Production Lines

The farm is at 450 mt above sea level. On topographic peaks there is a calcareous terrain, whilst on medium-low slopes and along the valleys there is a predominance of marly clays. According to pedological aspects, the lands are classified as “medium-texture brown soils”. They are balanced soils and sometimes clay soils, with a good presence of main chemical elements of fertility and with a clay content of 25-30%. As far as the agronomical point of view, this kind of soil has a high potentiality for good quality tree cultivations, such as fruit tree or vineyards. 20 hectares of Masseria del Feudo are cultivated with peaches, with 13 different varieties, among which 5 late ripening yellow nectarines. Picking starts at the end of August and finishes in October. Plants have an average age of about 10 years.

Picking and selection is hand made. Yearly production is about 600 tons. Olive groves are on a surface of 3 hectares where Nocellara and Carolea varietis are cultivated. From both of them an excellent extra-virgin olive oil is obtained. Olives are hand-picked during the first week of November. Production is around 3,000 litre per year. There are also 3 hectares of 3 different varieties of late-ripening plums. Picking takes place from the end of August till the first week of October. Cultivation of cereals is on a surface of 60 hectares, half of them in Mongibello and the rest in Veccia and Avena where cereals cultivated there will become forage for livestock. Each year there is a production of about 30 quintals per hectare. Both vineyards and olive groves are organic. This means that we use organic manure, fertilisers, and antiparasitics: stable manure, sulphur, copper and Withe oils. The farm is certified by Ecocert Italia, which makes, during the year, strict controls to all production lines.

Climate characteristics.
Temperatures are usually mild, also because most of lands face south-east. The most prevalent wind is Scirocco, with frequent rains and low range of temperature. Meteorological stations in Agrigento, Naro and Canicattì often make an accurate monitoring of weather characteristics in order to comprehend the environment characteristics which determine the quality of agricultural products.