COOPERATIVA SOCIALE LA FRATERNITÀ

“Via del Monte Oliveto” is an agricultural farm situated on the hills of Assisi, in the Umbria region, Central Italy, where the weakest people can share their own skills working the land. According to the company mission, we educate one another and together we promote new job opportunities that don’t rule out anybody from taking the chance of gaining the social recognizition.Our activity is supported by the community Papa Giovanni XXIII, set up by Don Oreste Benzi, who has been assisting the last in Italy and all over the world for ages.The prevailing type of olive used in the coltivation is “Moraiolo”, commonly used in the area of the Hills in Assisi and Spoleto. It contributes to the production of an oil with an intense flavour, strong fruity taste, and stable over time. Its agronomic and qualitative characteristics are enhanced and blended with the other varieties of “Leccino”, “Frantoio”, and “Dolce Agogia”.These organoleptic characteristics are even brought out by the the type of the cultivated land, its cultivation methods, the attention drawn to the timely milling and last but not least the climate. As a matter of fact, the medium-low temperatures of the Autumn season foster the formation of oleica acid in the olives. The olive leaves are used according to an ancient Mediterranean recipe, adapting the method of hand-made preparation, Olivetum is produced, a bitter with a sweet taste made of Olive leaves and citrus fruits peels.