Heleene Tambet

Heleene Tambet was born and raised in Viljandi County, where her parents run a beautiful small sheep farm. She has spent the last five years in the US, most recently obtaining a master’s degree in development economics in San Francisco, CA, and has now started to work as a research analyst for the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, DC. Her work and interests revolve around agricultural development and sustainable food production, and one day she wants to return to Estonia and contribute to developments within this field there.

Of potatoes, land and Estonian grandmas

By Heleene Tambet / September 30, 2021 / 6 minutes of reading

In Estonia, the countryside has always meant a lot more than a rural area where some people prefer to live; the countryside determines identities, the …

Of potatoes, land and Estonian grandmas Read More

Estonian World is in a dire need of your support.
Read our appeal here and become a supporter on Patreon

Heleene Tambet

Of potatoes, land and Estonian grandmas

SUPPORT

FOLLOW

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER