Appreciate the logical explanation of how Sicily's, and actually most people's, food supply has changed so quickly. We always seek out farmstands for seasonal produce that we can't grow in our little backyard. Keep growing and youtubing!
It's wonderful to hear that you grow your own produce and support local farmers, too! Globalisation and supermarkets affected really badly most of the farmers really. Thank you for your support ❤
We have the same issue here in the US. Over 1000 additives that are banned in the EU are added to so much of our food. Coupled with that, many foods here contain bioengineered ingredients. I spend time looking at food labels when I go shopping as it's really difficult to find wholesome healthy food. Keep up the good work of organic farming in Sicily where quality trumps quantity.
I was diagnosed with severe leaky gut. Since then I eat very simple. Almost boring. But fresh. No industrialized food. I felt soon better. Love to listen to you. Kind regards from NL!
It's good you found a way to heal through food. We try to turn to medicine and find a quick fix. But our food is full of wonderful healing qualities too, but we just forget it. Warm wishes from Sicily ❤️
Thank you for this talk friends! Much needed reminder - go for the quality and not the quantity! Please keep on growing and teaching others. Also, I was growing up with eating seasonally - it was so special to get spring strawberries, summer tomatoes and berries, fall apples, winter oranges and mandarins. Anticipation of something special every month of the year ... so much fun! I still have my old habits - no crunchy tomatoes and strawberries in the winter :-) Thank you for this talk!
I've been living 20 years in Rome and what I really appreciate are small farmers market. I buy everything local, max 100 km from Rome, and i'm talking about milk, cheese, meat (beef) and all the vegetables. of course, I do not eat tomatoes after October, because you need to know what is in season now. In Italy, it's great because, you can read from where are pears and if they are from Argentina I do not buy them. Also flour, I buy pasta only made of Italian flour, of course it's more expensive, but it's worth to pay the price. The problem is that people want to buy cheap and later they throw a lot of food. It's better to buy less expensive local food!
I support local farmers but it’s getting harder because prices are so high. I know how hard farmers work to make a living. (You guys too!) Finding good quality food shouldn’t be this hard. I’m grateful for all the farmers. (Both of my parents grew up on a farm and I grew up with home cooking, homemade bread and natural remedies.)
It is difficult for farmers to compete with supermarkets. Unfortunately, with all the prices going up, farmers have to do the same to keep themselves afloat. I mean something that takes a few months to grow shouldn't be cheap. But obviously, everyone is trying to survive these days and looking for cheaper options. However, the food that we buy should still be high quality. I wish all the food would be organic just like before 😔 You were lucky to grow up in such a beautiful household 🏠 ❤️
@ Yes I’m so very grateful for my parents, God bless them both. And I still go to the farmers market because I try and make where I spend matter. If I lived in Sicily I would be your customer! You are both so blessed to be living such an authentic life. Still my favorite TH-cam channel!🌻🍄🌾❤️
Thank you! Just keep doing what you are doing and I hope that you inspire people to buy quality food and produce quality food. This industrial approach kills us.
Thank you! We wish it would change quicker, but we know it won't happen overnight. This industrial food approach is killing us and our planet. We all have the power to change the world a little, and we are doing what we can.
I was just reading that a lot of the oregano we get in the US comes from Turkey and they adulterate it with crushed olive leaves. Also, a lot of products even in Italy is made from tomato paste from China. And, again, honey from India was found to be almost half sugar syrup. I have tried to buy from small farmers when I can, but I only have so much money for food. When I make cheese, I buy the raw milk from a small dairy. The cost is $10 for a gallon (3.8 litres) where it is $4 at the supermarket. Meat is almost 3 times the price from the farm. I know it's better quality and the animals have a good life, but I might as well eat no meat if that was my only option.
