The soap workshop will show and tell how hard soaps are made from fats, oils and alkali. Everyone will have the opportunity to look at soap cooking or hot cooking process and oil with alkali mixing or cold cooking process. You will be able to find out what materials are used in soap making, how the saponification process takes place, how long it takes to a fully finished piece of soap that lasts a long time and is skin friendly.

Raitis and Dace moved from the center of Riga in 2019 to the countryside - the house located in the middle or nowhere. If you look at the map, then they are located in the heart of Latvia. Everyday life is spent renovating the house, caring for the surroundings and raising children. Dace, who was born and raised in Riga, is cherished and challenged by the garden, where salads and vegetables are grown for the family table and winter stocks. In an effort to make the most of the available resources, the idea arose of using ash alkali in soap making. A lot of experimentation was done, information was sought, as a result of which it was learned - the soap alkali alone will not make soap. But the idea of soap remained - it was developed cooked soap from animal fats, vegetable oils and soap medicines.

PROGRAMME:

• Arrival at "Ievkalni"

• Getting to know the hosts

Soap master class:

• Preparation of raw materials.
• Getting acquainted with the equipment.
• Soap making process.
• Soap casting in molds.

The soap prepared in the master class can be reserved - they will be sent when the soap is completely ready (i.e. within 4-8 weeks)

• Picnic with the local food from local farm “Gusts Apinis” – beef burgers, quinoa salad and dessert.

Everyone is also welcome to stay overnight in “Ievkalni”:

• Accommodation in an old, sloping barn (10 beds)
• Tent sites in the shed barn (lots of space)
• Camper (yours), electrical connection (ours)
• Outdoor kitchen with all necessary equipment for cooking (dishes, pots, pans, gas stove, sink, grill, refrigerator)
• Outdoor shower with warm water and views of tree leaves, stars
• Small cinema hall for up to 15 people
• Directions to walking routes over local peaks