ADOPT AN OLIVE TREE

In Liguria, with great passion, dedication and hard work, generations of farmers have built the typical dry stone walls on the slopes of the Ligurian hills to support olive plantations, giving rise to a veritable 'oil civilisation' that is now known throughout the world, thanks not least to the establishment of the Mediterranean Diet as a healthy, balanced diet. etc. It is no exaggeration to say that the beauty and diversity of the environments and locations in very difficult orographic conditions make the Ligurian olive-growing landscape unique in the world! Today, unfortunately, many olive groves in our area of Levante Ligure are no longer cultivated.

One of the main objectives of our Cooperative is to protect the rural territory by promoting and supporting the recovery of abandoned olive groves. We restored (almost entirely with our own financial resources) an olive grove on the Lavagna hills (abandoned for 10 years) of about 8000 square metres. There are many requests for the management of olive groves in the Tigullio region, but the scarce financial support from the various public bodies does not currently allow us to respond to all of them. The 'adopt an olive tree' initiative seems to us to be a good starting point for raising awareness of this somewhat forgotten area, which is in some respects hostile yet offers an incomparable charm!

In this way, you too will contribute, together with the Cooperative, to the enhancement of this land, its farming culture and the authenticity of its products. This could be an original gift idea for your partner, for a grandparent, for a friend or for a newly born child; the adoption certificate will bear his or her name!