Hello there,,so happy to see you guys ,and happy to see you safe after the floods in Sicily . Your insight into the way people don't care and it's all about money ..But you two are doing a fantastic job . Please keep up the hard work and endurance ..Peter from South Africa
Thank you for this thoughtful analysis. In the U.S., most people get their fruits and vegetables from the supermarket, but many towns and cities here also have a local "farmer's market" where people can buy directly from small farmers. It's a great way to support them and, often, the prices are significantly lower than you'd find at a large store for the reasons you mentioned. The produce is also recently picked, so it is much fresher. While you were speaking, I was also reminded of a company in the U.S. called "Imperfect Foods" which was created to sell fruits and vegetables with cosmetic imperfections. On the website, it says: "Items with cosmetic imperfections are deemed too unsightly for regular grocery stores. Small blemishes, scars, and wonky shapes can all make perfectly good food harder for producers to sell. We offer a full lineup of carefully curated groceries that are the best of their kind, a little imperfect, and always delicious. Most importantly, our groceries help build a less wasteful world." So much food in the U.S. is thrown out because people don't want it if it isn't perfect in appearance. Supermarkets know this, so I imagine the staff that work there are probably told to not even display anything with an obvious flaw. As you said, there is nothing wrong with it, but it doesn't sell. What happens to it? Much of it probably becomes food for wild animals. So Imperfect Foods was created to sell these "unsightly" fruits and vegetables that might otherwise be discarded. I thought it was a great idea. As long as we still have people who are hungry, we should not be getting rid of produce simply because it is ugly. Keep up the good work with your important messaging, as well as with your efforts to produce and sell health as small farmers in Sicily.
You have very good point! I would always pay a premium price for a smaller tastier apple, even if I find a warm inside at the end. When I imagine biting into produce that has been sprayed with pesticides and what else I lost the appetite. But I understand your struggles especially as a small farm wanting to be sustainable. Where in Sicily do you live? Is your farm organic (bio) EU certified?
So many small farmers in the US have sold out to real estate developers. (In the north east this started more than 60 years ago). I now live in New Mexico where the soil and climate are very challenging for growing crops. Most of our produce comes from Mexico or California. It’s all about the ability to produce and make a profit. Most people in the US cannot afford high quality organic locally produced food
The old chile farmers of New Mexico refuse to accept GMO seeds. Have you ever heard of Humates? Quite an amazing gift from the earth. I have 4 chickens and make my own mayonnaise with grapeseed oil. It's so easy.
But this way you can grow your own 😉 The problem with the food is the same all over the world! It is still possible to find some honest people who do a quality food.
We look for convenience and forget there’s a price to pay in quality. Nothing worse than a tomato that’s travelled hundreds of miles only to arrive disappointingly tasteless.
@Reet64 Exactly! And we pay for a tasteless and low in nutrition food. Unfortunately, the food industry sees it as a business and doesn't care about a consumer or a farmer as long as their profit margins increase every year.
@@SomethingLikeThis1 I'm a retired farmer in the UK and could write a book about the corporate capture of agriculture worldwide since WW2 and the food supply but needless to say what you are doing is trying to reverse that trend and I wish you all the luck possible...
Watched all your video and I get what you are saying, but I missed the point? We all know "buy local" but the middle man (as you point) out are experts at offering cheaper(not better). The market speaks, and dictates prices. I feel it is up to you, the independent producers to make ways for us to find you. Like set up a stall outside the supermarket where the masses go.
@AnthonyWeston-g6g We heard that this year for grain growers in the UK was very thought with loads of rain. Our favourite TV show is "Clarksons Farm". That shows the harsh reality (through so many jokes in between). It does highlight the difficulties that uk farmers are experiencing, and it seems that every country is affected by drought or too much rain this year. So it's definitely worrying future ahead 😔
Appreciate the logical explanation of how Sicily's, and actually most people's, food supply has changed so quickly. We always seek out farmstands for seasonal produce that we can't grow in our little backyard. Keep growing and youtubing!
It's wonderful to hear that you grow your own produce and support local farmers, too! Globalisation and supermarkets affected really badly most of the farmers really. Thank you for your support ❤
We have the same issue here in the US. Over 1000 additives that are banned in the EU are added to so much of our food. Coupled with that, many foods here contain bioengineered ingredients. I spend time looking at food labels when I go shopping as it's really difficult to find wholesome healthy food.
Keep up the good work of organic farming in Sicily where quality trumps quantity.
