to our second day of the trip as we prepared for a hike up Mount Olympus. The mountain is extremely significant, as it was once believed to be the home of the Greek God Zeus. With an elevation of 2,914 meters, the mythological mountain was about an hour away from the American Farm School, so we piled on to the bus and headed down highway 75. After a quick rest stop to gear up on supplies, we drove through the city of Litochoro at the base of the mountain. We passed a military base, where artillery tank teams were cleaning and restocking ammunition.

Where: Tour of the American Farm School university campus in Thessaloniki, Greece including their dairy farm, poultry unit, cheese-making building, & a lecture on Greek food culture inclusive of a cooking lesson

Who we met: Thanos Bisbiroulas, Dr. Strato Souglis, and Dr. Tryfon Adamidis