Pruning is not very expensive in terms of either cost or time. But only if done regularly: in this way, it is less invasive. There will be fewer shoots and less wood to remove. A closer look: how to dispose of pruning waste In our previous press releases, we already how to dispose of clippings […]
Pruning
Pruning the olive grove: why olive tree have to be pruned After fertilization, olive trees need to be pruned. Olive tree bears fruit on branches that are two years old. New fruit branches always grow on the part closest to the trunk: new fruit branches always grow on the part closest to the trunk. A […]
Fertilizer
We want our olive trees to bear fruit in the next production year. For this, the plants must be fertilized. This must be done in late winter or early spring at the latest. If there is sufficient rain, this will give the fertilizer time to be assimilated. It may also necessary to fertilize the leaves […]
The start
A small olive farm consisting of 137 Taggiasca trees on terraces in the Imperia hinterland, a designation that guarantees the Ligurian origin and quality of the extra-virgin olive oil placed on the market. Two organizations have joined forces in an initiative of the DOP Riviera Ligure Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Protection Consortium that intends to […]
The eleventh edition of the Mediterranean Fencing Championships
Chiavari: the eleventh edition of the Mediterranean Fencing Championships will be hosted by the Ligurian city from 31 January to 2 February 2014. This event, created to promote and disseminate fencing in the Mediterranean basin, has grown in importance, not only in the sport field but also as a symbol of the strengthening of relationships […]
Pesto in the classroom!
An interesting nutritional education initiation is underway called “Pesto in the Classroom!“: 23,320 booklets for the fourth and fifth-grade classes of 425 primary schools in Liguria. The project, which is co-funded by the Councillorship for Agriculture of the Region of Liguria was enthusiastically joined by the PDO Riviera Ligure Olive Oil Protection Consortium as well […]
Oil and the Master Chef
Ligurian or Tuscan? When asked by journalist Alberto Mattioli from the Italian daily newspaper “La Stampa“ Is there a product that arouses envy of Italy?” the master chef Alain Ducasse replied without hesitation: “Yes, olive oil”. “But which?” insisted Mattioli. “Either Ligurian or Tuscan, it depends on what I’m cooking. But it is one of […]