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2World Olive tree day

World Olive Tree Day 26 November UNESCO General Conference proclaimed World Olive Tree Day at their 40th session in 2019. At Tenuta Le Mandorlaie we are lucky enough to be involved with our olive trees every day but many do not know the symbolism, history and many historic events behind the olive tree, a tree that can live for 1000 years or more. However, many do know about the olive branch and that it symbolizes peace and it is not just as important to countries where these incredible trees noble trees grow, but it is important to many around the world. What events are organised on World Olive Tree Day On World Olive

0Tenuta Le Mandorlaie

What farm jobs in Tuscany are we going to work on next? Every month is busy, but those leading up to the harvest of the grapes and the harvest of the olives are the hardest, there is lots of preparation in order to make these tasks go smoothly. Now that the harvests are successfully behind us, we move onto getting other time specific projects completed, these are mostly relating to trees, vines or soil, so here goes, what will we be looking to achieve over the coming 3 months. Normally for these tasks we try to accomplish them just using us, the two resources on the farm, but it may

1Vineyard cover crops

Its time for vineyard cover crops With the ground temperatures soon starting to drop (it is early November after all!) at Tenuta Le Mandorlaie we were deciding on the best way forward relating to fertilising our vineyard organically. Last year due to excessive workloads and many farm projects we did not manage to get cover crops inut it was how it was then,  the ground, I was very disappointed, this year we were determined to be more organised and get the organic BIO vineyard cover crops in late October or early November. What are Vineyard cover crops, why are they used? When you grow in soil, any soil, the plants you

1Carbon Offsetting

I am sure that many of you have heard the term carbon offsetting, there are many phrases relating to this new industry that utilises existing soils, forests, trees, orchards and vineyards to document the carbon dioxide that these specific areas can extract and store for om our atmosphere, so lets get into an interesting project that assists in carbon offsetting and helping more businesses become carbon neutral. We are all working towards reducing our carbon footprint, the amount of carbon released due to our activities, whether in the workplace, transport, vacations or when just living at home. What is carbon offsetting, how does it work? So what is carbon offsetting?

1PAC, PAC 2023-2027

As farmers we get some financial support for our farm through the Italian PAC, known by most as the common agricultural policy throughout Europe. This financial aid is released based on the land that is worked and the type of land, normal or organic, crops or trees (olive/fruit) and it has been this way for many years since the inception of supporting farmers whose salaries are normally much lower than the national average, with farmers average salery being around 11,000eur and the Italian average salary being 21,000eur. So what will the new PAC common agricultural policy be like after 2023, so called the new PAC 2023-2027? The new PAC 2023-2027, what