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Home   Our farm   Catalog   Contact us   News Submit Log in Cart Cart Numbers prove that our extra virgin olive oil is good for your health by Diana & Luigi   February 09, 2018 We had a superb olive harvest at Selvanuova, so we are very enthusiastic to share with you the  results of the analyses  we've carried out on the extra virgin olive oil from the olives we harvested last December.                                        You can  have a look at the detailed reports attached here , but here are the key findings:  - very low acidity, peroxides and UV spectrophotometry data, values being well below all maximum thresholds established for all PDO-PGI quality standards; - high content of antioxidants (polyphenols and vitamin E), so health claims foreseen in EC Regulation ...

Home   Our farm   Catalog   Contact us   News Submit Log in Cart Cart Organic fertilisation with pelleted manure by Diana & Luigi   March 11, 2018 Increasing the content of organic matter in the soil and restoring the nutrient balance are cornerstone principles of organic farming.  Over the past few days  we have been spreading , throughout our 5 hectares of olive groves, 10 tonnes of pelleted manure produced by a factory located in our region. This manure, allowed in organic farming, will release nutrients very slowly, thus satisfying the needs of our crop without leaching pollutants into the groundwater. In addition, the green cover of wild plants, by absorbing and releasing nutrients, certainly contributes to buffering any excess or shortage of nutrients for our olive trees.  Another important property of the manure is the high content of organic matter, which wi...

Home   Our farm   Catalog   Contact us   News Submit Log in Cart Cart Almond trees in bloom by Diana & Luigi   March 17, 2018 Selvanuova Far from beeing a monoculture, our olive groves are dotted with several other cultivated and wild species. In particular, old almond trees used to be a distinctive landscape feature in Alta Murgia, but they are quickly vanishing, being replaced by young trees and other crops. Unlike many other farmers, we preserve and value these old and almost unproductive almond trees, that besides contributing to a healthier and more resilient ecosystem, reward us with a marvelous bloom, announcing the end of Winter and the beginning of Spring.   SHARE SHARE ON FACEBOOK     TWEET TWEET ON TWITTER     PIN IT PIN ON PINTEREST Leave a comment Name Email Message Please note, comments must be approved before they are published ...

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