I was diagnosed with severe leaky gut. Since then I eat very simple. Almost boring. But fresh. No industrialized food. I felt soon better. Love to listen to you. Kind regards from NL!
It's good you found a way to heal through food. We try to turn to medicine and find a quick fix. But our food is full of wonderful healing qualities too, but we just forget it. Warm wishes from Sicily ❤️
I live in Sicily for part of the year and always buy from the farmers market.
Well done! We all need to support small farmers. But make sure they are doing good practise when they grow their vegetables ❤️
Thank you for this talk friends! Much needed reminder - go for the quality and not the quantity! Please keep on growing and teaching others. Also, I was growing up with eating seasonally - it was so special to get spring strawberries, summer tomatoes and berries, fall apples, winter oranges and mandarins. Anticipation of something special every month of the year ... so much fun! I still have my old habits - no crunchy tomatoes and strawberries in the winter :-) Thank you for this talk!
I am glad to see you are still there ❤
We are still trying ❤️
I live in Piedmont and I try my best when able to buy from farmers. Thanks for this information and video .
I've been living 20 years in Rome and what I really appreciate are small farmers market. I buy everything local, max 100 km from Rome, and i'm talking about milk, cheese, meat (beef) and all the vegetables. of course, I do not eat tomatoes after October, because you need to know what is in season now. In Italy, it's great because, you can read from where are pears and if they are from Argentina I do not buy them. Also flour, I buy pasta only made of Italian flour, of course it's more expensive, but it's worth to pay the price. The problem is that people want to buy cheap and later they throw a lot of food. It's better to buy less expensive local food!
I support local farmers but it’s getting harder because prices are so high. I know how hard farmers work to make a living. (You guys too!) Finding good quality food shouldn’t be this hard. I’m grateful for all the farmers. (Both of my parents grew up on a farm and I grew up with home cooking, homemade bread and natural remedies.)
It is difficult for farmers to compete with supermarkets. Unfortunately, with all the prices going up, farmers have to do the same to keep themselves afloat. I mean something that takes a few months to grow shouldn't be cheap. But obviously, everyone is trying to survive these days and looking for cheaper options. However, the food that we buy should still be high quality. I wish all the food would be organic just like before 😔
You were lucky to grow up in such a beautiful household 🏠 ❤️
@ Yes I’m so very grateful for my parents, God bless them both. And I still go to the farmers market because I try and make where I spend matter. If I lived in Sicily I would be your customer! You are both so blessed to be living such an authentic life. Still my favorite TH-cam channel!🌻🍄🌾❤️
Thank you! Just keep doing what you are doing and I hope that you inspire people to buy quality food and produce quality food. This industrial approach kills us.
Thank you! We wish it would change quicker, but we know it won't happen overnight. This industrial food approach is killing us and our planet. We all have the power to change the world a little, and we are doing what we can.
I was just reading that a lot of the oregano we get in the US comes from Turkey and they adulterate it with crushed olive leaves. Also, a lot of products even in Italy is made from tomato paste from China. And, again, honey from India was found to be almost half sugar syrup.
I have tried to buy from small farmers when I can, but I only have so much money for food. When I make cheese, I buy the raw milk from a small dairy. The cost is $10 for a gallon (3.8 litres) where it is $4 at the supermarket. Meat is almost 3 times the price from the farm. I know it's better quality and the animals have a good life, but I might as well eat no meat if that was my only option.
Hello there,,so happy to see you guys ,and happy to see you safe after the floods in Sicily . Your insight into the way people don't care and it's all about money ..But you two are doing a fantastic job . Please keep up the hard work and endurance ..Peter from South Africa
Thank you for this thoughtful analysis. In the U.S., most people get their fruits and vegetables from the supermarket, but many towns and cities here also have a local "farmer's market" where people can buy directly from small farmers. It's a great way to support them and, often, the prices are significantly lower than you'd find at a large store for the reasons you mentioned. The produce is also recently picked, so it is much fresher.
