Stories from nature

Nettle is not a weed — it is one of the richest wild vegetables nature offers us. Baked with wild garlic into a corn bread: a recipe I learned from a good friend and make every spring.

Back from IFE London, I took a ferry across the Sava to pick wild garlic for Easter. Wild nature, an unusual crossing and a simple, delicious pesto recipe.

The Hugo Spritz is the summer cocktail of 2026. Prosecco, sparkling water, fresh mint, lime and elderflower syrup — ready in two minutes. With organic elderflower syrup from wild Croatian elder it tastes even better.

Yesterday I walked through the Croatian hills and spotted the first signs of life in the elder bushes. Leaf buds are breaking open, nature is starting again. In four to six weeks we begin harvesting organic elderflower for our syrup.

Not every syrup labelled "organic" is genuinely organic. We explain what EU certification means, why the origin of the plant matters and how to recognise a genuine artisanal syrup from the label.

The Hugo Spritz is Europe's most popular summer cocktail — but what if you don't want alcohol? With organic elderflower syrup, sparkling water and fresh mint you can make a Hugo mocktail that tastes just as refreshing.

This is the recipe we use at Agropošta for all our herb syrups. The base is always the same: a sugar syrup with citric acid, in which the flowers steep for 48 hours. Simple and full of flavour.

Our syrups contain no preservatives. What keeps them is their own nature: a high sugar concentration and low acidity. But what happens after opening? An honest and detailed answer.