We want our olive trees to bear fruit in the next production year. For this, the plants must be fertilized. This must be done in late winter or early spring at the latest. If there is sufficient rain, this will give the fertilizer time to be assimilated. It may also necessary to fertilize the leaves […]
The start
A small olive farm consisting of 137 Taggiasca trees on terraces in the Imperia hinterland, a designation that guarantees the Ligurian origin and quality of the extra-virgin olive oil placed on the market. Two organizations have joined forces in an initiative of the DOP Riviera Ligure Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Protection Consortium that intends to […]
The eleventh edition of the Mediterranean Fencing Championships
Chiavari: the eleventh edition of the Mediterranean Fencing Championships will be hosted by the Ligurian city from 31 January to 2 February 2014. This event, created to promote and disseminate fencing in the Mediterranean basin, has grown in importance, not only in the sport field but also as a symbol of the strengthening of relationships […]
Pesto in the classroom!
An interesting nutritional education initiation is underway called “Pesto in the Classroom!“: 23,320 booklets for the fourth and fifth-grade classes of 425 primary schools in Liguria. The project, which is co-funded by the Councillorship for Agriculture of the Region of Liguria was enthusiastically joined by the PDO Riviera Ligure Olive Oil Protection Consortium as well […]
Oil and the Master Chef
Ligurian or Tuscan? When asked by journalist Alberto Mattioli from the Italian daily newspaper “La Stampa“ Is there a product that arouses envy of Italy?” the master chef Alain Ducasse replied without hesitation: “Yes, olive oil”. “But which?” insisted Mattioli. “Either Ligurian or Tuscan, it depends on what I’m cooking. But it is one of […]
Two excellent Ligurian DOP products unite to promote their authenticity
DOP Riviera Ligure Olive Oil and DOP Genoese Basil, have announced their partnership in the pages of major newspapers and the promotional campaign has been developed thanks to the contribution of the Liguria Region and Unioncamere Liguria. Two excellent products of the region that have come together to inform the general public by emphasizing their […]
DOP Riviera Ligure Olive Oil billboards in cities of the Region
The DOP Riviera Ligure Olive Oil Protection Consortium, as part of its various activities to increase knowledge by providing information about the characteristics of DOP Riviera Ligure Extra-Virgin Olive Oil, has produced an informational billboard that identifies the production area for protected designation of origin Riviera Ligure Olive Oil. The billboards, which bear the trademark […]
