Tuscan Living in progression
| March 27th, 2011Metamorphasis in evolution
One of the organic evolutions that the Tuscan paese has undergone is the conversion of familiar derelict farmsteads into deluxe short or long stay holiday lets. The buildings, some nothing more than a weatherproof out-house used to stock chickens or grain, have been regenerated into some of the most unique and sought after after bases from which to enjoy a break in the region of Tuscany. The changes in the countryside occurred for two causes: first due that local farms were unable to meet the demands for produce from an ever booming population, and 2nd, that they were incapable to compete on price with the larger and more centralized distribution companies (a similar change took place in the UK with the procession of Supermarkets in the early 1990s, the unique 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 production plants took over food distribution, the local farmers were left reflecting on how to make it to the end of the week, and Tuscany Villas was born.
