'Embrace discomfort' to save planet says N Macedonia pioneer

Veles, Republic Of North Macedonia (AFP) Oct 21, 2023

One day Dimche Ackov had enough of the stress and pollution of urban life and chucked in his job and headed out into the North Macedonia countryside for a fresh start. Nearly 10 years later, Ackov has channelled his burnout into a fully-fledged mission to educate people about living closer to nature. His home, constructed entirely from locally-sourced, natural materials, is now a ki