Blog – Life on our Italian lavenderfarm

One of the specialties of our region is the “Robiola di
Roccaverano”, a goat cheese that has very antique origins (first testimonials
were more than

As I mentioned in an earlier post, we had absolutely no
clue about farming. Yes, during a herbalist training I learned about the benefits
of

After we renovated the 4 guest apartments it was time
to start the other renovation projects. When we bought our property we knew it
was

The big change for us was not only moving from one
country to another but also moving from a city with 200 000 inhabitants where

After a
summer season full of guests it was time to start with our farm activity.  After the terrain was plowed, we ordered 25
000

We believed the renovations would take at least a year, so we planned the opening of our Agriturismo in the spring of 2010, because everything

While the builders were working hard in our house, we had the time to
explore the region, as we couldn’t do much in the house

When we first visited our house on the hill we asked Eleonora, the real
estate agent, if it often snowed in this valley (did you

After this “honeymoon
phase” it was time to realise our project: the idea was to open an agriturismo
with 4 holiday apartments and to become

That first summer in
Italy (2008) we lived like there was no tomorrow and as if we had all the money
in the world (which