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Konaki Fasoula

since 1926

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We provide high-quality organic lamb products from the primitive Greek sheep breed “Kalarrytiki”.

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The primitive Greek sheep breed
“Kalarrytiki”

In 1998, nine indigenous breeds from the European Union took part in a tasting competition, which was held in Brussels. The lamb meat from the Greek sheep breed “Kalarrytiki” (samples of which were received from our herd) won the top prizes for its taste, juiceness and tenderness.

Moreover, according to research conducted by Greek universities, the lamb meat from the Greek sheep breed “Kalarrytiki” contains two to three times lower cholesterol levels than the compared lamb meat from other sheep breeds, as well as it presents a rich in Omega-6/Omega-3 fatty acids profile.

Our story

Konaki Fasoula is situated in Amphithea (formerly: Gulbery), on the way to Sykourio. It is owned by Spyros and Elias Fasoulas brothers, who established a “tseligato” (a cooperation of many families in groups of 3,500-5,000 animals), one of the largest in the region of Larissa. It is the last “tseligato” in the region of Larissa, which resembles another era, and famous politicians and scientists have visited it.

The photographs are taken from Takis Tloupas’ photographic archive. They depict the nomadic way of herding at Negri.

The two brothers came to Larissa in 1915 to buy (finally in 1926) this large field of 10,000 acres in Amphithea (formerly: Gulbery), on the road to Sykourio, in order to breed their herds. Until then, they used to rent the field from Charokopos. Their origin was from the Kalarrytes village, Epirus. Spyros was the chief shepherd owning 5,500 to 6,000 sheep. They settled in the area along with 27 other families, who were members of the same “tseligato”. They built the mansion “Konaki”, where they were spending the winter months, and during the summer they used to return to Kalarrytes village.

The mansion “Konaki” was a true workshop. On the ground floor there was a cheese laboratory. There were also auxiliary premises and buildings with warehouses and stables for 30 horses for the cultivation of the fields and the transport needs. All these buildings constituted the nomadic “settlement” of the Fasoulas family. Furthermore, there was another cheese laboratory of the Fasoulas family, in the Kalarrytes village, which was declared as a preserved historical monument.

In 1936 the field was separated. Fasoulas brothers and the shepherds’ families of the “tseligato” shared 7,500 acres. The “tseligato” remained inseparable and in full operation until 1960. Afterwards the field was separated and its plain part was gradually cultivated.

Konaki Fasoula nowadays

Nowadays life goes on, not only for the mansion but also for the Fasoulas family, as they are still residents in the same area for over a century. As for the “tseligato”, it is preserved by Ioannis Bazakis, who is the continuator of the family’s breeding tradition. Maybe there are not so many sheep any more, but they still exist, they spend the winter months here and they go up to the Kalarrytes village when the spring comes.

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We can ship our products throughout Greece, upon placement of an order, into special packages that maintain their taste and quality characteristics unchanged.

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