Hello and welcome,
We’re Fran and Nick, a couple from the UK, who in 2020 followed our dream to move to Italy. Follow us as we begin to renovate a 200-year-old Tuscan farmhouse, regenerate the land, and live more sustainably, learning new skills as we go.

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View fullsize The first poppy of the year at Pioppo 🥰 #tuscany #farmhouse #tuscanfarmhouseliving
View fullsize Check out our latest blog post about the start of our renovation journey and how we’re aiming to get as much completed for a very special wedding celebration for @bearjen and @justinraynerr Link in our bio 🤗 #farmhouse #tuscany #renovation #
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View fullsize Pretty pinks loving this spring day with sun and showers 🌞🌧
View fullsize Today’s little project involved reusing and repurposing some of the soil excavated from the farmhouse floor onto our little lavender plot. We loaded around 30 wheelbarrows of sandy earth (that lavender loves) down to the plot - not easy on a hi
View fullsize An exciting day as we start the farmhouse renovations at Casale Pioppo. The first stage is working on the ground floor to make a new kitchen / diner area. The work requires excavation of the floor to make a compliant and damp free space. The buildi
View fullsize We had a wonderful night at the Viareggio Carnevale. Incredible giant papier-mâché floats, costumes and party atmosphere. If you’re ever in Tuscany in late February be sure to go! #viareggio #viareggiocarnevale #tuscany #tuscanyg
View fullsize This little bambi strolled right past our trip cam. 🤗🤗 #tuscany #wildlife #deer
View fullsize While I’m pruning the olives I love seeing this old hay rake that was left by the previous owners. It sits proudly in the olive grove now, enjoying its retirement, rusting nicely as we all should. 🤗
View fullsize Purple anemones doing well braving this very cold, windy but sunny February day. Brrr 🥶 These are some of the first wildflowers we see on the hill here. Roll on Spring!
View fullsize This weekend was all about the access road to Pioppo. It’s a beautiful country lane, but with all the rain we’ve had it was starting to have mini rivers running through it, washing away the gravel. We worked together the old fashioned wa
View fullsize If you’re interested to learn more about us and our journey buying and renovating our house and land, please take a look at our new website - link in our bio 🤗👍
View fullsize Our little veggie garden ‘orto’ doing well with winter planted veg - cavolo nero, fennel, cabbage, garlic, peas, artichoke. #organicgardening #nodiggarden #orto #tuscany #italy
View fullsize It was wonderful to be able to gift our first year’s olive oil to family and friends this Christmas. We never thought we’d get such a great tasting olive oil produced in our first year. Here’s to 2023 being even better. 🤗
View fullsize Our little lavender field all planted up for 2023 🤗
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From Instagram @casale_pioppo