He changed his life in the capital to his own farm in the village: he raises 300 sheep and says he has no mercy in such an adventure.

100 hectares, which is what farmers’ farms are looking for in the village of Bimbiriai in the Mol distritotai district, and the sheep grazing in the meadows can be seen from afar.

Only trusted owners already explain that this is a breed of German merino sheep, which they first acquired 15 years ago, and today numbering around 300.

“Here is the town of Bimbiriai, my grandmother was Bimbirytė, we left that name as Bimbiriai farm.

We have lived in Vilnius for over 10 years, and here is an old house of my grandparents. They also had sheep, cows, horses, chickens, I spent my whole childhood here, “says Kristina, who openly trusted us.

She says that the beginning of agriculture is related to the fact that, while living in Vilnius, they and her husband simply decided that they wanted to change something in their lives.

“I don’t even know how we came up with it here.

We built a farm and then we thought we also needed to buy sheep. We didn’t know anything about them, we didn’t pay anything. Apparently, the time came when we wanted to do something different, and nature gave me back what I experienced as a child, “says Kristina and assures her that she does not regret that adventure today.

It is true that part of the land he owns today, as he explains, was owned by his grandparents, part of which was acquired by the couple. Both say that earning meat and sheep’s wool is not yet their main activity at the moment, and both spouses still have other jobs.

“I want to spend more time on the farm, but so far we have run here, trying to reconcile everything, but we are getting tired,” says Kristina, explaining that they are taking care of the farm with her husband, in addition to having an additional assistant.

Vaidas, as she manages to discover, is more responsible for housework, vaccination of sheep, care, feeding, and Kristina is more responsible for administrative work, working more with documents.

From the sheep enclosure we head towards the chickens. Both say they are raised for eggs, which are certainly organic, too.

“Come on in, see how organic chickens live,” laughs Kristina, and when she sets her foot down, she really catches the eye.
Special chicken coops that resemble an apartment building, and each place has curtains.

“It’s more private,” explains Vaid. – They live with us until death. We have around 200 chickens, and we transport their eggs to Vilnius and sell them there, “he adds.

When asked about selling their organic produce, the couple says they do not promise to pretend and ensure that without receiving benefits and support, that farm would not have grown on its own.

“Otherwise it would all be just an idea and we couldn’t grow that much because there would be no team.” Imagine starting and having nothing. It’s good if you have at least land, “says Kristina, and Vaidas adds that something is always needed on the farm, and that everything costs a lot of money.

We also go to the nearby old farm, which is also an integral part of the Bimbiriai farm.

A meat workshop is also located in one of the buildings. It’s small, but it’s a real rarity, explains Kristina, saying she often doesn’t pay for a farm to have its own workshop because of its slow recovery.

The building has the necessary equipment for the slaughter of sheep and an egg workshop.

When asked if Vaidas is killing the animals himself, the man answers half seriously, half laughing, that he doesn’t, because he doesn’t want to spoil the karma.

“I just cut, vacuum and stack,” he says.

Vaidas also displays its own blankets and fur made from merino sheep wool.

“They are our skins and blankets. We didn’t want anything from the lamb to be thrown away,” he says, explaining that a single blanket costs around 90 euros.