News from Col di Lavacchio

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Hiking in Company

Hiking in Company

Some years ago, high up in the Apuane Alps a trainee mountain leader asked me for my optimum hiking group size. Rather flippantly I replied, "Just me and Finty (my lurcher)." He guffawed before agreeing that walking alone has a remarkable benefit for his mental health...

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Our Farm

Venue and other News

How to be green

How to be green

As the clouds billow up from the valley below, I am putting off donning my boiler suit and brandishing the strimmer. We have recently expanded Col di Lavacchio by 6 acres, much of it bramble and old man's beard. "A carbon sink!" I hear you cry. But one that is ugly...

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