L’oliveto della Riviera Ligure
We are in our tenth year of running our olive grove, 145 Taggiasca olive trees, in Liguria. During this period, we have not harvested only on one occasion – last year. Data feature in a specific chart, complete with every…
Since 2013, the Consorzio di Tutela Olio Extravergine DOP Riviera Ligure has also become a de facto olive grower. The Oliveto of the Riviera Ligure stands in the area of Lucinasco, the centre of a district with uninterrupted olive-growing terraces.…
February: olive harvesting is well under way in western Liguria, this being the case of the PDO Riviera Ligure Extra Virgin Olive Oil Protection Consortium, too. For eight seasons in a row, the Consortium has been managing its own olive…
This Spring the national health emergency limited farming action, as wild animals undoubtedly made a remarkable comeback In the olive grove of the Riviera Ligure, however, work was carried out in good time. The first useful action was early fertilisation,…
“Pettinarli ogni anno” (comb them each year). This old local saying refers to the importance of careful grooming of olive trees to enhance yields. This is what we do in our “Oliveto della Riviera Ligure”(Olive Grove of the Riviera Ligure):…
After a season of hard work, spring is the time of ritual yearly farming operations. Special care is dedicated to interventions which can help prevent the biennial “high yield/low yield” dichotomy – manuring and pruning once more prove essential for…
3-day harvesting took place in November. Rain represented a common thread throughout 2018, both in spring and in early autumn. Spring showers did not affect the fruit setting stage, on the contrary they nourished plants. As a consequence, harvesting provided…
