Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner
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Podcast from Italy: Ashley & Jason Bartner
Two American expats, Ashley and Jason are living the dream (and sometimes a nightmare) in rural Italy since 2007. Their hilarious and authentic podcast shares adventures of running La Tavola Marche an organic farm, inn & cooking school . With recipes, daily life, crazy neighbors, travels & more! J...
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#182 - I was in The Ugly Club Festival Parade + A Helicopter Ride and the Polenta Festival
Dreams come true - in the last podcast we lamented about not being asked to participate in the local festivals after I couldn't obey the simple rule o...
#181 - "Respectful Silence" and They don't make things like they used to...
It's time to buy a new stufa/wood burning insert for our fireplace and finding one made entirely of cast iron is much harder than it used it to be! In...
#180 - Life in Italy - Small town summer festivals and the cost of an X-ray & MRI
From a 10 course fish feast at our farmhouse to pizza night with the oldies crew, guests and move to Italy workshops we have been busy! And when we ha...
#179 - HOT local gossip from stolen cows to new road signs to nowhere
The summer heat has arrived! A look back on the last month's hapennings from the Hunter's Summer Lunch with Gaggi where everyone is fair game for his...
#178 - Feeling Old and the Story of How we Met Gaggi
For the first time in a long time, I go back and read a chapter summary from the untitled, unfinished, unpublished book about our first year in Italy...
#177 - Gearing up to start the season!
Finishing up winter projects and starting spring ones - from sharpening knives to hauling manure, there's a little bit of everything to do before the...
176 - Restocking on Olive Oil, Vet Saga & KitchenAids are a Piece of Sh!t
Our big Great Dane, Leroy had a medical emergency that turned into a House episode & has been a month and a half of vet trips. In between his appointm...
#175 - 50 kilos of homecured lard + the $1 Homes in Italy vs. 100% Property Tax for Foreigners in Spain
We first do a recap of the holidays - from Christmas Eve's fish dinner to La Befana festival in our tiny neighboring village of Urbania. Boar hunting...
174 - Christmas in Italy & a roadtrip to Lucca, Cararra Marble Tour, Prato, Pisa & Padova
Finally a proper full episode - starting with a recap from a November to remember! We took our first road trip since getting dogs and visited the marb...
Chasing Crazy Dreams: Ashley Bartner's Journey from New York to an Organic Farm in Italy - A New Life in Italy
Welcome to another episode of New Life in Italy! I'm Samantha Wilson, and today, we’re diving deep into the power of chasing big dreams—especially the...
#173 - Autumn in Le Marche: Truffle Hunting & Festivals + the Annual Boar Hunters Lunch
An autumn episode of all of our favorite October happenings in our neck of the woods of Le Marche, Italy. Truffle season has begun along with each wee...
#172 - The Ugly Club
The air changed quickly and autumn has arrived, along with hunters of all sorts along our road - from mushrooms to hunting and tomorrow opens white tr...
#171 - Local August Festivals in Italy & Jarring Tomatoes
The height of summer is over but the heat is still strong! This short but jam packed episode is all about August - jarring tomatoes with ol' Dr. Gaggi...
170 - Midsummer Festivals in Small Town Italy
It's the dog days of summer, but here's an update on the garden and growing tomatoes 3 different ways and getting out & about as summer festival seaso...
#169 - Bitchn' bout Bureaucracy is BACK! Plus our #1 tip when making a reservation.
A fan favorite segment is back - Bitchn' bout Bureaucracy! However, this time it's not about immigration but Italian property taxes. Plus we share our...
168 - The Dark Truth Behind Truffles: Why the cost is much higher than you think!
Newsflash: Jason broke the plow, right away! So we are calling this the transition year in the garden & we explain what that means and why. After an u...
#167 - Memories of our first trip to Italy, 18 years ago today
In this short & sweet or as Jason called it 'quick & dirty' episode we reminice about our first trip to Italy 18 years ago for our honeymoon and a few...
#166 - An Easter Episode: Making Pizza di Pasqua & Ciccioli (Pork Cracklings)
An Easter episode and recap of Spring! Jason explains not only how to make Crescia or Pizza di Pasqua a savory peppery Easter bread, as well as making...
#165 - Slaughtering our 1st pig, Carnevale Dolce & Boar Hunter's Lunch
#165 - Slaughtering our 1st pig, Carnevale Dolce & Boar Hunter's Lunch
Kicking off a new season of the podcast with a whirlwind of activity in o...
