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Finally we made the acquaintance of Francis and George, the two boys Milanese owners of this beautiful farm, which a few years A project of Ecovillage, farms and farm.
Mount covers an area of \u200b\u200b20 ha to 450 m high in the town of Vicchio hills of Mugello, the buildings overlooking a hill with 360 degree views of the hill Renting joined to the body only by a lane land.

The north side of the hill is all Marroneto with a more than century-old trees, on the other side exposed to the sun, there are olive trees, many of whom just planted, fruit trees and a couple of gardens, as well a large uncultivated area yet to be allocated.

Since I started the project has been made the renovation of the large farmhouse, which still leaves the possibility of obtaining other 3 / 4 comfortable apartments, the well was dug for water, installed the system of wetlands and all that work to retrieve the Marroneto , and forest land remained abandoned since the 80s.

All renovations have been made with particular regard to energy saving: The central wood-burning boiler, which certainly is not lacking, the plant-floor heating, roof insulation, water recovery and many other small devices.
remain to renovate the house, the barn probably become the space for classes and group activities and the old stables which will become a laboratory for processing.

The constructed wetland system exploits the ability of some aquatic plants, seated on a bed of inert material, to carry oxygen to the roots and then sustain the life of enzymes, bacteria and fungi that break down pollution resulting from human activity.
Particularly, the plant type is subsurface horizontal, sized for a maximum of 30 pe (population equivalent), which is separate from the black water and gray areas.
gray areas are then reused to power the entire circuit of flushing and services in the future it is expected that all the output water will be collected in cisterns and reused for irrigation.

The farm participates in the project of Participatory Guarantee and products that are now selling the certificates brown IGP, potatoes and honey (chestnut and wildflowers). The park includes 2 animals
loyal dogs, 5 cats elusive, two goats, two roosters and three hens.

Francis and Giorgia have very clear ideas and are looking for families interested in an Eco-rural life based on the sharing of some resources and to manage the agricultural project, rural tourism, social activities and all that will come from new ideas of those who will join them.