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May Showers

May 25, 2013

[caption id="attachment_216" align="alignnone" width="388"] This is a view of the property from the the Northeastern facing slope. The house and greenhouse are visible with the

Fiori di Sambuco e Stridoli

May 19, 2013

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[caption id="attachment_200" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Elderberry flowers (before)[/caption] [caption id="attachment_201" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Fritters (after)[/caption] Despite the rainy Spring we've been having so far, there are two

We have plants in the ground!

May 5, 2013

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[caption id="attachment_178" align="alignleft" width="388"] We planted the May Pole at the top of the field. See it on the horizon?[/caption] Appropriately after dancing around the

May Day

May 2, 2013

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We have had a really fun and busy week here at the farm. As we've prepped beds and bought starts

Oh, the Places You’ll Go

April 23, 2013

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Today was a bit of a hard day, with a constant (but never realized) threat of heavy rain and many small waiting projects to complete.

Ospitalita’ Romagnola (Hospitality in Romagna)

April 22, 2013

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[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="487"] Fishing cabin at Marina di Ravenna[/caption] We took a walk on the beach in Marina di Ravenna. It was quite cold,

Unexpected Blessings

April 21, 2013

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This last week offered many new blessings as Spring really arrived and we waded into the thick of planting and carrying projects forward. One challenge

Finding contours

April 18, 2013

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[caption id="attachment_77" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Fede teaches folks about finding the land contours with an A-frame[/caption] [caption id="attachment_78" align="aligncenter" width="300"] We built our A-frame and stakes

Synergy

April 13, 2013

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Today we went to a fair called the "Hobby Farmer" and found a young woman, originally from Holland, talking about permaculture and synergetic gardening. She

The Problem is the Solution

April 11, 2013

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It's all been a little hectic as we "settle in" to the life here on the Fattorie Faggioli. As some folks have facetiously suggested, our

May Showers

Fiori di Sambuco e Stridoli

We have plants in the ground!

May Day

Oh, the Places You’ll Go

Ospitalita’ Romagnola (Hospitality in Romagna)

Unexpected Blessings

Finding contours

Synergy

The Problem is the Solution

Transition

Happy solstice from Borgo Basino!

Our road is open!