#164 - The Blessing of the Animals, Italian Driver's License Test, A New Tractor and Logistics of Slaughtering the Pigs
So much is talked about in this jam-packed episode! From buying a used tractor and figuring out the transportation to the logistics of slaughtering ou...
#163 - Holiday Stories, Recipe for Wild Boar Sauce & A Major Award
A little holiday recap and memories of La Befana and the living nativity scenes of years past. Jason shares a local boar sauce recipe after the hunter...
# 162 - 2023 Recap
We are finally back after a great season of guests with stories about the farm, animals, guests and of course Gaggi!
#161 - Gelato is on the Menu + Wild Life Encounters deep in the Italian countryside
Spring is in full swing and we decided to procrastinate on a rainy evening & instead of working down our to-do list we recorded a new episode! We shar...
#160 - Pasqua, Pigs & LARPing?!
Happy Easter from Italy! We've been busy with Spring projects as usual during early Spring but for the first time Jason was at the helm of the tractor...
#159 - Archery Classes, Formula 1 Racing & Clarkson’s Farm + A Chapter from the Book
This episode we connect the dots between our archery classes and the Ferrari Formula 1 racing team - we have something very funny in common! Our thoug...
#158 - Pigs, Lake Garda and a Traffic Light
We’re getting pigs! An update on their arrival and the winter weather along with water cooler talk about what everyone’s talking about in Piobbbico…!!...
#157 - Holiday Recap
A festive holiday recap - from dinner on Christmas and New Year's Eve with good ol' Dr. Gaggi to a satanic ritualistic sacrifice of sorts in the main...
#156 - 6 months later... + 8 Memorable Christmas Market in Italy
Ok so maybe this has become a bi-annual podcast! For those of you still listening, we start back in June and summer weather and the garden, then a hil...
#155 - Jam Packed Update on Everything!
It's been six months since our last podcast, there's a lot to catch you up on! From 'what's new in 2022' including my big ticket impulse purchase & an...
#154 - FICO, Foot Surgery & Farm Animals
A review of my trip to FICO Eataly in Bologna, tales from an Italian hospital for foot surgery and Jason's new adventures with our neighbor's farm ani...
#153 - Thanksgiving Leftovers
From an overpriced wine tasting to tractor shopping, a hilarious Gaggi story and memories of Thanksgiving past - we hope you enjoy the latest episode!
# 152 - Finally we are BACK! Glory Garden, Citizenship, Summer Getaways along the Adriatic
After a 6 month podcast hiatus we are BACK! With a hilarious update on life in the Italian countryside! From the glory garden and dry hot summer to a...
#151 - An action packed podcast!
This week we are on fire, a lot has happened in our neck of the woods since the last podcast! From vongole shenanigans with Gaggi & Rossana, road work...
#150 - A few of your questions answered & a chapter from the book, Truffle Mania
After the snow the air has changed and it feels like Spring! We are busy soaking up the sun while working outside with the usual late winter cleanup o...
#149 - Fake Business is Booming & Eco Bonus Breakdown
A Tim Dillon inspired podcast about conducting Fake Business of all sorts in Italy! A lunch in Fano with Gaggi & Rossana and an update from our neck o...
#148 - Lardo, Lockdown & Restoring a Ruin, winter update from Italy
Finally, a new episode! An update on the snow and salami curing, what we've been up to the past 3 months, along with our quick thoughts on 2021 travel...
#147 - All About The Cinque Terre, Carrara, Lucca & Lardo
Road trip! The first week of September we visited the Cinque Terre for the first time, along with Carrara and Lucca. We share our favorites - focaccia...
#146 - Stories about Polenta & How to get an Italian Driver’s License
Our days are spent jarring tomatoes, berry picking and not much else. Our big event this summer was Ferragosto and the old school Polenta Feast! We te...
#145 - Update Post Surgery and Listener Q&A about Moving to Italy
We give you an update on how the surgery went for Jason's torn rotator cuff in a humorous recount of his hospital stay. A garden update - what to do w...
#144 - Surgery in Italy: Private vs. Public, Immigration Frustrations & Eating Out
An update from sunny central Italy! While the virtual Move to Italy Workshops have been a great success (we are extending them thru the summer!), the...