From Australia to Byasa for farming in the land of the ancestors – Chronicle

The return trip, made years later, to return to Earth. So from grandparents, who know the family and distant traditions. Laura Caro left alone for Australia, and today she is again between Piazza and Tramonti with her English partner Peter Gregory, with whom she arrived in Italy to devote herself to agriculture and, in particular, to vineyard cultivation and wine production. With a but: she too, like many, has bumped into the limits imposed by law, and even if the profession becomes a job befitting that of a teacher, like many people, she gropes her way into a blurry dimension. “After traveling for three years together, and gaining experience in the world of farms in Australia, we decided to return to Europe. So why not be in our places? For me the roots were, for him a beautiful place.” Hence the choice. “My family had always cultivated the vineyard and there were several fields left, between Monsteroli and Chiara, albeit uncultivated. We rolled up our sleeves and began to renovate and plant them, though we were going slowly because the land was scattered.”

And not just for that. “We bumped into legislation and restrictions: for example, we wanted to switch to new crops and obviously expand wine production, but we know that the latter is not allowed. So we stopped in the first case and in the second case ., Although the cuttings were planted, it was The same: hopefully something will also be opened taking into account the fact that this is a deprived area where everything is difficult: easy access, strong slopes, machinery not to be used anywhere else.This legislation was produced to compare large crops, but Here we are talking about places with the opposite type of viticulture: you cannot compare Tuscany, to give us one example, with its vast expanses.” In fact, the camper claims to be groping in the dark now. “We want clarity, how can we continue like this? If nothing changes, production will be stifled. And we must not forget that one of our goals is to restore the area, to bring it back to life. Dry stone walls are falling, there are landslides and we have to do it quickly: why stop?

Kiara Tenka