The company
The farm, covering a total of 15 hectares in a single body , is located in the territorial area of the Alto Tammaro Mountain Community and precisely in the municipality of Morcone in the Pagliarelle locality, an uncontaminated area of the southern Apennines at an altitude between 500 and 600 meters above sea level.
The company founded in 1929 by Gabriele Senior originally had a cereal zootechnical focus, with olive and wine productions. In 1999 with the management of Giacomo (second generation) the specialization to olive farm was started. In 2004 with an olive grove area of 4.15 hectares, the conversion to organic farming was carried out, pursuing the principle of maximum healthiness of the foods produced with maximum respect for the environment. In the following years new olive groves were planted.
In 2014 the management passed to the brothers Gabriele Junior and Angela (third generation), young entrepreneurs in their early twenties, full of enthusiasm and desire to do. In January 2016, the last 2.50 hectares were planted which completed the investment of the entire company cultivable area with olive trees.
In 2019 the management returned to Giacomo.
Our 100% Organic products
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Ortice - Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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Moleo - Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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Monicè - Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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Giolivo - Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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Awards
MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF PASSION
Our oils are certified and guaranteed organic, the certification covers the entire supply chain, from the field to the bottling, so you have a full guarantee of the wholesomeness of the product, free of toxic residues. Furthermore, buying organic products encourages environmentally friendly agriculture that protects useful insects such as bees, ladybugs and others that fight harmful insects.
EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
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Quality
The certainty of bringing a genuine and safe product to the table. The Bioagricert control body certifies the quality of our product and guarantees its traceability in all its production processes, from the care of the olive groves in the field, to phytosanitary defense and fertilization, as well as the collection and extraction of the oil through mills authorized to obtain of organic extra virgin olive oil, up to the last phase which is the bottling and labeling of the oil.
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Organic
Our olive groves are managed by adopting the cultivation technique with the organic farming method which involves the use of only products of natural origin and the absolute prohibition of using pesticides and chemical synthesis fertilizers. In fact, the natural fertility of the soil is exploited, favoring it with limited interventions, it promotes the biodiversity of the entomology and excludes the use of synthetic products and genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
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Passion
Our company full of olive groves extends along the Apennine dorsal, between ancient villages and lush hills. The Mediterranean climate that characterizes the area represents the most suitable habitat for varieties such as Ortice, selected over the millennia and typical of the area which, not by chance, is the queen of our olive groves. The passion and dedication that we employ in the care of our olive groves guarantees us an excellent product that fills our hearts with satisfaction and your palates with taste.
The olive groves
When the farm was purchased in 1929, around 60 olive trees were already present on the farm, Gabriele Senior planted other olive trees in the 1930s and 1940s until he reached the number of 120. The olive grove had the sole purpose of producing the oil for family consumption.
In 1999, with the specialization to olive farm, the first 3 hectares were planted with the Monicella variety (original variety of Valle Roveto in the province of L'Aquila), in 2000 the leccino variety was introduced with the planting of about 1, 15 hectares. In 2004 with an olive grove area of 4.15 hectares, the conversion to organic farming was carried out, pursuing the principle of maximum healthiness of the foods produced with maximum respect for the environment. In 2005 the first 5 hectares of Ortice were planted, a typical variety of Sannio in the Benevento area. In 2008 another 2.3 hectares of the Ortice variety were planted. In January 2016, with the planting of 2.5 hectares in Ortice, the investment of the entire company UAA in olive trees was completed.
In 2015, bottling and labeling began with four different product lines, three monovarietal oils ORTICE, LECCINO, MONICELLA and a blend.