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Native tree planting project

by Diana & Luigi

Native tree planting project

Today we have applied for funding under the Rural Development Programme of Puglia, in order to get co-financing for the creation of ecological infrastructures in one of our plots. The project includes the creation of tree hedges, made up of 257 trees and shrubs belonging to 30 different species.
Posted in Biodiversity, habitat, hedgerows, Landscape features, nature conservation, organic farm, pond, wildlife friendly farming

Cicadas singing in our organic olive groves

by Diana & Luigi

Cicadas singing in our organic olive groves

Cicadas are singing in good numbers in our organic olive groves. A land management that is sympathetic to wildlife delivers tangible results. 
Posted in Biodiversity, nature conservation, olive groves, organic farm, wildlife friendly farming, Wildlife rich olive groves

Fig extra jam made only with figs picked in our orchards

by Diana & Luigi

Fig extra jam made only with figs picked in our orchards

Not just olives and cherries: our mixed orchards also produce a good amount of figs. We are currently picking our ripe organically grown figs, and we process them into an excellent fig extra jam.
Posted in Biodiversity, E-commerce, fig extra jam, fig jam with whole cocoa, organic farm, Pesticide-free

Limestone pavement micro biotope at Selvanuova

by Diana & Luigi

Limestone pavement micro biotope at Selvanuova

Small-scale habitat features play a key role in supporting biodiversity and ecosystem services. At Selvanuova we preserve and increase these important natural elements.
Posted in Biodiversity, habitat, Landscape features, limestone pavement, nature conservation, organic farm, wildlife friendly farming, Wildlife rich olive groves

Exceptional cherry harvest for supreme cherry extra jam

by Diana & Luigi

Exceptional cherry harvest for supreme cherry extra jam

Nature gave us a generous cherry harvest, so these days we are picking our cherries. We process them into a delicious cherry extra jam, that we are selling in jars of different sizes.
Posted in Biodiversity, Cherries, Cherry extra jam, E-commerce, organic farming, Unrefined cane sugar

Il “cambiamento” del modello agricolo europeo delude ambientalisti e mondo del biologico

by Diana & Luigi

Il “cambiamento” del modello agricolo europeo delude ambientalisti e mondo del biologico

La proposta di nuovo Regolamento per la Politica Agricola Comune dell’Unione Europea dopo il 2020 presentato oggi dalla Commissione UE delude le aspettative delle Associazioni ambientaliste e dell’agricoltura biologica condivise da centinaia di migliaia di cittadini europei ed italiani. La riforma della PAC sarà una priorità per il nuovo Ministro, Gian Marco Centinaio, a cui le Associazioni della Coalizione #CambiamoAgricoltura chiedono un impegno per un’agricoltura più sostenibile.
Posted in Biodiversity, nature conservation, organic, wildlife, wildlife friendly farming

Spring in a busy time for nature in our olive groves

by Diana & Luigi

Spring in a busy time for nature in our olive groves

Spring has reached its peak in our organic farm, and nature is very busy at recovering from a cold late winter, and making the most before the summer drought.
Posted in Biodiversity, Extra virgin olive oil, flora, nature, nest boxes, olive groves, organic farm, wildlife

'Catastrophe' as France's bird population collapses due to pesticides

by Diana & Luigi

'Catastrophe' as France's bird population collapses due to pesticides

France's bird population is collapsing because pesticides are decimating the insects they feed on. At Selvanuova we are conserving nature in a productive farm, and we would like to set an inspiring model for other farms.

Posted in Biodiversity, birds, Extra virgin olive oil, nature conservation, organic, wildlife

Almond trees in bloom

by Diana & Luigi

Almond trees in bloom

These old and almost unproductive almond trees are a key feature of our wildlife-rich olive groves, rewarding us with a marvelous bloom, announcing the end of Winter and the beginning of Spring.
Posted in Almond trees, Biodiversity, Landscape features, Wildlife rich olive groves

Organic fertilisation with pelleted manure

by Diana & Luigi

Organic fertilisation with pelleted manure

Increasing the content of organic matter in the soil and restoring the nutrient balance are cornerstone principles of organic farming. Over the past few days we have been spreading, throughout our 5 hectares of olive groves, 10 tonnes of pelleted manure.
Posted in Biodiversity, olive groves, organic farm, organic matter