[vc_row row_content_width=”grid” content_text_aligment=”center” disable_background_image=”” css=”.vc_custom_1610121581408{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-0″][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”11471″ img_size=”full”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
In San Vito dei Normanni, in the heart of Apulia, we are transforming 50 hectares of confiscated land from organised crime into an ecological and social farm capable of generating jobs, well-being for the community and ecosystem improvement. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=”grid” content_text_aligment=”center” disable_background_image=”” css=”.vc_custom_1610121581408{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-0″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” disable_background_image=””][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”11472″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Today XFarm manage a total of 34 hectares in olive groves: in Contrada Montemadre, approximately 10 hectares are traditionally planted with centuries-old trees (Ogliarola and Cellina varieties) and 11 hectares are intensively planted (5x4m planting pattern) with 25-year-old trees (Coratina, Frantoio, Leccino, Nociara, Picholine and Sant’Agostino); in Contrada Paretone Piccolo, there are about 12 hectares of 25-year-old trees (Nociara, Termite Bitetto and Leccino varieties) together with some centuries-old trees. It is in this area that we are experimenting with agroforestry integrations to regenerate the intensive planting. If you would like to try it but are unable to collect it from our premises, we can send it to you. Order it here<\/a>, or send us an email. <\/strong><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” disable_background_image=””][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n To complement an hectare of centuries-old olive groves, with the aim of restoring soil biodiversity and promoting the Apulian landscape\u2019s diversification, we have created our first Agroforestry prototype. A dynamic mixed ecosystem, based on ecological resource management, that integrates agricultural, forestry and\/or livestock functions by introducing fruit trees, Mediterranean bush plants, legumes and aromatic plants, into the existing monocultural olive grove system. In Paretone Piccolo, we also take care of 10 hectares of pergola-trained vineyards, exclusively planted with Lambrusco varieties, with vines over 20 years old from which we harvest our grapes and thanks to which, since 2023, we have also been producing our wine: Brushko <\/a>
\nWe regenerate the soil<\/strong>, promote circular economy, raise biodiversity<\/strong>, provide quality agricultural products, encourage social and professional integration<\/strong>, grow a common vegetable garden, organise community events, foster technical training and scientific research, offer agroecological consulting services, and support agricultural projects promoted by young people in our area. Together, we are building a pioneering rural hub that aims to contribute towards the local development of Alto Salento.<\/p>\nThe soil and Its fruits<\/strong><\/h2>\n
THE OLIVE GROVE<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nManifesto is our extra virgin olive oil, organically produced from the 12,000 olive trees we care for. It is a symbol of environmental, economic and social redemption for our land, the flagship product of our labour.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=”grid” content_text_aligment=”center” disable_background_image=”” css=”.vc_custom_1610121581408{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-0″][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\nL\u2019AGROFORESTA E L\u2019ORTO<\/h3>\n
\nOn further 5 hectares, we are working to transform the intensive olive grove into several prototypes of agroforestry systems capable of interacting with horticulture. Here in Contrada Paretone, we also have our own common vegetable garden, covering approximately 5,000 square metres, managed according to the principles of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). Together with the local community, we could produce high-quality organic vegetables, thereby contributing to the regeneration of historic traditional seeds and to the off-market varieties dissemination.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”11473″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” disable_background_image=”” css=”.vc_custom_1760126916108{margin-top: 50px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”11474″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\nTHE VINEYARD<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nIt wasn’t an easy task: the vineyard was in a state of neglect when we arrived, which meant that our first harvests weren’t particularly productive. When the regeneration work on the land finally bore fruit and the vineyard exploded, producing hundreds of kilos of excellent grapes, prices also exploded, falling by half. The extreme weather conditions also halved the production balance we had just achieved. We decided to transform part of the grapes into direct wine production, an opportunity we wanted and needed to give ourselves. This is how Brushko \u2013 the XFarm’s natural wine, 100% Lambrusco- was born![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_content_width=”grid” content_text_aligment=”center” disable_background_image=”” css=”.vc_custom_1610121581408{padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-0″][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n