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The good of oil
Extra virgin and organic
The work of Nata Terra shines in the sunlight. The land that nourishes the olive groves
is a precious resource, and it is connected to the people which forms a bond within the
communitiy of local and sustainable agriculture. Our purpose lies in the connectivity of
our mission to help people and the environment through social agriculture, and that is
the true ingrediants of what we first use to produce our oil. By emphasizing a
commitment to love and respect for the earth and the people, Nata Terra is able to
spread a vision of social agriculture that represent the rebirth of our land.
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The mill that makes
the oil of Nata Terra
The Nata Terra miller was created in 2020 with the latest generation Mori-Tem form 750
machine with 2 phases of a continuous cycle. Nata Terra extra virigin olive oil is the
lively and tasty juice of cultivars such as Leccino, Itrana, Frantoiana and Sessana grown
with organic farming methods. There is range within the contents of the oil which some
being of mixed cultivar blends in comparison to the monocultivar blend of Sessana.
The values of social agriculture
The Osiride social cooperative is the parent company of Nata Terra. Osiride is a modern
social vision, which has been operating for 15 years on a border area between upper
Casertano and lower Lazio. Osiride is the organizing force of many territorial actions
dedicated to helping others, the most fragile one, straddling services to people and the
culture of quality relationships. Openly deployed for the protection of the territory and
community relations, it is always ready to guarantee direct participation in the
construction of more just and sustainable living and working places
The cultivars of Nata Terra
Sessana
It is widespread in the territories of Sessa Aurunca, Carinola and
Galluccio, an area that is expanding to the municipalities of the
DOP Terre Aurunche. The ripe fruit is black in color, the veraison
period is medium, it starts from the apex and gradually spreads
over the whole fruit. Sessana oil is an intense fruity with marked
bitter and spicy notes.
Itrana
It originates in Lazio with a clear prevalence in the province of
Latina (Pontine area) and in the province of Rome (municipality of
S. Gregorio di Sassola). Veraison is early, the fruit is medium-large
spheroidal in size. The oil that is extracted from this cultivar is fruity
mild-light to the taste, initially sweet, with spicy and bitter
sensations, fruity (tomato).
Frantoiana
It originates in Tuscany and has found widespread in many areas of
Italy. With veraison, the fruit has completed ripeness and is black.
The olives are slightly asymmetrical elliptical in shape. The oil is
medium-intense fruity, the taste is harmonious with good bitter and
spicy sensations.
Leccino
It originates in central Italy, spread throughout the country thanks to
its adaptability and tolerance to the cold. The veraison is early and
the fruit when fully ripe is purplish black of medium size and ovoid
shape, it occurs in bunches with low resistance to detachment. The
oil is characterized by a strong balance between bitter, spicy, sweet
and fruity hints with slight hints of almond.
Le cultivar di Nata Terra
Sessana
È diffuso nei territori di Sessa
Aurunca, Carinola e Galluccio,
areale che va allargandosi ai
comuni della DOP Terre Aurunche.
Il frutto a maturazione è di colore
nero, il periodo di invaiatura è
medio, parte dall’apice e si diffonde su tutto il frutto gradualmente.
L’olio di Sessana è un fruttato intenso con note spiccate di amaro
e piccante.
Itrana
Ha origine nel Lazio con netta
prevalenza in provincia di Latina
(area pontina) e in provincia di Roma
(comune di S. Gregorio di Sassola).
L’invaiatura è precoce, il frutto è
sferoidale di dimensione medio-grande. L’olio che si estrae
da questa cultivar è fruttato medio-leggero al gusto, inizialmente
dolce, presenta sensazioni di
piccante ed amaro, fruttato (pomodoro).
Frantoiana
Ha origine in Toscana e ha trovato
diffusione in molte zone d’Italia.
Con l’invaiatura il frutto ha maturazione ultimata si presenta nero. Le
olive sono di forma ellittica leggermente asimmetrica. L’olio è fruttato medio-intenso, al gusto risulta armonico con buone sensazioni di amaro e piccante.
Leccino
Ha origine nell’Italia centrale, diffusa su tutto il territorio nazionale
grazie alla sua adattabilità e tolleranza al freddo. L’invaiatura è
precoce e il frutto a piena maturazione è nero violaceo di dimensioni medie e di forma ovoidale, si presenta in grappolini con bassa resistenza al distacco. L’olio è caratterizzato da un forte equilibrio tra i
sentori di amaro, piccante, dolce e
fruttato con lievi sentori di mandorla.
The territory of Nata Terra
The Nata Terra oil mill cultivates its olive trees at 200m above sea level, between the
Sidicine and Sessane hills, in the territory that extends from Campania to the Aurunco
one of lower Lazio. Massacred by criminal economies and intensive land exploitation,
Nata Terra has recovered thousands of plants that we cultivate using organic farming
methods.
Olive growing in Campania
