2025 Anniversary CELEBRATIONS: US EVENTS WITH NICCOLòOur Italian Farm Education Director, Niccolò Merighi, will be visiting 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 can’t wait to welcome Nico to the States! …
2025 Anniversary: January
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: November 2024
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 …
Staff Feature | Yago Clavo RomanMeet Yago, our longtime “Orto” (vegetable garden) farmer, as he reflects on his farming philosophy, the 2024 growing season, his garden goals, and more. If you’ve taken an Orto tour with Yago while visiting Spannocchia, or been lucky enough to intern with him, you know he is a wise and passionate steward of the earth, …
Alumni Feature | Jorge GaviriaAs we wrote this feature, Jorge wanted to specifically share his gratitude and appreciation for Randall Stratton, and warmly remembers him as a vessel of love and community. Photos, from left to right: Jorge as a butcher apprentice in 2012; Jorge enjoying a pizza night at home now; Jorge with his family.Photos, from top to bottom: Jorge as a …
Spannocchia Reception Staff
Introducing Spannocchia’s Reception team for the 2024 season: Benedetta, Nancy, and Sofia. Read on for some fun Q&A from each wonderful member of the Reception team.
Ricette: Winter 2024
Pesto di Cavolo Nero | Tuscan Kale Pesto We all love bright basil pesto when it’s the season, but in these colder months—when we can’t snip fresh herbs from our garden—we look to hardier greens for our pesto fix. Cavolo Nero has been part of Tuscan cuisine for centuries, and it’s now fairly common at grocery stores and farmer’s markets …
Ricette: Summer Harvest Meal
FIORI DI ZUCCHINI RIPIENI AL FORNO | BAKED STUFFED SQUASH BLOSSOMS During the height of the growing season, there is nothing quite like a meal highlighting ingredients from your own garden, local farmers market, or favorite farm stand. In the summer of 2023, we compiled four of our favorite simple summer dishes so you can enjoy them at your own …
Ricette: Summer Harvest Meal
Zucchini al parmigiano | Baked ZUCCHINI PARMESAN During the height of the growing season, there is nothing quite like a meal highlighting ingredients from your own garden, local farmers market, or favorite farm stand. In the summer of 2023, we compiled four of our favorite simple summer dishes so you can enjoy them at your own table, either individually—offered as …
Ricette: Summer Harvest Meal
INSALATA DI PATATE ESTIVA | SUMMER POTATO SALAD WITH FRIED CAPERS During the height of the growing season, there is nothing quite like a meal highlighting ingredients from your own garden, local farmers market, or favorite farm stand. In the summer of 2023, we compiled four of our favorite simple summer dishes so you can enjoy them at your own …