{"id":163065,"date":"2025-02-05T17:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T15:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=163065"},"modified":"2025-02-05T17:04:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T15:04:00","slug":"ivana-29-moved-to-the-countryside-for-love-a-mother-of-three-daughters-running-a-50-hectare-farm-with-her-husband-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/ivana-29-moved-to-the-countryside-for-love-a-mother-of-three-daughters-running-a-50-hectare-farm-with-her-husband-video\/","title":{"rendered":"IVANA (29) MOVED TO THE COUNTRYSIDE FOR LOVE: A mother of three daughters running a 50-hectare farm with her husband! (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ivana (29), a born and raised Belgrader<\/strong>, made a drastic change in her life seven years ago<\/strong> when she left the bustling city<\/strong> and moved to the countryside<\/strong>. Today, together with her husband Zoran<\/strong> and their three daughters<\/strong>, she runs a 50-hectare farm<\/strong> in Tometino Polje, near Po\u017eega<\/strong>. With ten dairy cows and over 100 sheep<\/strong>, they produce homemade dairy products<\/strong>\u2014cheese, kashkaval, and kajmak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She admits that this radical change<\/strong> brought many challenges, but also moments of happiness<\/strong>, which is why she can now confidently say that life in Belgrade is just a thing of the past<\/strong> and that she is a successful rural homemaker<\/strong> today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She made this decision for love<\/strong>, but at first, it was far from easy<\/strong>. Coming from a city, she was not happy with life in the countryside<\/strong>, mainly because she was far from her family<\/strong> and lacked everything she was used to<\/strong>. Fortunately, she quickly adapted to her new surroundings<\/strong> and now admits that she wouldn\u2019t trade rural life for anything<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Crowds and people in general bother me now. I\u2019ve gotten used to this peaceful place, my own little haven, to relaxation, to everything,”<\/em> she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her Day Starts at 7 AM<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As a mother of three daughters<\/strong>, Ivana shared what a typical day on the farm looks like<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“My day actively starts around seven o\u2019clock. That\u2019s when I go to milk the cows, then I come back home to prepare breakfast for the kids. After that, I handle the milk-related tasks. If my husband isn\u2019t around, I clean the barn, my father-in-law and I give the animals silage, we let out the calves if there are any, and finish up with the milking. Then it\u2019s lunchtime, taking care of the kids… There\u2019s always work to do. Especially in the summer, when you have to haul hay bales, stack them, prepare meals for the workers\u2026 The day sometimes ends at midnight when we go to feed the livestock,”<\/em> she explains. She adds that they also raise pigs and chickens<\/strong> in addition to cows and sheep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Wide Range of Dairy Products<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ivana milks the cows herself<\/strong> and makes cheese from fresh milk<\/strong>, which she sells immediately. She says they only started the business in November last year<\/strong>, but she already has loyal customers in Belgrade<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to milk, they offer a wide variety of dairy products<\/strong>, including aged and fresh cheese, kajmak, hard kashkaval (both smoked and unsmoked), butter, yogurt, mozzarella, and cheese preserved in olive oil<\/strong>. Their future plans include expanding production<\/strong>, as the current barn has only 17 stalls<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Young People in the Countryside Don\u2019t Want to Work”<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Having moved to her husband\u2019s large family estate<\/strong>, which has been maintained for generations<\/strong>, Ivana reveals that finding workers is now extremely difficult<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“There are a lot of young people in our village, but they just don\u2019t want to work. The daily wage is around 5,000 dinars. You get coffee, a home-cooked meal, dinner, something sweet, and there are always breaks\u2014it\u2019s not like you work until you drop. But young people just won\u2019t do it,”<\/em> Ivana told the YouTube channel “Return to the Countryside”<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She adds that many people in her area buy land, build weekend homes, and visit occasionally<\/strong>, but very few commit to living in the countryside full-time and working daily<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Real estate prices in villages have also gone up<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It goes up to thousands of euros per acre. Our house is only 12 kilometers from the center of Div\u010dibare. The older I get, the more I realize that the peace I have now is something no city could replace. Sure, my parents and sisters are in Belgrade, and I love visiting them, but never for more than a few days. I\u2019ve just gotten used to life here\u2014my peace, my responsibilities, my schedule. Managing everything on my own with three kids has become second nature,”<\/em> Ivana concludes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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