Meeting the Montenegran family that grows flowers and vegetables

In the fertile plain of Bijelo Polje, in Potkrajci in Montenegro, Amela and Sefudin Salković, with the help of their children, persevere in growing flowers and vegetables. Amela and Sefudin manage the entire growing process, from seeds through seedlings to finished products, offering species that were previously unavailable in Bijelo Polje.

Since there is work in the greenhouses from January to October, the children help them. Three of them have completed their master’s degrees, and the youngest, Iris, also comes to help.

“After many years of hardship and effort, our greatest pride is that, at least for now, no one is thinking about going abroad,” Sefudin tells “Vijesti”.

Although, as they say, they face unfair competition from resellers of imported goods, they emphasize that their main advantage is the freshness of the plant that grows in the same climate, which “guarantees better adaptability.” They say they work from “morning to night”, often from 6 am until late at night during the season, but their property is a place where neighbors and fellow citizens like to come and socialize.