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1 week ago

Nonnamaxxing: do Italian grandmothers hold the secret to a long and happy life?

Embracing a nonna lifestyle may promote longevity through active living, community involvement, and a Mediterranean diet, especially in Blue Zones like Sardinia.

fromTasting Table

1 day ago

The Farmers Market Essential Most People Forget To Bring - Tasting Table

Bringing a cooler to a farmers' market is essential for safely transporting perishable items and ensuring food safety.

1 week ago

A messy garden is a glorious garden. We need to stop tidying, titivating and paving them over | Emma Beddington

The industrious buzz of bees tackling the dregs of cherry blossom was lawnmower-loud, accompanied by back off peeps from blackbirds nesting in the ivy.

London politics

Renovation

fromwww.thehistoryblog.com

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Princess Farm / Antonio Costa Lima Arquitectos

The house reflects the early 19th-century transformation of Sintra into a Romanticism capital with noble and upper-bourgeois architecture.

History

Asparagus foraging mission yields Roman tombstone

A hiker discovered a Roman funerary marker while foraging for wild asparagus in Livorno.

fromApartment Therapy

4 weeks ago

This "Heirloom" Trend Transformed My Garden Just in Time for Spring

Heirloom seeds, with a history of over 50 years, offer flavorful, nutrient-rich produce that connects gardeners to their heritage.

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These 10 Fruits And Vegetables Don't Belong In Raised Beds - Tasting Table

Growing your own food in raised beds promotes sustainability and self-sufficiency while providing fresh produce at lower costs.

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Eco SF School Farm Volunteer Work Day | SF

All skill levels and abilities are welcome, even for moral support and comic relief. They will provide some water and maybe a snack, and plenty of well worn gloves, but If you'd like, bring some more refreshments to share or your favorite personal protective equipment.

Agriculture

Berlin food

fromBusiness Insider

I've traveled to all 20 regions in Italy - but I'll always return to this one in the south

Basilicata, a sparsely populated southern Italian region between Puglia and Calabria, offers beautiful beaches, dramatic landscapes, and authentic local cuisine with significantly fewer crowds than other Italian destinations.

Cooking

How to use on-the-turn milk to make an Italian classic recipe

300,000 tonnes of milk are wasted annually; milk past best-before dates can be tested by smell and used in cooking like maiale al latte, a milk-braised pork dish.

Travel

fromElite Traveler

A Guide to Agrotourism in Rural Spain

Spain's rural regions offer immersive agrotourism experiences combining hands-on farm activities, local food and wine, and traditional country accommodations.

Public health

fromNature

How to eat well and within Earth's limits

Dietary choices drive human health and planetary stability; shifting to minimally processed, protein-rich and plant-forward diets reduces emissions, water use, pollution, and premature deaths.

Horse meat set to be banned in Italy amid draft equine bill

Italy could soon be set to ban horse meat as part of a law that would define equine animals including horses, donkeys and mules as pets, therefore making it illegal to kill them. The bill has been drafted by Michela Vittoria Brambilla, a politician with Noi Moderati, a member of Giorgia Meloni's ruling coalition, and is backed by opposition parties. If approved, it would impose jail terms of up to three years and fines of up to 100,000 (87,000) for the slaughter of equines.

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Pinheiro Farm / Equipe Lamas

Renovation

Masseria Caronte / Margine

Remodel

Pinheiro Farm / Equipe Lamas

Renovation

Masseria Caronte / Margine

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fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine

self-sufficient 3D printed farm inspired by mandala geometry finishes building wall in italy

Itaca is a self-sufficient 3D-printed farm using lime-based walls, rice-husk infills, green roof, solar power, rainwater harvesting, and agroforestry for sustainability.

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When you eat broccolini, remember the farmworkers who harvest it for you - 48 hills

A 1963 train-truck collision killed 32 bracero workers near Salinas, sparking outrage that led to the bracero program's termination two years later.

A gift that falls from the sky': why farmers are using Etna's ash as fertiliser

With every eruption, towns such as Giarre experience an average of 12,000 tonnes of ashfall daily, which the wind can transport as far as 800km (497 miles). In July 2024, Catania Sicily's second-largest city, located at the foot of Mount Etna registered 17,000 tonnes of ash daily, which took nearly 10 weeks to collect.

Agriculture

We're not hippies': why these Iowa farmers swapped pigs for mushrooms

My older brother has worked with pigs his entire adult life, managing about 70,000 of them across five counties, Faaborg says. But we got to a point where he went from laughing at me to saying: well, I guess maybe I'll quit my job and help you out. Now he's the most dedicated, says Katherine Jernigan, director of the Transfarmation Project at Mercy for Animals, a non-profit that helped the Faaborgs make the switch and set up their new business, 1100 Farm.

Agriculture

fromFast Company