http://spannocchia.org/blog Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:39:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It’s been hot here these last few weeks. Really hot. So hot that most of us have forgotten what it is like to be cold. The pool, I have decided, doesn’t cool me down enough to warrant changing into a bathing suit. It’s just too hot to struggle out of ... http://spannocchia.org/blog/?p=399 While Erin was working feverishly in the office (baby in one arm, keyboard at the end of another), Gail and I had a mobile meeting in the secret garden. What began as a leisurely stroll soon became a finger pointing bonanza; cut this, pull that, drag those, scrub there! I ... http://spannocchia.org/blog/?p=396 We've all heard of infinity pools, but what about an "infinity table"?? Check this out: Che tavolo! A presto... http://spannocchia.org/blog/?p=395 The Cauliflowers have just left. Confused? We were too, at first. They arrived at strange hours, in stranger outfits, and crammed themselves into two of Pulcinelli’s seven rooms. Interns were displaced and mattresses materialized. Pig legs were shoved into the pizza oven and an incredibly long table was set out ... http://spannocchia.org/blog/?p=393 One of the many perks of the butchering season here at Spannocchia are the resulting lunches. There is a lovely tradition in Tuscany of celebrating the process, pig and those who work to bring us our food. The activity of the first day in the transformation room ... http://spannocchia.org/blog/?p=389 Past interns, volunteers and just about anyone who has worked on the farm here at Spannocchia: rejoice!! The new mill is up and running. For those not in the know, it has long been the task of many an able farm worker to mill feed for the ... http://spannocchia.org/blog/?p=381 What do we do here all winter? Get things DONE! Spannocchia has long been home to an impressive collection of Etruscan artifacts, as the Etruscan Foundation called the farm home for many years. The Museo, just over the limonaia, has housed a good deal of these archeological finds ... http://spannocchia.org/blog/?p=382 There's a new addition to the Spannocchia family! Erin, Ben and all of us here at the farm are pleased to welcome Charlotte Cinelli Slayton, born January 15, 2010 at 7:49am to the world! Mom, Dad and baby are all doing fantastic in Maine and can't wait to ... http://spannocchia.org/blog/?p=385 It's been over a month since the fall group of interns has left and how time has flown. Things have been especially joyous on the farm this winter with TWO impressive snow falls, the birth of a baby calf, Christmas celebrations, a raucous New Year's and 50th Birthday Celebration ... http://spannocchia.org/blog/?p=377 We, like everyone near-ish to the Atlantic it seems, got dumped on this weekend! And it's gorgeous. We'll let the pictures do the talking! Next up, our team of winter volunteers gets introduced to the blog world. Exciting! A presto... http://spannocchia.org/blog/?p=370