Fra Biagio Conte's community for the homeless has expanded into the countryside. The homeless shelter inherited a farm near the sea, at Scopello in Sicily, and the homeless have rebuilt it, and cleaned up the olive groves, made them productive again, and make all the shelter's olive oil there.
Sicily
Olives at the Ballaro` market
June 11, 2014
A bank of green olives for sale in the Ballaro` market street.
Back to Vermont a minute
June 9, 2014
I just want you to see this. I am so lucky to live here.
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Rough looking
June 5, 2014
Many southern Asian immigrants live in this, the Capo market neighborhood. These rough wooden doors looked positively medieval. Often, univiting, creaking, forbidding, even, heavy wooden doors lead to enchanted colonnaded courtyards filled with sunlight and a fountain, such a surprise. In Palermo, you never know what is behind the next closed door.
culture clash
June 2, 2014
The most colorful clothing can always be found in Il Capo market, whether on display or worn by the denizens.