Episodes
Jan. 10, 2022
#154 - FICO, Foot Surgery & Farm Animals
A review of my trip to FICO Eataly in Bologna, tales from an Italian hospital for foot surgery and Jason's new adventures with our neighbor's farm animals! A jam packed, hilarious podcast that's for sure. Thanks for listening...
Nov. 26, 2021
#153 - Thanksgiving Leftovers
From an overpriced wine tasting to tractor shopping, a hilarious Gaggi story and memories of Thanksgiving past - we hope you enjoy the latest episode!
Sept. 30, 2021
# 152 - Finally we are BACK! Glory Garden, Citizenship, Summer Getaways along the Adriatic
After a 6 month podcast hiatus we are BACK! With a hilarious update on life in the Italian countryside! From the glory garden and dry hot summer to a random rave, citizenship updated and meet the newest cat tiktoker! We share...
March 11, 2021
#151 - An action packed podcast!
This week we are on fire, a lot has happened in our neck of the woods since the last podcast! From vongole shenanigans with Gaggi & Rossana, road work update, a "new look" for our old grocery store, a trip to the Farmer's Uni...
March 1, 2021
#150 - A few of your questions answered & a chapter from the book, Truffle Mania
After the snow the air has changed and it feels like Spring! We are busy soaking up the sun while working outside with the usual late winter cleanup of brush and tree trimming. Local gossip: the road meeting happened, we'll s...
Feb. 6, 2021
#149 - Fake Business is Booming & Eco Bonus Breakdown
A Tim Dillon inspired podcast about conducting Fake Business of all sorts in Italy! A lunch in Fano with Gaggi & Rossana and an update from our neck of the woods with a breakdown on what we've learned about the Eco Bonus to r...
Jan. 19, 2021
#148 - Lardo, Lockdown & Restoring a Ruin, winter update from Italy
Finally, a new episode! An update on the snow and salami curing, what we've been up to the past 3 months, along with our quick thoughts on 2021 travel and the big talk of town, the Euro Super Bonus! We're thinking of restorin...
Oct. 5, 2020
#147 - All About The Cinque Terre, Carrara, Lucca & Lardo
Road trip! The first week of September we visited the Cinque Terre for the first time, along with Carrara and Lucca. We share our favorites - focaccia, beach and the best way to see the famed five villages (hint it's not hiki...
Aug. 26, 2020
#146 - Stories about Polenta & How to get an Italian Driver’s License
Our days are spent jarring tomatoes, berry picking and not much else. Our big event this summer was Ferragosto and the old school Polenta Feast! We tell stories from this years festivities plus we read a another chapter from ...
July 13, 2020
#145 - Update Post Surgery and Listener Q&A about Moving to Italy
We give you an update on how the surgery went for Jason's torn rotator cuff in a humorous recount of his hospital stay. A garden update - what to do with hundreds of kilos of potatoes?! Then we answer your questions about mov...
June 23, 2020
#144 - Surgery in Italy: Private vs. Public, Immigration Frustrations & Eating Out
An update from sunny central Italy! While the virtual Move to Italy Workshops have been a great success (we are extending them thru the summer!), the virtual cooking classes are a technological fail due to our shoddy satellit...
June 1, 2020
#143 - 1st Outing since Lockdown, Listener Q&A and Recipe for Nocino
This week’s podcast we sit outside, mid-day on the patio and answer your questions sent in via email/instagram/Facebook - everything from what we miss most from the States to how to make pizza sauce! We share our local recipe...
May 18, 2020
#142 - The Latest from Italy - Restrictions/Openings, Bread Baking Tips & the Garden
Thanks for waiting, there hasn't been much new in our neck of the woods. We give you an update on the restrictions and openings in Italy. Jason shares a few common bread baking problems and tips to he's learned along the way....
April 6, 2020
#141 - Country Living has it’s perks - bartering is back!
An update from deep in the Italian countryside! Bartering is alive and well in the foot hills of the Apennines, and we are now making our living off our free-range eggs! We answer your question on if we will reboot our online...
March 13, 2020
#140 - Living in Italy during the Lockdown
An update from our neck of the woods in Le Marche, Italy during the nationwide shutdown/lockdown. Living la vita lockdown (a bad pun for Jason!), staying home & healthy, busy as usual with projects around the farmhouse and ho...
Feb. 27, 2020
#139 - Rebuilding the Coop = A trip to the ER
A Coronavirus update from our neck of the woods in Le Marche, Italy. Back to work and Ashley's quickly on the IR (injured reserve)! The weather took a strange turn from mild and sunny to a snowstorm in hours. Plus Ashley read...
Feb. 17, 2020
#138 - House Hunting in Italy | Exploring Ruins with a Realistic POV
A warm winter across Italy is bringing Spring vegetables to the market in February. Jason goes down the rabbit hole on local items for sale on FB Marketplace. He shares a few of his big finds! In celebration of carnevale we p...
Feb. 7, 2020
#137 - This Ain't No Bathtub Gin
Preperations for carnevale are in full swing & the parade of endless sweets: castagnole, struffoli, cookies and so much more! We finally answer your burning question, Where’s the Tractor? Which leads us into a discussion on ...
Jan. 27, 2020
#136 - How Much Does it Cost to Move to Italy? & Italian Truck Stop Diners
Preparing for a move to Italy? We share a few of the most frequently asked questions and offer our candid answers: How much does it cost to move to Italy? Can I buy a house in Italy as a Foreigner? and How to Open a Bank Acco...
Jan. 9, 2020
#135 - Avanti un Altro.... and the Holiday Wrap Up
A jam packed post holidays podcast! After a quick look at the 2020 calendar of cooking workshops we're planning at the farmhouse, we jumped right in. We had a lot to talk about this episode: From the death defying drive over ...
Dec. 24, 2019
#134 - Holiday Happenings & Memories of our 1st Christmas in Italy
A recap of all the holiday happenings in town from cappelletti making with Dr. Gaggi to Christmas cookies, Jason's scarring trip to the salon, 'war games' and packs of wild boar... there's lots going on in our valley lately! ...
Dec. 6, 2019
#133 - Road trip thru the Alps: The Food, Wine, Culture
Celebrating Thanksgiving with a road trip thru the Alps to find our Christmas trees to bring home to Le Marche! Our set destinations: Verona, Vipiteno, Innsbruck, Soprabolzano, Moena & Trento - stopping for cheese, meats, win...
Nov. 6, 2019
#132 - Cashmere Road & Details on the Advanced Workshop: The Sunday Lunch
The last guests of the season have checked out and we've got time to fire up the mics for a new podcast! This episode: Truffle Season updates & inside scoop, we just finished a 4 night Truffle Workshop so lots of great info t...
Oct. 1, 2019
#131 - Truffles in the Forecast & My Italian Hospital Experience: Surgery in Italy
It’s been a busy 2 months at the farmhouse so we start the podcast with a summer update on what’s growing, cooking, delivery of wood and our ‘staycation’ in Fano. The weather forecast for autumn: Truffles!!! The talk of town ...