For most of human history, farming was not a sector. It was a way of living, of relating to time, to others, and to the land. It shaped knowledge, language, rituals, food systems, and social bonds. Today, small-scale farming still sustains much of the world—quietly, steadily, and with dignity.
Terra is a publishing project born from the encounter between Ayzoh! and Cooperazione Contadina, a cooperative of farmers and herders in the Tuscia Maremma region of Italy. They practice organic agriculture and social farming, creating a space where cultivation is not only ecological, but relational. Where the land is not only productive, but participatory / read the book
The Meeting Ground
Our collaboration began with a shared belief: that small-scale farming can be a cultural and political force—not only for those who work the fields, but for anyone who eats, shares, or thinks about food. Farming, after all, is not just about production. It is about connection.
Between the earth and the food it gives, something else grows: relationships. A sense of care. A sense of belonging. A sense of place.
That’s why we created Terra!—together with the women and men of Cooperazione Contadina. It is the first step in a publishing journey meant to bridge the distance between rural life and public life, between those who cultivate and those who consume.
A Root That Still Holds
Farming is ancient, but never outdated. It transcends borders, markets, and ideologies. It teaches us how to stay, how to share, how to resist the extractive logic that treats land as a resource rather than a relationship.
At Ayzoh!, we see small-scale farming as both survival and poetry. It is action and imagination. It is work done with the hands and the heart.
Through Terra!, we aim to document and defend this practice—not through nostalgia, but through presence. Through names, faces, routines, and real soil. This book is a space to gather. A place to listen. A seed.
