{"id":245,"date":"2024-04-20T11:28:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T11:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/foodagproject-sp24-ball\/?p=245"},"modified":"2024-04-20T11:28:28","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T11:28:28","slug":"villa-taos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.evergreen.edu\/foodagproject-sp24-ball\/villa-taos\/","title":{"rendered":"Villa Taos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The gate at Villa Taos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Yet again I am struck with wondering how to put a place and experience into words. What an amazing place built by wonderful people. When I began this trip I was nervous and afraid of making connections with people, why would they want to talk to me and would I be able to communicate with the language barrier. So many of the writers I love have written about traveling and the people they meet, dinners and conversations and the making of new friends. I had no idea how to do that and it was a far off idea that that would ever be me. How did they do it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Well I found myself in just that situation. I found Giorgios and Angeliki\u2019s farmstay and thought it would be the perfect place to stay for a few days, learn about their olive oil and have a peaceful place in the middle of nowhere, nothing more to do than walk the beautiful land, to complete my work for winter quarter before heading into my whirlwind tour of producers and tours and interviews. I did not expect the hospitality, beautiful place and wonderful new friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Giorgio and Angeliki have spent years building this amazing home. They bothe grew up in this village and decided to raise their lovely family on his gradfathers land overlooking the sea. It is built in the traditional Cretean stonework, using material from the land. He is an amazing architect and stonemason and their home is welcoming and filled with the sights and sounds of the waves crashing, birds singing and sunshine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wild Fennel and Greens Pie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The first night I was there they invited me to dinner. A truly Cretan meal \u2013 famous for their healthy food and lifestyle I was beyond excited. Angeliki made stuffed tomatoes with rice and wild fennel, sauted greens, bread, yoghurt and lemon The ingredients were from neighbors, their own yard and foraging the hills behind their home all drenched in the olive oil they made. It was delicious beyond measure. Dining with them and their 5 kids was a delight and reminded me that we are all the same. It was beyond lovely. We had a great conversation and Giorgios told me the story of the land, the reason the olive trees are planted on the steep hills was to protect them from pirates! His land and olive trees has been in his family since they can remember. I couldn\u2019t believe I found myself learning and meeting people and experiencing their culture. They are wonderful and I have made my first friends on my trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sea beyond the trees.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Elofonisi Beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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