Livergnano - Azienda Agricola Il Granello

Ciao a tutti! (Hi everyone!)

This entry will be short because the computer at this farm is slow, and they pay internet per minute, not a flat rate.

I love it here! I am in the middle of the mountains in the middle of nowhere. There are 9 people living on the farm currently: Elisa and Romano (the owners), Lorenzo, Alice, and Gabriele, their children, Claudia and Michael (WWOOFers from Switzerland), Arnt (a WWOOFer from Norway), and me.

So far, I have planted fennel and mint, cut back invading mint plants, potted mint plants, weeded, and made dirt from compost. I discovered that I love the smell of dirt. I also love the smell of all the herbs we grow here. Too many to name.

I am learning Italian and it is going pretty well. I also speak Spanish with Claudia and English with Arnt (and Elisa and Romano when I can't understand Italian). I watched a really cool documentary on GMOs and the Monsanto company with the other WWOOFers. Very interesting. Check it out.

Later, I will find a place where I can write a longer entry. But ciao for now!

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Part of trip: The GAP Year

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