Monday, August 24, 2009
The constant Tuscan gardener
Found a farm to work on for a couple of weeks. It is called Ebbio, a meditation and yoga retreat with vineyards, olive groves and surrounded by forests. The farmhouse here was built in the 1200's. I am the gardener here. I also feed the donkeys, horses, ponies, chooks, dogs and cats. Spend a lot of time watering the garden, as it never rains. The meals are strictly vegetarian and taste amazing. My host Nirdosh is a very good cook. I live in a caravan that overlooks the vineyards and olive trees. The farm is located on an ancient volcano site, so everywhere I look I see mountains of trees. Heaps of rocks here too, the soil is dry and red and you wonder how anything can grow. My local village is a 5 minute drive away called Monteriggioni. The village is within the walls of an ancient castle. Siena is about 10kms away, I hope to visit it very soon, once I get a break from raking up leaves.
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Sounds awesome Jem - Look forward to seeing you for Chrissy bra
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ReplyDeletehaha especially that one ay bra
ReplyDeleteSeems like the gardening here is an interesting part of your trip. I'm still envious. Hope you enjoy Siena, it's a favourite of ours. If you go there on a Sunday, there's a tourist steam train that runs on Sundays through the countryside, hop on, hop off. I think it's run by train enthusiasts: http://www.ferrovieturistiche.it/p.asp?p=etrenonatura.asp
ReplyDeleteFrank G
I am off to Vietnam in two weeks.
Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang. That sounds amazin Jez, and I notice some Partick White in your descriptions. Hope the journal is overflowing.
ReplyDeleteBuona fortuna!