Environmental Considerations
We are very conscious of doing our best to protect this special place.
There is an abundance of natural resources here which allows us to offer a low carbon footprint to our guests.
This is a footprint which can be offset against the carbon consumed in travelling here.
We list below our efforts at keeping the environmental impact of your eco-holiday to an absolute minimum:
- Solar Powered
- The electricity supply is entirely generated by photo-voltaic solar panels fitted on the roofs.
- Water Supply
- A natural spring provides mineral water for both houses and the swimming pool.
- During the drier months we collect rainwater from the roofs which we use to water the garden and allotments.
- Heating
- During the colder months, the farmhouses can be heated with wood free of charge – this is in addition to central heating. The wood is cut annually from our olive trees and is therefore a renewable energy source.
- Recycling
- We recycle glass, plastic, tins, paper. Old clothes, towels and sheets are donated to charity.
- Public transport
- Using trains and buses one can easily get to Pisa and Lucca, and from there onto Florence, Siena, Vinci and other spots in Tuscany.
- Shopping
- Prior to your arrival we can do your main shopping for you. Just send us a list a few days before.
We live in a separate house on the land and are often on hand to help our guests in every way possible.
Free organic fruits, veg and herbs:
- Spring / early Summer
- Lemons, broccoli, cauliflower, leeks, salad, tomatoes, fennel, meddlers.
- Summer / early Autumn
- Tomatoes, courgettes, aubergines, salad, peaches, pears, apricots.
- Autumn / early Winter
- Olives, lemons, pears and then back into the winter cycle of brassicas.
- Winter / early Spring
- Oranges, lemons, broccoli, cauliflower, sprouts, fennel, leeks, winter salad leaves, wild asparagus.