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Home Photos/Videos Fieldwork in Albania: People, Plants & Landscapes

Fieldwork in Albania: People, Plants & Landscapes

Here is a collection of photos from the Gora mountains (Kukes District) in NE Albania, taken during fieldwork with Albanian and Gorani communities in May 2012. All Photos: Copyright © Cassandra L. Quave.

Views from the mountain roads • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254912502/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258288804/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Agriculture in Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7257917778/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Preparing the potato crop for market - Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254632338/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Working in  Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258096668/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Albanian hospitality of Turkish coffee and local cheeses - Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254477810/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Traditional cooking techniques - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266284774/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Traditional agriculture - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266139918/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Interviews in Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258423808/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of the Gora Mountains • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254109492/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255281278/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7250110178/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
2012. Working in  Strezë with our interpreter, Mezahir on expedition in Albania. Photo credit: Andrea Pieroni • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258115264/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Luli, Mez and Andrea in Kukes • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254247694/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Andrea in Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7257018386/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
With Mez and Andrea in Kukes • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254238682/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7257070822/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258337088/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Agriculture in Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7257891592/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Preparing the potato crop for market - Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254648672/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Chai Malet - Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258415756/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255508644/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Fieldwork in Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255376524/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Medicinal plant for colds - Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254990666/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Horse with a protective amulet against Evil Eye - Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255156294/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Interviews in Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258575656/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
With Mez and a local study participant - Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258593728/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7257183200/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Landscapes and agriculture • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254289564/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Local medicinal plant • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255571738/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Bringing fertilizer to the fields using local hand-made baskets - Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255025612/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255529014/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254695496/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Discussing medicinal plants in Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254493860/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255390686/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views from the mountain roads • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254901106/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7260267326/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Learning about traditional agricultural practices - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266161240/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
IMG_1436 • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254145660/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Potatoes are buried to last through the winter • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254624104/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Potatoes in Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254390968/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258703554/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of the Gora Mountains • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254183648/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Medicinal plants • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7257223846/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Landscapes near Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254349922/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7256872558/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Cow hide shoes -Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266252494/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Discussing medicinal plants in Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254506216/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Pickled tomatoes - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266219226/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Spicy cheese products - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266215288/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Plants to protect against Evil Eye • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255447226/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Landscapes and agriculture • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254283438/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266294140/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258268902/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Rosa canina fruits have medicinal uses here • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254373102/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Salix spp. are hung in local shops during the May festivals to bring good luck and fortune for the whole year - Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255267764/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views from Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7256965830/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255359292/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Local agriculture - Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258693230/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Horse with a protective amulet against Evil Eye - Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255134888/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Preparing potatoes for transport to market • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254523688/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Homemade cheese, bread and pickled tomatoes - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266223526/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Landscapes • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7257869688/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Interviews on food and health in Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258019578/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258220164/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Discussing wild food plants found in the meadow - Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254826632/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258202006/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255112666/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Home-made yogurt • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7250134632/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
2012. Conducting interviews in Kollovoz with Dr. Andrea Pieroni and our interpreter, Mezahir on expedition in Albania. Photo credit: Cassandra Quave • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254468850/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258407940/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Packing potatoes stored through the winter • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254533224/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Potatoes in Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254401186/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255097502/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Discussing agricultural practices - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266301868/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Turkish coffee - Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254423672/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255406238/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255166018/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258474118/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Local plants • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258000852/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Kollovoz - Explaining the use of a medicinal Hypericum spp. • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254460126/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
In the Gorani village of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7256722518/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255734600/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of the Gora Mountains • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254226220/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Mez with a local study participant - Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258603532/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258440050/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Andrea collecting plants near Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7257742908/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
In Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7256900856/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Traditional hand-made clothing - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7231426698/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Speaking with locals about traditional knowledge of plants for food and health • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255049328/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7250066004/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Horse with a protective amulet against Evil Eye - Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255146324/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258659646/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258643256/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Aromatic bouquets are brought to school - Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255256524/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Plants to protect against evil eye - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266247142/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Traditional fencing - Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255622604/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Meadows of dandelion in Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7257620768/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Traditional practices in Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266279800/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254705318/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Landscapes • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7257846388/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Agriculture in Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7257940526/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Learning about traditional agricultural practices - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266169838/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Kollovoz - desrcibing the uses of medicinal plants in the area • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254443748/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Terrestrial orchids are used as local medicinals and sold at market • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254833130/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258394572/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7231422250/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Potatoes in Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258073990/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Medicinal plants • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7256755526/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Salep - medicinal orchid • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7256780494/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255080636/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Discussing local plants in Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266334514/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of the Gora Mountains • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254198842/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Wild pumpkin is used to protect against Evil Eye • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254933626/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254712682/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
In the field • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254121940/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255011098/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Traditional food practices - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266273786/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266316452/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Potato sites in Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7257052760/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Interviews in Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258182944/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Hay in Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7256815708/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
In Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266202670/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Interviews in Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7256793746/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266309516/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7256737484/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Plants for special halva - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266313474/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Terrestrial orchids -  Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254758712/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Kollovoz - medicinal plant and source of an amulet against Evil-eye • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254515160/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Bringing the horses in from the mountain - Shishtavec • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7250194796/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Bringing fertilizer to the fields using local hand-made baskets - Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255039448/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Plant collecting in Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255704874/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7257099184/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of the cultivated fields from Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254736222/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views from Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7256946546/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
