We are the story we cultivate every day
We inherited cultural knowledge from our ancestors and combined it with cultural knowledge. They showed us the way, and today we follow it with a new awareness
Organic farming
as a choice
Beginning in the 1950s, new working methods emerged that dramatically disrupted the agricultural ecosystem: biodiversity was increasingly reduced, and soils became impoverished. Control and power strategies effectively stripped the land of vital resources, ultimately debasing agricultural culture. Many people left the countryside, severing their historic connection to the land.
A change of direction was necessary. The first step was the conversion to organic farming on our farms starting in 1994. From that moment on, we began a journey of improvement towards new, increasingly sustainable practices. Today, thanks to the contribution of SPAE, the Practical School of Agroecology, we have begun a new transition towards Organic-Regenerative agriculture.
Era necessaria una inversione di rotta. Il primo passo è stato la conversione all’agricoltura biologica avvenuta nelle nostre aziende a partire dal 1994. Da quel momento è iniziato un percorso di miglioramento verso nuove pratiche sempre più sostenibili. Oggi, grazie al contributo della SPAE, Scuola Pratica di Agro Ecologia, abbiamo iniziato una nuova transizione verso l’agricoltura Organico-Rigenerativa.
Where the land becomes community
Valdibella is also a place where work becomes care. We welcome vulnerable people, offer job placement programs, and collaborate with local organizations to create opportunities where they seemed impossible. Because well-cultivated land also generates healthy communities.
A story made of choices
1994
The Makellon Agricultural Cooperative is born
A group of farmers founded the Makellon Agricultural Cooperative and began converting to organic farming, choosing an agriculture that respects the land, biodiversity, and the ecosystem.
1998
Birth of the cooperative
The Valdibella Cooperative was born from a meeting between Fabio Vezzuto (Itaca community) and Massimiliano Solano (Mackellon producers), combining sustainable agriculture and social commitment with the Jonathan project for the reintegration of young people from the Itaca community.
2000
Construction of production facilities
Construction begins on production facilities to transform the agricultural produce grown by the members into finished products
2004
Beginning of collaboration with
AddioPizzo
2012
First edition of “Seminare il Futuro”
2016
The Valdibella store opens in Turin.
Among the founders, besides Valdibella, Santo Solano, a partner and driving force behind the initiative, Marco Ferro of Vinologo Torino, and many other supporting friends.
2016-18
The first participatory supply chains are born
Valdibella launches a collaboration between Sicily and Belgium with local producers and businesses, founding The Food Hub to directly connect producers and consumers. This experience later led to the creation of Belfood, with the opening of a store in Molenbeek (Brussels) together with the social cooperative Atelier Groot Eiland.
2018
Recognition of the Guardian Farmers of Timilia
Valdibella is recognized as one of the custodian farmers of Timilia, committed to protecting and promoting this ancient Sicilian grain.
2022
Practical School of Agroecology
The Valdibella Practical School of Agroecology is founded, dedicated to training and disseminating sustainable agricultural practices.
2024
Food Film Festival
The first edition of the Food Film Festival, an event dedicated to the relationship between food, agriculture, and culture, is taking place.
Camporeale
a long agricultural history
In 1642, a group of Jesuits founded the Camporeale community, launching a vigorous agricultural operation around their palace, which gave rise to the town. Over time, they developed an efficient farm, experimenting with cultivation techniques, introducing new varieties, and placing great importance on viticulture.
When they were expelled in 1767, they left behind vineyards with over 100,000 vines and a precious legacy: the idea of collective land management, the first seed of cooperation
Quando furono espulsi nel 1767, lasciarono vigneti con oltre 100.000 viti e una preziosa eredità: l’idea di una gestione collettiva della terra, il primo seme della cooperazione.
People of
Vito Orobello
- /Agricoltore
Alessandro Scibetta
Agatino Castorina
Filippo Romano
Andrea Palermo
Gimmy Sala
Tommaso La Mantia
Enzo Rotolo
Mario Geloso
Piero Cosentino
Vita Maenza
Azienda Agricola Airone
Erina Triolo
Anna Pia Viola
Irene Vaccaro
Salvatore Stellino
Azienda Agricola Spadaro
Vincenzo Adamo
Filippo Giglione
- /Agricoltore
Vincenzo Adamo
Massimiliano Solano
- /Agricoltore
Azienda Agricola Alina
Azienda Agricola Montalbano
Salvatore Pisciotta
Antonio Accardo
- /Agricoltore
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