On April 30th, 2013, THE TRIMMING OF THE OLIVE TREES…
…kicked off at first light on my last morning on the farm, to the sounds of the crew of Pugliesi – who specialize in this very particular work…
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On April 29th, 2013, THE DOMESTIC INTEGRITY RUG AND GARDEN…
…here on the Pollinaria farm in Abruzzo, Italy have reached their peak spring moments and final installations as we prepare to leave after a few weeks of living…
On April 21, 2013, WE ARE TRANSPLANTING TO THE CIRCLE…
…all of the wild spontaneous plants we can find growing on the sprawling sloping expanses of the farm that have some domestic use, like borage, mustard, dandelion, chicory, chamomile,…
On April 16th, 2012, THE TURNING OF THE CIRCLE…
…by farmer Luciano on his big tractor gets the compacted clay soil ready for our planting circle.
On April 15th, 2013, THE FIGS…
…that consumed me – and I consumed so many of – during my summer chapter of Domestic Integrities at Pollinaria, and now just wishful little buds that I…
On October 11th, 2012, GIANT SQUASH…
…arrived at the Pollinaria farm today, massive orange and green fruits of Abruzzian autumn (which we made a small dent in that evening, roasted and in risotto) from…
On October 9th, 2012, THE ABRUZZIAN GRAPE HARVEST…
…here at Pollinaria – the farm west of Pescara where Domestic Integrities E01 is being developed through four seasons – has just finished today, exactly as we are…
On July 3rd, 2012, A WICKER BASKET WEAVER…
…named Fernando Marcantonio, aged 95, residing in a remote small Abruzzian village learned how to make baskets from his father and grandfather when he was young – something that they did…
On July 2nd, 2012, TREBBIATURA DINNER…
…is the annual traditional meal here at Pollinaria farm when all of the grain harvest workers involved in the two-day operation on these hundred acres gather with their family for a…
On July 1st, 2012, WASHING OF THE WOOL…
…consumed most of this very hot day in this cool moist rocky valley stream (found after a three hour drive the other day in search of the perfect…
On August 30th, 2012, THE 80 SHEEP…
…of Mauro Di Rico have been grazing here at Pollinaria this season, and with the prices that he can get for their wool way down, he has offered it…
On February 19th, 2012, THE ABRUZZIAN KITCHEN…
…on display at the the Museum of the People of Abruzzo – and historically found in the farmhouses dotting the local hills – will be of keen interest…
On February 18th, 2012, LEAPINE APICOLTURA BIOLOGICA…
…is the homemade honey operation of Tulio who we visited this morning – a first possible collaborator in our as yet somewhat undefined but clearer by the day…
On February 17th, 2012, PESCARA’S MUSEO DELLA GENTI D’ABRUZZO…
…(the Museum of the People of Abruzzo) which engagingly presents the rich essence of Abruzzian domestic culture, the stories and related materials of how people have survived and…
On October 1st, 2011, GAETANO CARBONI AND AMY FRANCESCHINI…
…of Future Farmers (arriving on stage in a handmade horse costume) gave presentations here in Reno this morning at the Art + Environment Conference about recent projects including…