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A Family Farm in Tuscany: Recipes and Stories from Fattoria Poggio Alloro
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Product Description Sarah Fioroni shares stories of family traditions and daily life as well as recipes in A Family Farm in Tuscany: Recipes and Stories from Fattoria Poggio Alloro. Fioroni provides a month-by-month glimpse of farm living as well as seasonal recipes that are simple yet so delicious, and easy to prepare in your kitchen. Three generations of Fioronis continue to work the land using age-old practices and sustainable agriculture, growing a bounty of fruits, vegetables, cereal crops, olives, and grapes for their award-winning wines. They also keep bees, produce saffron, and raise chickens, Chianina cattle, and pigs, the basis of homemade prosciuttos and salamis. The book is illustrated with hundreds of color photographs depicting the landscapes and crops, as well as the family at work and at the table. The farm is also a popular agriturismo destination, giving visitors an opportunity to stay overnight, participate in various farming activities, and revel in the tastes of freshly prepared food and artisanal farm products. Review What a joy to be able to see the seasons unfold day by day, forming a rich mosaic of life on the farm, where respect for the land and a passion for food and family are a way of life. You will feel instantly transported and inspired by the beauty and irresistible charm of Fattoria Poggio Alloro. --Mary Martini, Director, Central Market Cooking School The text is delightful - I can hear Sarah's voice loud and clear and the photography is a marvelous mix of intimate family moments and glamor food shots: I feel like I am sitting at the table with my fork poised to dig in! Buon appetito hardly says it. --Ethne Clarke, Editor in Chief, Organic Gardening The text is delightful - I can hear Sarah's voice loud and clear and the photography is a marvelous mix of intimate family moments and glamor food shots: I feel like I am sitting at the table with my fork poised to dig in! Buon appetito hardly says it. --Ethne Clarke, Editor in Chief, Organic Gardening From the Inside Flap In A Family Farm in Tuscany, Sarah Fioroni, chef, cooking instructor, sommelier, and manager of her family's organic farm near historic San Gimignano, shares stories of family traditions and daily life at Fattoria Poggio Alloro. After moving to the farm in 1955 to work as sharecroppers, the Fioronis later purchased the farm through their hard work and dedication to the land. They transformed the property into a model of integrated, sustainable agriculture that has been visited by government officials from all over the world and featured in numerous publications, including Organic Gardening magazine.Three generations of Fioronis continue to work the land using age-old practices, growing a bounty of fruits, vegetables, and cereal crops, such as wheat for pasta, olives for extra-virgin olive oil, and grapes for their award-winning wines. They also keep bees, produce saffron, and raise chickens, Chianina cattle, the prized traditional Tuscan breed, and pigs, the basis of homemade prosciuttos and salamis.In addition to her engaging anecdotes that reveal how life at Poggio Alloro changes from month to month, Sarah shares more than fifty traditional Tuscan recipes that are prepared daily in the kitchen using the farm's seasonal ingredientsfrom hearty winter dishes to salads and risottos featuring garden vegetables to holiday breads and desserts.The farm is also a popular agriturismo destination, giving visitors an opportunity to stay overnight, participate in various farming activities, and revel in the tastes of freshly prepared food and artisanal farm products, all in a relaxing, scenic environment that is captured by the book's hundreds of color photographs.Open the pages of this book and visit Poggio Alloro from your favorite chair, then prepare the recipes and experience the taste of Tuscany in your own home. From the Back Cover In A Family Farm in Tuscany, Sarah Fioroni, chef, cooking instructor, sommelier, a
