Passionate farmers: three young Sicilians grow oranges sustainably to resell online.

Low prices, thanks to the zero-kilometer approach, and high-quality seedless oranges. We're in the province of Agrigento, where citrus fruits often rot on the roads. Thanks to this project, they're providing jobs and promoting one of Sicily's iconic products.

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FARMERS BY PASSION

“The land is not a good that we inherited from our fathers, but it is a good that we borrow from our children”. This is one of the mottos that stands out on the website of Paolo, Marco and Kiko, three Sicilian boys, all around 30 years old, who managed to perform a miracle: they did not abandon their land, and thanks to a philosophy of a “Do not waste” production they have set up a good economic activity in the sector ofagricultureThe project, born in 2003, is called Farmers by passion, and here you can really see a lot of passion, and it develops on an area of ​​2,5 hectares of orange and citrus grove and 5 hectares of olive grove, which Paolo and Marco inherited from their parents.

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SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION

This little miracle took shape in Ribera, in the province of Agrigento, where the group of Farmers by passion, dividing the tasks, carries out a project in an area where usually the oranges They're wasted, left to rot on the ground, or sold off to large retailers at prices ranging between 0,10 and 0,20 cents per kilo. A disgrace.

What are the secrets to the success of these three young Sicilian boys? First of all, the quality of their products. Starting from a particular type of oranges, the Washington Novel, with white, seedless flesh. Excellent both for eating and for juicing. The second key to success is the criteria of production, all sustainable, with a very limited use of fertilizers in favor of natural fertilizersFinally, distribution. The real burden that weighs on the entire southern agricultural supply chain has been overcome by these guys through the webThe house products, from oranges and lemons to mandarins and pomegranates, can be purchased online by browsing the catalog and prices on the website. A wonderful adventure, in short, that deserves our full support.

(The images in the gallery are taken from the Facebook page “Farmers by passion")

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