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Organic Agriculture |
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The Country
Communication Centre has its headquarters on the land of an
organic farm of 7 hectares where agriculture is developed based
on human wellbeing and rediscovering of ancient skills. The farm
specialises in the cultivation of flax, Italian hemp, arundo
donax and other perennial species already present since the
Etruscan times. |
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Field with Hemp |
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Impressions of the
harvest of Italian Carmagnola Hemp |
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Field with Hemp and Flax 2012 |
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Field with Flax |
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After the harvest;
separation of the seeds of Flax |
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Seeds blowing in the
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Seeds of flax |
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Bundles of flax
September 2012; drying in the sun |
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Dried bundles of Hemp and Flax to be used for weaving |
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Storage in 2012 |
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Harvest of the flax
Each year we offer a workshop of Stefania Brandinelli in spinning flax,
making use of the tradional Etruscan techniques.


Splitting the flax to release the fiber


Cleaning the flax fiber


Spinning the flax

The final product

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The
CCC
produces ethnic-gastronomic specialities made by hand with care and
love, based on own production of Flax and Hemp. Part of the land has
been left fallow for many years and is "virgin ground" where many
indigenous herbs and medical plants such as Bach flowers are growing.
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Vittoriana, the
secretary of the Country Communication Center, is an expert in
organic food, flower therapy and Bach flower remedies. |
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The organic vegetable garden |
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Harvest of Arundo Donax canes
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