What you will receive with the adoption
- Certificate of adoption
- Tag with your name
- Constant update on the growth stages of your olive tree
- Un ulteriore omaggio in relazione alla tipologia di adozione selezionata
Raggia
Curiosities
It is a typical variety of the Marches which is also called “mandolina” due to the typical almond scent of its oil.
It is widespread in the province of Ancona, in particular in the municipalities of Ostra, Monte S. Vito, Morro d’Alba. He is quite sensitive to cold and mange.
Description of the plant
It is a very vigorous plant with a voluminous and quite branched crown. Its leaves are large and broad, and the blooms elongated.
Oil
The oil of this variety tends to be yellow in color and the taste is medium fruity with hints of green almond.
Fruit
the olive is medium in size with an elongated and asymmetrical oval shape, ranging in color from light green to more or less intense purplish black
CO2 absorbed
Approximately 120 kg/plant per year at full rate
Oil yield
medium-high
What happens once you adopt an olive tree?
Receive complimentary certificate
You or your loved one will receive the adoption certificate via email. You can stop by and pick up the gift and take the opportunity for a healthy walk in the woods
Follow / monitor the olive grove
Periodically you will receive information about the olive tree you have adopted and the activities we conduct in the olive grove and the forest
Participate
We will invite you to participate in the olive harvest day dedicated to our supporters and other special events such as picnics, walks, tastings, forest bathing
Why adopt an olive tree?
Impact on biodiversity
An olive grove in which there are more native varieties of olive trees ensures greater biodiversity and better resistance to climate change and pest attacks.
A completely unique system of relationships between fauna and flora has been created in the thousand-year-old forest of the Selva di Castelfidardo; the proximity of the olive grove promotes the extension of the protection zone for local fauna (mammals, avifauna, amphibians, reptiles and pollinating insects). Hedges and uncultivated areas provide shelter for these species, where they find favorable conditions to reproduce and thrive.
The olive groves that are cultivated in this way represent proper “ecological corridors” for wildlife that travel through them from the Musone River to the Apennines.
Organic farming and landscaping project
The Selva of Castelfidardo olive grove is cultivated according to organic farming principles: leaving the soil untouched to encourage the growth of wild grasses and flowers. The goal is to protect the soil from erosion and runoff and to create the life conditions for all kinds of fauna.
A similar function is served by the hedges that surround and cross the olive grove: they create shelter for animals and act as a fence for the cultivated area.
Management of the organically managed olive grove is carried out by Selva Cooperativa Sociale. The work is a continuous source of training for its workers. The workers of the cooperative are committed to popularizing and promoting low-impact forms of cultivation in the area by retracing the history of the bond between man and agriculture.
The added value of landscape agriculture in society.
Because of its conformation and method of cultivation, our olive grove is also a recreational space in which to walk, spend time in peace and in the open air. Traditional intensive cultivation, in fact does not allow this possibility, instead represents areas of risk to our health.
Why the olive tree?
Planting an olive grove during a climate crisis means making a difference. It is estimated that one hectare of organically managed olive grove can absorb 15.5 tons of CO2 in a year, unlike a traditional cropping system that stores only 10 tons; it is also a water-stress tolerant, consumption-conscious plant that can effectively manage its resources.