2025 Anniversary CELEBRATIONS: 100 YEARS!On May 8, 1925, Delfino Cinelli signed the papers to purchase the Tenuta di Spannocchia, and so began the Cinelli family’s 100 years of stewardship of this incredible property, and the development of the place we know and love today: a place committed to the environment, education, regenerative agriculture, Italian history and culture, culinary traditions, the …

MAY 2025 THEME: CINELLI FAMILY HISTORY (1925-2025)In addition to special events and improvements around the property, each month we will be highlighting a different theme that is central to Spannocchia’s values, history, or current mission. In May, while we mark 100 years since Delfino Cinelli signed the papers to purchase Spannocchia, we are focused on the CINELLI FAMILY HISTORY. The …

2025 Anniversary CELEBRATIONS: NEW COOKBOOK!Another exciting project for the year was launched in April: Spannocchia’s new cookbook, with gorgeous watercolor art and layout design by one of our longtime group leaders, Linda Warner Constantino. As luck would have it, Linda and a group of her art students are at Spannocchia for a Plein Air Painting workshop, so we were able …

APRIL 2025 THEME: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIESIn addition to special events and improvements around the property, each month we will be highlighting a different theme that is central to Spannocchia’s values, history, or current mission. In April, as the first of the season’s program groups arrives, we are focused on EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. Photos of program groups and their …

2025 Anniversary CELEBRATIONS: TREE PLANTING!In March, we planted a new cherry blossom tree in the Castello courtyard to honor the 100-year history of the Cinelli family at Spannocchia. This new planting complements the eight cypress trees we planted along the Spannocchia driveway last fall to honor 800 years of the property. Staff, interns, and guests gathered for the cherry blossom …

MARCH 2025 THEME: REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE & THE NOAH’S ARK PROJECTIn addition to special events and improvements around the property, each month we will be highlighting a different theme that is central to Spannocchia’s values, history, or current mission. In March, as we welcome the first farm interns of the 2025 season, we are focused on REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE & THE NOAH’S …

2025 Anniversary CELEBRATIONS: US EVENTS WITH NICCOLòIn February, our Italian Farm Education Director, Niccolò Merighi, visited us in the US to bring together the Spannocchia community in New York City, Boston, and Portland, ME, while also exploring like-minded farms and food producers in the region and attending the NOFA-VT Winter Conference. We had so much fun welcoming Nico to the …

FEBRUARY 2025 THEME: INTERNSHIPS & APPRENTICESHIPSIn addition to special events and improvements around the property, each month we will be highlighting a different theme that is central to Spannocchia’s values, history, or current mission. In February we are focused on our INTERNSHIPS & APPRENTICESHIPS. Carrying on the theme of community from January, we can’t help but think about the interns …

JANUARY 2025 THEME: COMMUNITYIn addition to special events and improvements around the property, each month we will be highlighting a different theme that is central to Spannocchia’s values, history, or current mission. In January we are focused on COMMUNITY. For decades, Spannocchia has been a gathering place for many: Etruscan scholars and archaeologists, architecture and building restoration students, young farmers …

2025 Anniversary CELEBRATIONS: TREE PLANTING!In November 2024, as we prepare for next year’s big anniversaries, we planted 8 cipressi (cypress trees) along the lower part of the long driveway up to Spannocchia, generously gifted by the 2024 Friends of Spannocchia Board of Directors. These trees are iconic of Tuscany, and visually honor the 800 years of history on the Spannocchia …