At Dino's place in Cortona I met Nicoletta from the Venice area who told me about a Wwoof farm there. I went a week to visit the farm called Il Rosmarino and to see Venice. The farm was one of the last agricultural properties in an area that has been industrializing. They produced grains, fruits, and vegetables and had horses and donkeys. While I was there they were hosting a summer day camp for kids. It was a place with very interesting social dynamics, and in the week I was there I just began to figure out how everything was organized. They produced huge quantities of fruits and veggies which they sold at a market in Venice and in Mogliano. I made great friends while here. Above are Amir, Nicoletta, and Nelo. We were a very diverse bunch of all ages and places. Aside from helping with the farm work, I helped with the kids at the market and painted new signs for the farm.
Venice proper is a magical city, beautiful old buildings, tiny streets, plazas, canals, boats, bridges, etc.. Full of tourists, yes, expensive yes, but it gives you an idea of how cities felt like before we made cars the center of attention. Right outside of Venice are smaller cities with industry, factories, warehouses, ports, shopping centers and all the cement and confusion of modern developments that has not entered Venice. The area is also a place that has always recieved immigrants (legal or not) from the east: albanians, romanians, afghans, turks, iranians, ... and these immigrants are those who work on the farm, for example.
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