It is well known that generational turnover is a hot-button issue when it comes to agriculture.
From what emerges from the second biennial report “Youth and Agriculture 2024,” carried out as part of the activities of the National Rural Network, the number of young people in agriculture is in fact decreasing, in line with demographic trends and the general aging of the Italian population.
Interviewing farmers and analyzing artwork and historical archives, he has been recovering ancient fruit varieties for four decades. Today he has an orchard with more than six hundred specimens
Les Amanins, September 9-14, 2025 The late summer of 2025 saw the large WWOOF family come together again: it has been two years since the last international meeting in Canada and it was time to see each other again in person. Representatives of national organizations...
Dear we are a small business in the hill area of Bologna, we are looking for two people, skilled in moving in the woods, willing and full of energy to be able to recruit for the period of October , a very important period for us for the harvest of chestnuts, our...
Around a raw milk cheese there is a world of pastures, meadows, woods, herbs, flowers and scents
There is ancient knowledge, there is care for the landscape and the land, there are local breeds
And honeys, and wools…
And the work of those who want a different future. More harmonious, more conscious, more true.
The use of raw milk in Italy has deep historical roots and reasons, which cannot be traced to a fad or backwardness of producers. The presence of milk strains indigenous and specific to each area has made it possible to obtain products with distinctive aromatics.
Newly published STEC regulations require daily inspections of all curds-a measure that, while motivated by food safety needs, results in unsustainable costs for small producers and an added burden of time and logistics that makes management difficult, especially for those working in mountainous or marginal areas.
A group created by producers but open to all supporters where the primary goal is to share, support and create an information movement on Raw Milk.
Each family guards their trees as one would guard a story: with affection, with care, with respect. They tell of harvests, of hands weaving branches, of children learning about the earth by watching their grandparents stoop through the leaves.
We live in a time when new players are appearing on the global stage. Continents, peoples, cultures and worldviews that we often know little about, or worse, that are told to us in a distorted way, always filtered through the lens of the “dangerous other,” the “enemy to be contained” around which wars are justified.
Those who fight for peace have a duty to know.
The residency, to be held from Aug. 30 to Sept. 7, is organized in collaboration with Circolo Tavo Burat and will be introduced by a reflection on the future of inland areas, curated by Riabitare l’Italia.
The Tuscany section of the Association for Biodynamic Agriculture is organizing a free course in Biodynamic Agriculture as part of the Empowerflow training project of which the APAB Training Institute in Florence is the leader.
2 new public notices from the Mountain Union of Mugello Municipalities have been published in the Earth Bank
Topics covered:
Nutrition of the laying hen
Pasture rearing and agro-silvopastoral systems
Hints of ethology and welfare
Models of pasture rearing facilities
Maintaining the health of the laying hen
Hints of skin, parasitic, and respiratory diseases
Biosecurity in pasture rearing
The setting of the Salmonella Plan
Profitability calculations
We invite everyone to read the article published in Linea Reggiana that collects the ideas and proposals that emerged during the meeting “Creating community in catastrophe; from defending the public to building the commons.” A text that for us marks an important step on the path toward the recognition of the commons.
Terraced landscapes have historically been the agrarian landscapes of polyculture. For the past few years, there have been excellent examples of farms-small and medium-sized ones-that are repurposing diversified crops: vineyards, olive groves, as well as small fruits, medicinal herbs, and horticultural products that favor local varieties and agrobiodiversity.
Can the polycrisis phase we are currently going through be a propitious time for radical transformations? According to social philosopher Krznaric such transformation can only occur if there is a concurrence of three interconnected factors: a systemic crisis, disruptive social movements and visionary ideas
Biodynamic agriculture is a model that regenerates soils, protects biodiversity and offers healthy, pesticide-free, life-rich food. Since 1947 we have been working to spread environmentally and health-friendly farming practices by promoting research,
training and support for farmers.
Between January and June 2025, under the Polish presidency of the European Council of Ministers, the discussion focused on Articles 1 to 40. Since the end of June, the presidency of the Council has passed to Denmark, which intends to reach an agreement among member states by the end of the year.
The group Ri.Scosse is pleased to offer again this year the Farmer' s Camp at the farm The Rassecale in Mirabella Eclano (AV), between Irpinia and Sannio in the middle land, passage of caravans, explorers and merchants who came from the East to Rome. From August...
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