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1Tenuta Le Mandorlaie

In these times when it seems that everything is either in short supply, or increasing in cost just how are increasing farming costs affecting the production of farm products? Increased farming costs, why? As a BIO Organic farm we are restricted in what we can use when it comes to fertilizers and care products, that does not mean that we do not spend on products, infact even prior to the recent price increases it was always more expensive for us to find BIO organic approved products for our vines, trees and land care. So what are we seeing as the major concern going forward, well for now, costs will stay the

1Tenuta Le Mandorlaie

It honestly felt like it was not going to be a big shift moving from my old working life to become a farmer, from my previous roles and career choices where I worked technically with online systems, marketing and online affiliation. Why did I not think it was difficult? well, after all I was flexible and had spent all my working life to date retraining and getting myself ready for a new role, sometimes yearly, sometimes more. Shift in skills market, acquiring new skills I have spent most of my career moving through several roles, I was not destined to have just one job for life, I think my attention

4Adopt an Olive Tree, Tenuta Le Mandorlaie

Do you want to help support our organic farm and help the environment? You can by assisting us to plant new Olive tree's thus increasing the amount of carbon our managed farmlands can absorb. Right now everyone is doing as much as they can to reduce their carbon footprint and slow the global warming that is occurring. At Tenuta Le Mandorlaie we have land available that is perfect for the planting of olive trees, the right soil and conditions that our existing olive trees love. Adopt an Olive tree in Italy We have put together a great adopt an olive tree in tuscany adoption plan, where you get amazing benefits while

1Tenuta Le Mandorlaie

In these days of ever changing ways, its very easy to become overwhelmed with the lack of continuity and the feeling that whatever we do that most things are out of our control, feeling stressed has become very normal for most of us. We now see through studies that for most of us at some time in our lives we become to feel pressured and stressed, we know that some stress is important in order to keep our senses aligned however too much stress over a long period of time can do us harm, and affect us mentally and physically. So why am I posting about stress, mental health and

2Opening a business in Italy, Tenuta Le Mandorlaie

Are you thinking of moving to Italy, are you already relocating or maybe you are looking to open a business in Italy, are you a SME, a farming entrepreneur or a digital nomad? Bureaucracy in Italy One of the first things you will find, when you research opening a business in Italy, is the feedback from others that running a business is too complex due to the added bureaucracy in Italy, so is this true? From experience, and talking to our legal and accountancy professionals, it is known that operating a business in Italy is certainly no easy task, and keeping track of legal framework changes, pension changes, tax changes and

1agriculture 4.0, hubfarm, Tenuta Le Mandorlaie

We live in a world where producing food for the ever increasing population in a way that is sustainable and protects our environment has seen steps taken by governments all around the world to try to introduce ways to help farmers to increase food yield and decrease their carbon footprint, so what is HubFarm. As a farmer, why invest in technology? In all countries we start to see new programs and supported projects to assist farmers in making the most from the land that they work. Italy is definately focusing on creating opportunities for farmers to get access to the technological tools that will help all italian farmers, with the

0Tenuta Le Mandorlaie

With the change in the hour, it seems the season has suddenly switched to cooler days, and much cooler evenings and the changing season means we are starting to receive regular rain, which although is good for all the plants, grasses and trees means that it can be difficult, and sometimes impossible to work on the ground doing vineyard work as the damage to the soil would be greater due to the boggy conditions. Ultimately working on the soil when it is waterlogged leaves scars that take forever to cover with grasses or the ground cover we sow, normally fava beans which as a cover crop in the vineyard

2Oleotourism, Olive trees, Tenuta Le Mandorlaie

After the hectic time of the grape harvest, where we harvested all our grapes which are now fermenting and are fast on their way to becoming Tenuta Le Mandorlaie's first Reserve wine, its now time to do some maintenance around the olive trees in readiness for the olive harvest. We never forget how hard our olive trees are working, first they to choose to flower over making more foliage, and then they choose to hold onto the olives that are right now increasing in size and getting ready to harvest and be made into our incredible organic extra virgin olive oil. This weeks work is cleaning under the olive trees,

1Agriturismo, Enotourism, Italian Wine, Tenuta Le Mandorlaie

This is our first vendemmia (grape harvest) that will go towards creating our own wine. It has been an exciting time working to get everything ready for the day of harvest, getting the cassette (collection boxes) ordered, cleaned and placed in the rows ready to be filled with incredible grapes. On the day it was an early start, we kicked off at 6am and by 9am already had a good head start on thew day, we had some friends and neighbors over to help us and we worked hard in the sun. Luckily there was a cool breeze blowing and the event was nice, chatting to the person opposite you

1Tenuta Le Mandorlaie, The Kitchen Garden

With all the recent hot weather, we watched and waited for our beloved fig trees to start to ripen their orbs of delight! So, what are figs? figs are the fruit of the ficus tree, and the fig tree is part of the mulberry family. There are many types of fig tree, and their fruits vary in colour and texture, but one thing is common, they are packed full of natural sweetness. Figs are also full of fibre and natural prebiotics, essential minerals such as potassium, iron and calcium and rich in health-promoting antioxidants and complex carbohydrates. The Nutritional benefits of Figs A 30g serving of dried figs provides: 68Kcal / 290KJ