The Olivicola Canino is a cooperative founded in 1988, where currently are 130 registered members who cultivate olive groves in the area of Canino (VT), one of the most in the world. For that all members adhere to EEC Regulation which contain rules for taking environmentally friendly growing techniques, with limited use of fertilizers and pesticides. A part of companies follows the method of organic growing.
The members olive growers, before economic purposes, are united by a common passion for olives and olive oil.
The environmental conditions of the olive groves, in which are grown olive varieties and clones derived Canino, Leccino, Pendolino, Maurino and Frantoio, are typical of the area and resulting necessary to confer olives and olive oil so obtained, the specific features.
The extra virgin olive oil of Canino, with its taste of fresh fruit, it is very suitable to be used uncooked on vegetables, in soups, legumes, traditional soups, bruschetta, but also finds use in the kitchen.