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Antonio and Bruno live in the apartment group managed by the Osiride Social Cooperative and work every day at the Nata Terra oil mill to see the Agri Bistrot project realized.
Fast pace at the Frantoio Born earth, we have to take care of the plants, eradicate the weeds from the salad, arrange the work tools, before the blacksmith arrives to complete the structure that will be used for the opening of the Agri Bistrot and then we have to keep the premises clean. There is a lot to do and for Antonio and Bruno, guests of the apartment group of the Osiride social cooperative, there is no need to even talk. They understand each other quickly and while Antonio worries about the shipbuilding side, Bruno starts with the agricultural activities. They became friends following the life of the cooperative. Antonio has a history of suffering behind him that began when he was a child. He and his twin brother were abandoned by their father near a rubbish bin. A pediatrician found them and asked for custody. It seemed that the story could end with a happy ending but things turned out differently. The doctor began to mistreat them and the now grown children were entrusted to their natural mother who, unable to care for them, asked social services for help.
Antonio now lives peacefully, cared for by the Osiride operators and pampered by Bruno, a former drug addict. Both are able to manage themselves and at the oil mill they have found a welcoming family dimension that could have helped them as children but which was in fact missing. Last week, Antonio received his work shoes and was proud of them. “Working safely is essential,” says Bruno who also took the polyconic pot pruning course in February. The objective is to learn everything there is to know and the possibility is offered by the Nata Terra project, led by the Osiride cooperative with the support of the CON IL SUD Foundation. The Agri Bistrot, for which Antonio and Bruno are also working hard, is part of the project. It will be a showcase, a hub of taste closely linked to local traditions but also in step with the times capable of discovering a new balance of flavors with the use of organic, local and quality products prepared according to ancient peasant recipes. The inauguration is expected for next autumn.
Valle del Garigliano
81030 Cellole, Caserta