While you were speaking, I was also reminded of a company in the U.S. called "Imperfect Foods" which was created to sell fruits and vegetables with cosmetic imperfections. On the website, it says: "Items with cosmetic imperfections are deemed too unsightly for regular grocery stores. Small blemishes, scars, and wonky shapes can all make perfectly good food harder for producers to sell. We offer a full lineup of carefully curated groceries that are the best of their kind, a little imperfect, and always delicious. Most importantly, our groceries help build a less wasteful world."
So much food in the U.S. is thrown out because people don't want it if it isn't perfect in appearance. Supermarkets know this, so I imagine the staff that work there are probably told to not even display anything with an obvious flaw. As you said, there is nothing wrong with it, but it doesn't sell. What happens to it? Much of it probably becomes food for wild animals. So Imperfect Foods was created to sell these "unsightly" fruits and vegetables that might otherwise be discarded. I thought it was a great idea. As long as we still have people who are hungry, we should not be getting rid of produce simply because it is ugly.
Keep up the good work with your important messaging, as well as with your efforts to produce and sell health as small farmers in Sicily.
You have very good point! I would always pay a premium price for a smaller tastier apple, even if I find a warm inside at the end. When I imagine biting into produce that has been sprayed with pesticides and what else I lost the appetite. But I understand your struggles especially as a small farm wanting to be sustainable. Where in Sicily do you live? Is your farm organic (bio) EU certified?
So many small farmers in the US have sold out to real estate developers. (In the north east this started more than 60 years ago). I now live in New Mexico where the soil and climate are very challenging for growing crops. Most of our produce comes from Mexico or California. It’s all about the ability to produce and make a profit. Most people in the US cannot afford high quality organic locally produced food
The old chile farmers of New Mexico refuse to accept GMO seeds. Have you ever heard of Humates? Quite an amazing gift from the earth. I have 4 chickens and make my own mayonnaise with grapeseed oil. It's so easy.
Preach common sense always! 🥰🥰🥰
@OnaMuir We believe in what we do 😊 So it's easy to share our knowledge ❤️
Hi what is your farm called? Where is it located? thanks
@enricofurlan4727 We are called "Beddu Cori" and we are close to Balestrate
im looking to buy a farmhouse in sicily. now worried about the food! :/
But this way you can grow your own 😉 The problem with the food is the same all over the world! It is still possible to find some honest people who do a quality food.
We look for convenience and forget there’s a price to pay in quality. Nothing worse than a tomato that’s travelled hundreds of miles only to arrive disappointingly tasteless.
@Reet64 Exactly! And we pay for a tasteless and low in nutrition food. Unfortunately, the food industry sees it as a business and doesn't care about a consumer or a farmer as long as their profit margins increase every year.
Still will be much better than where you're. 😊
All because the evil 🇪🇺 EU laws and rules.
All true...Keep the faith.
Thank you ❤️ We are doing the best we can with our little piece of land.
@@SomethingLikeThis1 I'm a retired farmer in the UK and could write a book about the corporate capture of agriculture worldwide since WW2 and the food supply but needless to say what you are doing is trying to reverse that trend and I wish you all the luck possible...
Watched all your video and I get what you are saying, but I missed the point? We all know "buy local" but the middle man (as you point) out are experts at offering cheaper(not better). The market speaks, and dictates prices. I feel it is up to you, the independent producers to make ways for us to find you. Like set up a stall outside the supermarket where the masses go.
So sad to hear this about the food. Here in uk farmers are about to strike due to government over taxes….. no food here soon!?
@AnthonyWeston-g6g We heard that this year for grain growers in the UK was very thought with loads of rain. Our favourite TV show is "Clarksons Farm". That shows the harsh reality (through so many jokes in between). It does highlight the difficulties that uk farmers are experiencing, and it seems that every country is affected by drought or too much rain this year. So it's definitely worrying future ahead 😔
Best Italian food is in northern side, variety ect, that is real Italian cuisine.
Only solution is Italexit Out of the EU. EU has killed our agriculture
Business to business and people like you and me and they still do all the work and business bosses still get all the money.
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If the lack cooking is one of the maninproblems, why don't you offer cookingclasses ?! Be the solution to your own problem.😃
pay taxes on every sprout