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Not all traditions are good traditions. Every year thousands of birds migrate from north to south and back to follow the optimum climate which allows them to feed, reproduce or simply survive. Sicily and the narrow few km that separate it from the European mainland is one of the major access gates to Europe and one of the reasons Italy is blessed with such vast biodiversity and many bird species. Every year in may birds of prey such as the peregrine falcon and the harrier, just to name some, travel back to Europe, tired and hungry from having crossed the Mediterranean flapping their wings l, as they can’t rely on ascending currents over the water. This is when they are most vulnerable and this is when poachers shoot them out of the sky. I spent some days with the activists of CABS, an anti-poaching organization active on both sides of the Straight of Sicily, with bases in Reggio Calabria and Messina to tell their story on my new new series of #storiedellacalabria with @caffeguglielmo . The video will be out soon on my YouTube Channel and Facebook page. #antipoaching #activism #animalactivism #saveourplanet #takeastand #nationalgeographic #amazingeverydaypeople #bethechange #goodpeople (presso Reggio di Calabria)

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Nonna Cecilia is preparing the "pelati" conserves for the upcoming winter. Pelati are tomatoes, carefully opened and deprived of their seeds and pulp to be then covered in salt and stuffed into masonry jars befor going through a boiling and cooling process for safety and conservation. In this area of Italy many of the old traditions are still intact and preserved by the elder part of the population, but they are slowly fading as younger generations have migrated en masse to the big cities in the north or to foreign countries in search for work and a modern lifestyle. Calabria is one of the regions of the world with the highest longevity. Finding someone with 90+ years is actually quite common. I am currently in Calabria telling #storiedellacalabria with @deliziedicalabria who work hard to keep traditions alive in the high quality of their products. #travel #calabria #italy #tradition #food #genuinefood #homemade #realfood #esploracalabria #nonnojoe #cibosano #cibovero #cibo #ciboitaliano #people (presso Vallefiorita)

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Caretta Calabria Conservation | Storie della Calabria

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Reggio Calabria, a quirky buzzing city with a unique Mediterranean charme guarding the straight of Sicily on the Italian mainland. Narrow streets point towards the sea and the long amazingly beautiful seaside walk with enormous secular magnolia trees is charming and relaxing. It's intelligently build to cover the train tracks that run underneath it. Ferries go back and forth all day long from and to Sicily which is "just over there". Good swimmers actually cross the straight, but it is definitely very dangerous due to the notoriously strong marine currents present in this area. I am here shooting another episode of #storiedellacalabria with @caffeguglielmo . #wanderlust #reggiocalabria #calabria #travel #italy #documentary #story (presso Reggio di Calabria)

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Finally the world seems to wake up to the importance of protecting bees. Their social structure is amazing and they are incredible creatures with a complex social structure. These days I am following Andrea to tell part of his story. He left his safe and secure job in the north of #italy to dedicate himself to beekeeping and small farming in his home town. It's a very complex topic and you never stop learning. His story is part of the 3rd series of #storiedellacalabria, stories from #calabria #southofitaly I am telling together with @caffeguglielmo . #wanderlust #mongiana #travel #story (presso Mongiana)

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"It seems such a simple thing: plant a tree between two others, save time, money and most importantly water - but it isn't. What you see was preceded by two years of solid work as I had to convince my family, one hundred years of farming tradition, find the right suppliers and get the work done. Now all I can hope is that everything will work out the way I am convinced it will. There are so many benefits, but it's hard to convince others of innovative thoughts. The soil gets worked in a different direction and the profitability of our land raises while resources are saved, while producing state of the art clementines. We all win!" - Francesco Rizzo is the fifth generation in Favella, a roughly 420 hectare farm in #calabria , south of #italy . I am here telling a part of his story in #storiedellacalabria . Video coming soon on my channel. #wanderlust #farming #savewater #travel (presso Azienda Bufalina Favella)

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Dessert is not always just simply dessert. @rizzis_madeincalabria put a lot of effort into researching only local ingredients and suppliers while revisiting traditional recipes and adding new tweaks. I followed Marco Rizzitano in one of his many researches for ingredients that revealed his true passion for local production, tradition and the people that produce what you eat. In Italy dessert goes with coffe and around here that's @caffeguglielmo #calabria #nytimestravel #esploracalabria #storiedellacalabria #wanderlust #localfood #slowfood (presso Rizzi's - Made in Calabria)

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Peaceful dawn in Sila National Park between Tirivolo and Orme nel Parco after a powerful thunderstorm. #magic #wanderlust #storiedellacalabria #esploracalabria #landscapes_calabria #ig_calabria #sila #ormenelparco (presso Orme Nel Parco)