Ukrainian refugee in Devon scoops gold at honey awards
Ms Georgieva said she only planned to stay in Devon for six months before returning home but the continuing conflict scuppered her plans.She said her signature buckwheat honey was "unusual" and "unique in taste", similar to manuka honey.On her award, she said she was "very happy and proud to win gold".
Ms Georgieva said she has an "ambitious plan" to deliver Ukrainian honey across the country and get it into every major supermarket. "I'm limited in time so I live on high speed," she said."We're on a mission to make people in the UK fall in love with Ukrainian honey."
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