Gazdinstvo Drašković

Kada krenete iz Gacka prema Nevesinju i svratite kod Milke Drašković u Gračanicu, prvo će vas dočekati njen širok osmijeh. A onda ćete shvatiti koliko posla i vrijednih ruku stoji iza tog osmijeha. Zajedno sa porodicom Milka brine o gazdinstvu na kojem uzgajaju 5–6 krava i oko stotinu ovaca. Kod Milke možete probati gatački kajmak na različite načine – iz kace, sa škip(a) ili iz mješine. Porodica se bavi i uzgojem jagnjadi i teladi, sušenjem mesa i proizvodnjom domaćih kobasica. Sve što proizvedu uglavnom pronađe put do kupca na njihovom kućnom pragu. A Milka uvijek nađe način da od prirode uzme još nešto. Dok čuva ovce, ubere šipurak, od kojeg pravi prvoklasni domaći pekmez. Kod nje se tako, uz osmijeh i puno rada, spajaju stočarstvo, tradicionalna proizvodnja i sve ono što bogata priroda ovog kraja daje.

When you set off from Gacko towards Nevesinje and stop by Milka Drašković’s farm in Gračanica, the first thing that will greet you is her warm, welcoming smile. Then you begin to realize just how much hard work and how many busy hands are behind that smile. Together with her family, Milka runs a farm where they raise five or six cows and around a hundred sheep. At Milka’s, you can taste traditional Gacko kajmak in several forms – from a wooden tub, from a "škip", or aged in a "mješina" (traditional sheepskin sack). The family also raises lambs and calves, cures meat, and makes homemade sausages. Almost everything they produce finds its way directly to customers who come to buy from the farm. And Milka always finds a way to make the most of what nature provides. While tending her sheep, she gathers wild rose hips and turns them into excellent homemade jam. Here, with plenty of hard work and always a smile, livestock farming, traditional food production, and the rich natural gifts of this region all come together.