Ferragosto
Ferragosto is the last major holiday of the summer here in Italy and it's upon us. Historically in rural areas this holiday celebrated taking a
Ferragosto is the last major holiday of the summer here in Italy and it's upon us. Historically in rural areas this holiday celebrated taking a
[gallery ids="1324,1322,1323" type="rectangular"] We joyfully began spring planting, dusting off irrigation line (Thanks Nora!), hand tools and lengths of electric fencing we use to rotate animal
We first arrived at the Fattorie Faggioli and began this blog almost 3 years ago now. Since then we've gone back and forth, posting about
[gallery ids="1063,1064" type="circle" columns="2" link="file"] You've not heard from us in over a month. In that time we've moved for a final time into the
Italy is pretty famous for its malfunctioning bureaucracy. Nobody can really get used to it but I thought I could quite properly handle, or at least cope
Astute readers may remember our last visit to the Highlander Research and Education Center in October of 2013. At the time, we only stopped briefly for
[caption id="attachment_354" align="aligncenter" width="388"] Fede shares her experience of growing up in Italy's pioneering agritourism sector with aspiring farmers and officials.[/caption] Note: We have received
As my government begins to rattle sabers to enter another war, the Italian senate rejected an effort last month to halt the purchase of 90
August is an awesome time to look back on all we've accomplished in 5 months, especially as we harvest produce. I'm really proud that despite
When we started to plant in the greenhouse in April we knew it was going to take a while, so we decided in the meantime