Lithuania-case_studie
What was the seed for what is now your food business?
Food and the desire to cook have always provided me with enjoyment in life. They would never leave my mind. Which lead me in my choice to upskill and study later of work. I have been working in the professional kitchen for almost ten years in different roles; as a waitress, administrator, pizza baker and a chef. I also worked as a food section editor on a TV show and in a food magazine. It seemed like I had reached the peak of my career. But I seek to not take the easy path and instead of enjoying the fruits of my hard work I pushed myself out of the comfort zone and returned from the capital to my hometown Marijampole.
What was the seed for what is now your food business?
Egle’s parents established the original farm in 2006 where rape and wheat were produced for export. In 2015 we decided to establish an additional source of income. With the support of Egle’s parents and EU funding, we founded our own farm and started cultivating organic hemps and Galloway cattle. Most of the time, we produce and sell only the raw material (dried hemp, its seeds and cattle), so our business model is easier to follow for newly