Adopt an olive tree from the East of Verona: give a gift to yourself and to nature!
Spend a day in nature, touching the agricultural work and sharing it with family and friends in a delicious snack: now you can do it by adopting an olive tree and supporting the farmers who carry on the production of olive oil from the East of Verona.
How did the project come about?
The idea came to us talking to the administration of the municipality of Illasi: a land strongly suited to the production of oil, where castles, villas and olive groves dominate the landscape. We started this project thinking about how to welcome you and make you discover a place where the earth gives work and fruits that make you feel good. To do this, we have involved farmers, millers and restaurateurs: the people who make the territory!
How does it work?
Adoption is a donation, valid for one year from the subscription, which gives you the opportunity to have:
The Certificate of Adoption
You will receive by email the digital certificate, with your name and the references of the company that grows the olive tree.
You can also give the adoption as a gift, indicating the name of the person you want to give the gift to.
The Newsletter
We will send you some communications on how the olive grove is going, the season, some recipes and stories of the territory.
Adopter’s Day
Get to know the producer: we will take a walk in the territory with an environmental guide, you will visit your olive tree, and you can take home your oil.
Why choose to adopt an olive tree from the East of Verona?
Because you take home a healthy and genuine oil, produced by people you have known.
You can treat yourself to this experience by spending a day in nature, in direct contact with the land, knowing the people who work every day to bring agricultural products to your table.
It becomes a way to be even more of an aware consumer. Having a farmer available for the whole day, you will have the necessary knowledge for your purchases, knowing which oil is best for you, the various types and how to consume it.
How much it costs?
Information, costs and payment shortly.
After filling out the form on this page, we will send you the regulations and the data you need to make the payment.
We will need to know:
– Your name or that of the person to whom the gift is addressed
– Your e-mail address and a telephone contact
– copy of payment
When will Adopter Day be?
Date coming soon (October 2022).
What if I can't participate?
If you are unable to participate we will agree with the farmer when you can come to visit the company to take home the oil (from October to December).
For adoption fill out this form:
L'Olio d'Oliva Valpolicella DOP
Sin dall’alto medioevo l’olio di oliva aveva assunto una particolare importanza per le vallate dell’Est Veronese. Nei pendii scoscesi, dove non poteva essere piantata la vite o nessun cereale, gli olivi hanno sempre prosperato. Il vero motivo risiede nel fatto che quest’olio era l’unico che potesse bruciare per illuminare le immagini sacre e le numerosi pievi delle vallate ne avevano quindi un gran bisogno.
L’est veronese è una delle zone più a nord dove viene coltivato l’olivo e quindi anche la cultivar che qui cresce è molto speciale. Si tratta del Grignano, e la sua presenza nell’area è anche esempio di preservazione della biodiversità. Cultivar non molto produttiva in termini di rese, è una delle poche in Italia che profuma di agrumi e mela verde, creando un olio estremamente fresco e ideale con piatti di pesce grasso o con paste particolarmente ricche.
All’olio di queste zone è dedicata una denominazione, la Valpolicella DOP che si può riconoscere dal suo bollino identificativo. Anche il Grignano è entrato a far parte del sito FAO dei Sistemi del Patrimonio Agricolo di rilevanza mondiale GIAHS “Le colline vitate del Soave”
Volete scoprire di più sull’olio EVO Valpolicella DOP? Prenota la tua esperienza!