At work in in the Gorani village of Borje, Albania. 2012 • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255778698/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Tubers fed to cattle for good health • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255431270/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Dried flowers of Sambucus nigra are used in medicinal teas • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255457360/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7257135296/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Learning about traditional agricultural practices - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266179606/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Bringing the horses in from the mountain - Shishtavec • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7250206298/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Interviews in Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266323784/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Albanian hospitality - delicious Turkish coffee is prepared • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254840288/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Asphodelus spp. - also used medicinally in Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254356754/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Tradiitonal clothing - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266237886/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Special savory pies - called pita - are made from wild plants and local milk products • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254877696/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Ethnobotanical interview in Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254433170/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254750766/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258378722/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255247154/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254367112/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258555244/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Home-made traditional clothing - the Albanian village of Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254869866/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Local cheese products • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7231444648/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255323602/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Traditional agriculture - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266210166/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
In Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254682880/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Albanian hospitality - delicious Turkish coffee is prepared • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254845146/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255826898/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7257213286/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Preparing the potato crop for market - Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254656680/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Horses in Shishtavec • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7250179264/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views from Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254565966/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
In Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255813604/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Bringing potatoes to market - Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258625172/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Preparing the potato crop for market • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254666018/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Potatoe burial sites for winter storage • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7256925614/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Traditional agriculture - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266146060/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7256664918/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Landscapes near Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254312626/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255337996/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of the Gora Mountains • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254133914/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Discussing the use of wild plants in Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254860172/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7250120098/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
IMG_2060 • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255682398/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255197994/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Medicinal plants • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7257155804/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258537656/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Daffodils in the meadow - Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254792630/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7256704982/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255759580/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Strezë from Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254341820/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Landscapes near Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254321464/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Potatoes in Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254383396/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Beautiful meadows and streams near Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7250039676/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Interviews in Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266564350/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254767164/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Tradiitonal clothing - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266261394/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Traditional food practices - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266268260/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7250079880/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Fieldwork in Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254785266/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Children of Borje - sharing traditional knowledge • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255469016/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Interviews in Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258585012/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Landscapes near Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266116154/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7256778094/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Hypericum spp. • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254452640/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Landscapes near Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266107104/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Children of Borje had a wonderful interest in the local flora • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255480402/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Tubers fed to cattle for good health • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255419686/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Packing potatoes stored through the winter • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254575666/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
In Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258491258/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
2012. Healthy snacks - this one is a particular favorite of the children in Borje: unripe fruits of wild plums. Albania. Photo credit: Cassandra Quave • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255439480/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Traditional clothing - Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255063798/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7257987628/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Wool processing tools - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266257066/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Interviews on traditional practices - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266228614/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Helping to prepare the potato crop for market - Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254640440/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254726580/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Tradiitonal clothing - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266243016/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Working in Borje, near the Kosovar border • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255798322/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255643336/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Traditional agriculture - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266154654/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Galls of Rosa canina • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258610662/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Shishtavec • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7250223578/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258359774/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255125768/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Discussing food traditions - Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254818464/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258456584/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Sambucus ebulus - fruit juice was once used as ink • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258565634/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Gora mountains • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254275926/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
In Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266188788/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Sharing a rich heritage of traditional knowledge - Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254801608/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
In Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266197158/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of the Gora Mountains • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254156722/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254893228/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7250097116/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
2012. Hiking near the rye fields of Strezë, Albania. Dr. Quave on field expedition in Albania, Sharri Mountain region. Photo credit: Andrea Pieroni • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258716862/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Rosa canina fruits are used in medicinal teas • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254671648/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7257170246/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Homemade clothing in Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258031688/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Albanian hospitality - delicious Turkish coffee is prepared • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254852258/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Traditional agriculture - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266132560/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Landscapes • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7257823144/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255182926/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Cornilian cherries in Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255306844/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Discussing the use of wild food plants in Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254940372/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Shishtavec • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7250157592/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Fieldwork in Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255663878/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Medicinal orchids • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7257121714/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Antique Albanian dictionary - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7231431564/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Borje - children sharing traditional knowledge of plant foods and medicines • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255494176/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Walnuts are used for foods and dyes - Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254996314/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Landscapes near Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254302936/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Interviews on traditional practices - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266232752/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Streza from Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7257636826/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Discussing the use of medicinal plants in Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254949130/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7255296794/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Fieldwork in Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7257086552/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Local foods - Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258164770/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of the Gora Mountains • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254210176/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Landscapes near Kollovoz • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254295740/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Agricultural landscapes - Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258673496/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258135594/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Traditional agriculture - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7266125884/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Antique coffee set - Novosej • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7231438512/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Borje • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7256688650/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views from the mountain roads • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7254923098/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
Views of Strezë • <a style="font-size:0.8em;" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/62152544@N00/7258153200/" target="_blank">View on Flickr</a>
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