This farm produces and packs a type of organic chestnut called “marrons”.
It is about 165 square Hectares and inside you can find oak and chestnut trees which are post of Natural reserve of Lake Vico .
The chestnut named “Il Marrone della Montagna Vecchia”( trademark) is entirely produced within the Cimini Mountains, between 600 and 800 m. above sea level.
This type of chestnut is medium sized with a sweet and delicate flavour thanks to the unique aromas deriving form the Volcanic soil.
Technical Information
Chestnuts are picked both by hand and by gather ring machines.
They are scatted in cold water and then left to dry.
They undergo selected and packing in net bag of 5kilo and in bigbag of 1ton depending on type of market they are going to.
We produce two kinds of chestnuts destined for: selected fresh quality marrons for fruit and vegetable markets and large scale distribution, the smaller fresh marrons for semi-processed organic industry or for organic sweet industry.
Product controlled and certified according to Reg.Ce 2007/834 by:
Bios srl
Operator code: IT BIO 005 7324
VAT number: 02079490567
Produced and packed by:
Società Agricola Giovannelli S.S.