Tamía

The Re Family began to produce olive oil in the 1920s and Pietro Re took over the family farm in 2012. He came to the role with a strong interest in promoting sustainability and a desire to protect the land that his family has been farming for generations. He comments

‘...we really do care for the protection of the environment. We believe that us farmers have a duty to at least preserve the integrity of the territory... our mission is not only to produce the highest quality but also to protect our precious land’.

Since taking over, Pietro has planted over 1,500 more trees, hoping to increase the farm’s role in carbon sequestration, with the fortunate added benefit of more olives and more of Tamia’s distinctive oil. The new trees have been planted in a non-intensive pattern that allows for the maintenance of soil health as well as creating a more favourable environment for wildlife. During the olive trees’ months of rest, after the harvest and before the flowering, the ground around them is left to nature, fostering biodiversity and improving soil health. The trees are carefully pruned to optimise the health of the olives, and each variety is harvested at its perfect ripeness before careful transportation to the mill, where they are pressed within six hours of picking.

The result of all this care and attention to detail is an oil high in polyphenols with anti-oxidant properties.  This wonderful olive oil can be enjoyed with the knowledge of all that Tamia are doing to protect the land of which they find themselves guardians.