A New Beginning: Hope and Trust in Mother Nature

It is still Easter time for us since we celebrate both Catholic and Orthodox Easter in our family. A time of renewal and a time of faith. A time when Nature reconfirms its new life cycle giving us hope that there will be a fruitful year, especially after last year’s disastrous autumn when we were not able to produce even a few drops of our organic extravirgin olive oil. 

All over Tuscany, therefore in Mugello as well, olive trees were severely attacked by a parasite that enjoyed the unusually humid summer we had last year. All olives were destroyed and fell to the ground...

View from Villa Montagna over part of our olive trees - photo by Jaja Samaniego

Therefore we have to patiently wait for this autumn for a new production of this delicious and precious product, also called here in Tuscany “the green gold”.

The organic olive oil is "the king" of our products - photo by Nicoletta Gabbrielli

At Easter, children are reminded that the olive tree is a symbol of peace, of reconciliation and of eternal life – have you noticed that no matter what season you visit Tuscany all olive trees have the same green-silver colour?!

Valentina chose vibrant colours for her doves carrying an olive tree branch

Adriana, who's just three and a half, loved working with watercolours for her Easter dove at school 

Last autumn, Kriska and Johannes got married at Il Poggio alle Ville and our olive trees created the delicate atmosphere of a perennial shelter for their promises of eternal love and understanding.

Kriska and Johannes on the morning of their wedding - photo by Jaja Samaniego

Our "Adopt an Olive Tree" Programme is meant to enhance the awareness for this amazingly generous tree and to encourage everyone to be more involved in taking care of nature and fully appreciate the benefits that derive from organic agriculture.

Our historical guest Theo and Elly from the Netherlands with their adopted olive tree

One can learn how to prune olive trees or just come and enjoy harvesting

We wish you all to be able to dedicate a bit of your time to enjoy this particular time of the year and collect all the Energy Nature has to offer.

An old and graceful olive tree - photo by Jaja Samaniego