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    Home » Italy

    Lunch at an Organic Farm in Tuscany, Italy

    Updated Nov 19, 2022 by Dave Lee | 3 minute read | May contain affiliate links

    My short stays in Milan and Florence were a prelude to a week-long walking tour on the Via Francigena pilgrimage trail that runs through Tuscany, Italy.

    The hosted tour was in association with the Adventure Travel World Summit in the ancient spa town of Montecatini Terme.

    Guido and his wife Stefania hosted our lunch on an organic farm in Tuscany, Italy
    Guido and his wife, Stefania

    The highlights were numerous, including:

    • Hiking through colorful forests in the north and vineyards in central and southern Tuscany.
    • Learning about olive oil production at a family-owned olive oil farm.
    • Visiting a working marble sculpture studio.
    • Tours of Lucca, San Gimignano, and Siena.
    • Walking six miles (10 kilometers) through the Val d'Orcia, a UNESCO Site.
    • Wine tour and tasting at Casato Prime Donne, Italy's first all-female winery.
    • Consuming lots of delicious food, wine, and gelato.

    One of my favorites in a week full of fun meals was our picturesque lunch at The Doctor's Cheese, an organic farm in Tuscany.

    Wild boar and various organic cheeses
    Raw wild boar and organic cheeses

    The Doctor's Cheese

    We'd spent the morning on a walking tour of the walled city of Lucca before being transported by van to the farm for lunch.

    Guido and his wife Stefania have been running their organic farm since November 2009, when they took it over from Guido's family.

    In Spring 2012, Guido was asked to care for 20 goats from another farmer who could no longer handle them.

    As the story goes, he began milking the goats twice a day and producing goat cheese.

    The following year, he bought goats and later expanded to produce cow and sheep cheeses.

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    Bruschetta, wild boar sausage, and white beans
    Bruschetta, wild boar sausage, and chickpeas

    Since we were at their organic farm in Tuscany for lunch, they prepared much more than cheese.

    The spread included bruschetta, chickpeas, raw wild boar marinated in olive oil, wild boar sausage, and veal mortadella.

    Mortadella is Italian deli meat from Bologna, often made with pork, spices, and pistachios.

    Organic farm in Tuscany
    Lunch at The Doctor's Cheese organic farm

    I loaded up a plate and took a seat with my fellow hikers. Local wine and still water were also served.

    The goat, sheep, and cow cheeses were delicious, but the black truffle cheese was my favorite. I went back for seconds (and thirds).

    And I liked the wild boar sausage, but not the raw boar.

    Farm fresh ricotta with organic honey
    Fresh ricotta cheese with honey
    Ricotta cheese with honey
    Ricotta cheese with honey

    And then they surprised us with dessert—fresh ricotta cheese sweetened with organic honey. I may have had more than one of these delicious treats, too.

    Lunch consumed, we walked off through the organic farm's olive groves to re-join the Via Francigena and put in our daily miles walking through Tuscany.

    Visit the Organic Farm

    Tours and cheese tastings are available at The Doctor's Cheese by reservation only for $13 (€12) per person and last about 30 minutes.

    If you go on Tuesday or Friday morning, you can watch the cheese being made.

    Reservations can be made by contacting Stefania or Guido by phone or email.

    Address: I Formaggi del Dottore, Via Don Milani 8c, 50051 Castelfiorentino (FI)

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