Introducing The Italy Project

Welcome.

Recently, I was having a conversation with a (soon to be former) colleague and friend (hello Armin) about the 'adventure' that I am taking on with my house in Le Marche. He told me that I should start writing about it for friends and family and to also document the progress or lack of at times!

So here I am - starting to share a little of my adventure.

Where to start?

I became the custodian of an old farmhouse outside the city of Jesi, in Le Marche, Italy, in February 2023. Le Marche, located on the east coast of Italy, is one of country's 20 regions and is one of its least known. It is surrounded by five well-known regions of Italy - Lazio, Umbria, Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany and Abruzzo. Within its borders is the republic of San Marino. The region spans from the Adriatic to the Apennines.

The house.

There are 6 buildings on the 1ha of land. There is the main house (pictured above), a pigsty, a bake house, a barn and two 'lean-to' structures that are used to house hay, or machinery. In total it is 1,000 sqm.

The garden.

The land around the house contains trees, hedges and a lot of brambles and bamboo. It lacks garden beds and so it's my plan to create a number of different spaces which can supply food, flowers and of course pleasure. More to come on this!

What's next?

Well, that's for future entries (can't give it all away now!). For now I hope you subscribe and follow this completely bonkers adventure that I am on!