MY GARDEN GROWS STORIES

A Writing, Soil & Creative Regeneration Masterclass with Quintosapore

Città della Pieve • 28–31 May 2026

A long-weekend immersion for writers, soil-lovers, food lovers, cooks, and anyone longing to reconnect with land, lineage, and the stories that shaped them.

My Garden Grows Stories blends the regenerative farming wisdom of Nicola and Alessandro of Quintosapore with Kamin Mohammadi’s embodied writing practice. Together we dig – literally and metaphorically – into soil, memory, culture, and the rituals that make us who we are.

A Weekend of Soil, Story and Creative Regeneration: where Food, Memory and Nature Become Narrative

This retreat invites you to write from the ground up. Through regenerative agriculture, sensory exploration, ancestral foodways and writing from the body, you will unearth the flavours, memories and voices that formed you – and transform them into story.

At Quintosapore, the Twin Farmers share their regenerative philosophy:
• soil as a living web
• farming as reciprocity
• biodiversity as memory and resilience
• collaboration with nature as identity and hope

This weekend blends writing, farm immersion, shared meals, foraging, somatic grounding, and deep creative connection.

THE FLOW OF THE WEEKEND

Thursday afternoon – Arrival & Welcome

Independent check-in followed by a welcome aperitivo and dinner in Città della Pieve. A gentle settling-in and introduction to the retreat.

Friday – Soil, Senses & Story

A full day at Quintosapore exploring regenerative farming, biodiversity, and sensory writing. Includes a farm tour, soil-to-fork lunch, writing workshop with Kamin, somatic grounding, and an afternoon of generative writing exercises.

Saturday – Memory, Culture & Cooking

A morning writing workshop in town, followed by free time for lunch. In the afternoon, a hands-on cooking workshop with a special guest, and an evening dinner where stories, recipes and memories are shared.

Sunday – Harvesting the Stories

A final writing session inspired by the town’s art and architecture, followed by a communal brunch and optional readings. Closing circle and departures.

FOR THOSE WHO FEEL CALLED TO…

• Write from the body, memory, and the earth
• Explore food as ritual, identity, communication and love
• Connect with ancestors and ingredients of home
• Understand biomimicry, seed diversity and regenerative systems
• Forage flavours of childhood and belonging
• Craft personal, familial or culturally rooted stories

A magazine partnership is in development, offering participants the chance to submit work created during the weekend.

PRICE

€2,900 Early Bird €2,700 (book by 10 January 2026)

Includes

• 3 nights in beautiful accommodation in Citta della Pieve
• Most meals, including soil-to-fork lunches
• All writing masterclasses
• Cooking workshop
• Farm experiences at Quintosapore
• Guided foraging, sensory practices & optional somatic sessions

Not included: travel to/from Città della Pieve or airport transfers

WHY THIS RETREAT?

Because stories – like soil – hold everything.
Because food is identity, memory, ancestry and love.
Because regeneration begins when we slow down and listen: to the land, to our bodies, to the imagination waiting beneath the surface.

Return home with new stories, grounding, wellbeing – and a renewed connection to the land that formed you.

WHO THIS RETREAT IS FOR

• Writers of all levels
• Food lovers, cooks and sensory explorers
• Anyone curious about regenerative farming
• People seeking creative nourishment, rest and inspiration
• Those wishing to reconnect with their roots
• Travellers keen to explore an unspoilt, beautiful and historic corner of Italy
• Those who want to learn future-facing environmental and food growing practices
• Fans of Bella Figura who wish to live the method outlined in the book

RESERVE YOUR PLACE

Spaces are strictly limited, please write to experience@quintosapore.it to book!