Metamorphasis in evolution
One of the evolutions that the region has undergone is the conversion of historic disused out-buildings into luxurious short or long stay holiday lets. These edifices, some no more than a windproof shell used to store farm animals or grain, have been restructured into the most individual and envied after places from which to take a break in the Tuscan region. The switches in the countryside materialized for two reasons: first due that local farms were unable to meet the demands for produce from an ever expanding population, and second, that they were incapable to compete on price with the larger and more centralized distribution companies (a similar change took place in the British Isles with the procession of Supermarkets in the early 1990s, the only difference being unfortunately that English farmers did not have the same guarantee of fair weather like the Italian’s did, on which to build a future). As the huge processing plants took over food distribution, the Tuscan farmers were left pondering on how to make it to the end of the week, and Agriturismo was born.
Posted on Sunday, 27 March 2011
