“Recovering the slower rhythms of the holidays in times gone by, enjoying the positive impact of nature and its beauty while respecting the environment: this is what I wanted this place to resonate with”. Emilio is an enthusiast by definition. Extremely talkative and lively, he is also very energetic: his positive mood is contagious! In…
“We are what we eat. We should be more conscious of what we eat as it impacts our health and ultimately who we are. In today’s fast paced society, I want to provide an alternative to those pressed for time in the kitchen without sacrificing quality and flavour: my solution comes from our enduring culinary…
Ever since my time as a student of fine arts, I was severely impacted by the way chemical products are used even in pieces of artwork with the aim of decorating or giving back life to objects. I was a lot younger but already very determined in my thinking that if one day I had…
“Our territory is full of resources. It is our true heritage and it is free. I hope my fellow citizens realize it.” Nanni Di Falco has been working as a naturalistic guide since twenty years: he knows every corner of the Iblei Mountains, the valleys, the quarries and their surroundings. He started to guide the…
I quit my studies, because I was seeing our land, the one I inherited from my grandfather and his forefathers, neglected. The century-old agricultural tradition of the area was dying, and, with it, our native biological species. So I decided to go back to cultivating the fields, which is a pretty unusual choice for my…
I was a surveyor and Jessica was managing a bar. We quit our jobs in the chilly North to pursue our dream of living in the countryside and develop a self-contained farm. We started from scratch. I had to study everything: I read books on Rudolf Steiner’s biodynamic associations and watched Youtube tutorials on how…
People have always assumed that two similar businesses are competitors. When we began working ‘in synergy,’ at first between our two businesses, and then broadening our network to the whole neighbourhood, everybody thought we were crazy. They’re the same people who think I’m an imbecile for not weeding out spontaneous plants from my garden. The…
When the cart moves, it makes music. It’s a combination of the horse’s hooves, the wheels on the cobblestones, and the tinkling of the “cassa di fuso.” Every cart is a masterpiece. It’s the fruition of three types of ancient crafts – and these jobs no longer exist. There are no more iron mongers; there’s…