Join Sara at her house in Cortona 2027

SPRING IN TUSCANY 🌿

Wild herbs, blossoms, market baskets, and long lunches in the countryside.

In spring 2027, we’re gathering for a new six-night experience in Sara’s Tuscan valley, celebrating the season through cooking, foraging, preserving, and the traditions that have shaped this landscape for centuries.

Together we’ll:

🌿 Forage for spring greens and wild herbs
🥣 Learn the art of seasonal preserving and fermentation
🍝 Cook and share meals inspired by the day’s harvest
⛪ Visit the spectacular Sanctuary of La Verna, its Botanical Garden and historic Antica Farmacia, where centuries of herbal knowledge still live on
🍷 Explore hill towns, meet local producers, and experience Tuscany at its freshest and most vibrant
🇮🇹 Spend time in Cortona and Arezzo

We’ll make our home in a beautifully renovated farmhouse in Sara’s Tuscan valley, with just 8 guests. The week includes six nights, daily breakfasts and lunches, dinners with Sara and special guests, excursions, cooking, foraging, and plenty of time around the table.

A week for curious cooks, gardeners, and anyone who loves slowing down and experiencing Italy through its food, landscapes, and traditions.

APRIL 11–17, 2027
APRIL 19–24, 2027

Email ninajune24@gmail.com for details. Pricing starts at $7300/person.

ABOUT SARA JENKINS

The daughter of a foreign correspondent and a food writer, Sara Jenkins was born in Maine but grew up all over the Mediterranean, eating her way through its cultures and learning to appreciate everything from Lebanese tabbouleh to Catalan paella to North African tagines to Italian pasta dishes. She began her professional kitchen career in Boston with Barbara Lynch at Figs, then went on to work as a chef in Florence and the Tuscan wine country, before returning to the United States to bring back all she had learned and put it to work in different kitchens in NYC. Sara has authored two cookbooks, Olives & Oranges, her first is available for sale.

 Olives and Oranges: Recipes and Flavor Secrets from Italy, Spain, Cyprus, and Beyond written with Mindy Fox (Houghton Mifflin, 2008).

The Four Seasons of Pasta written with Nancy Harmon Jenkins (Penguin/Avery, 2015).