Necla Akdoğan, 56, who lives in Bahçe district of Osmaniye, harvested the aronia berries she planted in the garden of her mountain house 4 years ago on her son's advice. Akdoğan dried some of the harvested berries and made jam and juice from the rest, selling half a kilo of jam for 400 Turkish Lira.
Necla Akdoğan, 56, who lives in Bahçe district of Osmaniye, harvested the aronia berries she planted in the garden of her mountain house 4 years ago on her son's advice. Akdoğan dried some of the harvested berries and made jam and juice from the rest, selling half a kilo of jam for 400 Turkish Lira.
Necla Akdoğan, who started growing aronia 4 years ago with the advice of her son in Osmaniye, harvested almost 450 kg of crops from 400 root seedlings she planted in her 2.5 acre garden this year. Considering some of the fruits as jam, juice and dried product, Akdoğan sells half a kilo of aronia jam from 400 lira and contributes to the family budget.