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 I really like soffritto. My mother and I prefer to make soffritto for a tasty ragù. We avoid to use it in other recipes - even though many families do the contrary.I think that raw olive oil is less tasty but more healthy  

My family owns a big olive groove. My father prunes trees each year, paying attention not to affect the sprouting part.People who prefer not to use chemicals products may look for and find biological fertilizers - there are many with good effects:www.siapa.mi.it/siapa/aree_business.cfmThe name of the fertilizer is not so important. Carefully look at which elements a fertilizer is composed by.The ideal fertilizer for olive trees is an organic-mineral fertilizer - a mixture of NPK (Nitrogen Phosphorus Potassium) elements plus organic one. An example is the Siapor Miura 12-6-8 that you may find in every Consorzio Agrario. (the important think it is the 12-6-8 - or so - NPK's measure) www.capferrara.it/settori.php I know that the pellet format is easily and fast absorbed by trees.Before using a chemical product be aware how to manage it! www.siapa.mi.it/siapa/normative.cfm 

Hi and thanks for your requests.Italian (one of the romance languages) may be quite difficult to be learnt by germanic language speaking people. And viceversa - as you must have seen from my bizarre English. Many and different aspects of the Italian language make troubles to you and to many other non-Italian speakers, so I think I will cover these points in separate posts and make a comparison with English where needed.I'm really exited to give you my help in Italian Language, my language! Evviva! (you would rather say "hurray"!, I guess)A prestoValentina  

Hi,as you can see from my name and profile, I 100% ITALIANA. It would be great to start a conversation in Italian. I would be very happy to help you.Feel free to contact me about your troubles with Italian language. Have a look to www.twitter.com/cinguettare , we give italian tips in "tweets". That's not an Italian course online, just a fun way to learn something more about Italian language, expressions, verbs and culture. Hope this helps and that you will find more italian speaking people in the area where you live.Valentina

 Welcome to the ITALY Community and thanks for sharing your experience. Italian "burocrazia" is very famous for being slow...very slow..Anyway, looking forward to hear the end of your adventure!

this one www.italymag.co.uk/community/post/i-am-obviously-being-dim-because-others-have-managed-it

Hi and thanks for joining the new community. Your spirit seems very positive and it's exactly what the ITALY community needs.Then we will much appreciate your experiences concerning the different aspects of living or travelling to Italy. That's why there is a wide range of topics www.italymag.co.uk/community/topicsYou can also create photo galleries, to share Italian views and much more: www.italymag.co.uk/community/node/add/galleryAfter your status upgrades from community visitor to community member you will be also able to create groups. To see the existing groups, visit this link: www.italymag.co.uk/community/groupsHope you will enjoy the new community and look forward to hearing more from you! 

Hi,I've already answered in the other thread where you put the same question.Anyway, when you - and other members - wish to discuss personal issues, please PM me or Ronald by using the menu on the sidebar "private messages". Buona giornataps: thank you very much for your long story, I'm very happy to learn more about lovers of Italy.

Ciao Lynda,to add a photo you have up to 3 possibilities:1.  Create a Post and upload a photo from your computer - click in the tab "external images" under the text box2. Comment on someone's else post and add a photo from an URL - click on the images icon (mountain with sun)3. Create a Photo Gallery - you can upload files from your computerLooking forward to seeing your images!  

Hi and welcome,let me advice you some further readings about Tuscany:www.italymag.co.uk/italy-featured/tuscany/tuscany-reviewEnjoy!