1980
Social ferment
The social ferments of the late '70s conveyed a strong aggregative spirit that found outlet in cultural associations and in small organizations of agricultural producers that practiced organic agriculture. In Padua, the Veneto AAM Terra Nuova Coordination took shape, including producers, distributors and consumers of organic products, which included some of the founders of the cooperative.
1980
Social ferment
The social ferments of the late '70s conveyed a strong aggregative spirit that found outlet in cultural associations and in small organizations of agricultural producers that practiced organic agriculture. In Padua, the Veneto AAM Terra Nuova Coordination took shape, including producers, distributors and consumers of organic products, which included some of the founders of the cooperative.
10 May 1984
Cooperative Foundation
The “El Tamiso” Organic Agricultural Cooperative was founded in Padua. A group of producers and agricultural technicians, supported by people interested in organic agriculture, natural nutrition and alternative medicine, tried to build an economic reality based on mutuality and sustainability, very different from the dominant economic model. Direct sales immediately developed with the first store in Via Monte Cengio, counting on a social and cultural context that was already attentive and available.
10 May 1984
Cooperative Foundation
The “El Tamiso” Organic Agricultural Cooperative was founded in Padua. A group of producers and agricultural technicians, supported by people interested in organic agriculture, natural nutrition and alternative medicine, tried to build an economic reality based on mutuality and sustainability, very different from the dominant economic model. Direct sales immediately developed with the first store in Via Monte Cengio, counting on a social and cultural context that was already attentive and available.
February 1985
The fruit and vegetable counter in the square
El Tamiso becomes the dealer of a space in Piazza dei Frutti, inaugurating the banquet in the square, a way of relating directly with the Padovans that lasts until today, although moved to Piazza delle Erbe.
February 1985
The fruit and vegetable counter in the square
El Tamiso becomes the dealer of a space in Piazza dei Frutti, inaugurating the banquet in the square, a way of relating directly with the Padovans that lasts until today, although moved to Piazza delle Erbe.
1986
Chernobyl and organic consumption
Coinciding with the infamous Chernobyl nuclear accident, “organic” consumption literally exploded in Padua (the turnover of the El Tamiso store, moved to Via Beato Pellegrino, grew by 286% after the accident!!). The issue of environmental quality and the so-called 'development model' begins to concern individual citizens directly. Social behaviors and lifestyles are beginning to change significantly.
1986
Chernobyl and organic consumption
Coinciding with the infamous Chernobyl nuclear accident, “organic” consumption literally exploded in Padua (the turnover of the El Tamiso store, moved to Via Beato Pellegrino, grew by 286% after the accident!!). The issue of environmental quality and the so-called 'development model' begins to concern individual citizens directly. Social behaviors and lifestyles are beginning to change significantly.
1986-1994
The first shed
El Tamiso begins to be structured and is located in a warehouse in Legnaro, the first case in Veneto of a specialized organic distributor, the operation extends progressively throughout Italy.
1986-1994
The first shed
El Tamiso begins to be structured and is located in a warehouse in Legnaro, the first case in Veneto of a specialized organic distributor, the operation extends progressively throughout Italy.
1993
Brio SPA
El Tamiso together with four cooperatives formed Brio spa with the intention of dedicating itself more to agriculture, entrusting marketing to a single entity.
1993
Brio SPA
El Tamiso together with four cooperatives formed Brio spa with the intention of dedicating itself more to agriculture, entrusting marketing to a single entity.
1996
Maserà Cooperative
Resulted from the Brio experience, the cooperative is reorganized, relying on the Maserà Cooperative, which can offer a distribution channel at the Padua fruit and vegetable market.
1996
Maserà Cooperative
Resulted from the Brio experience, the cooperative is reorganized, relying on the Maserà Cooperative, which can offer a distribution channel at the Padua fruit and vegetable market.
December 1999
The stand at MAAP
El Tamiso becomes the dealer of its own sales depot at the Padua market, one of the most prestigious and dynamic in Italy. It is the first and only stand to offer exclusively organic farming products and this peculiarity continues today!
December 1999
The stand at MAAP
El Tamiso becomes the dealer of its own sales depot at the Padua market, one of the most prestigious and dynamic in Italy. It is the first and only stand to offer exclusively organic farming products and this peculiarity continues today!
February 2004
Solidarity buying groups
The collaboration began in Padua with the newborn Biorekk Solidarity Purchasing Group, a group of citizens who practice the joint purchase of organic products, and support the Cooperative in raising awareness and dissemination of the issues of environmental and economic sustainability. From this communion of intent, the first experiment in home delivery of boxes of organic fruit and vegetables was born. Other collaborations will follow with various groups of citizens organized in Cadore and on the Venetian Riviera with the gas “BioINSIEME”, which are still active today.
February 2004
Solidarity buying groups
The collaboration began in Padua with the newborn Biorekk Solidarity Purchasing Group, a group of citizens who practice the joint purchase of organic products, and support the Cooperative in raising awareness and dissemination of the issues of environmental and economic sustainability. From this communion of intent, the first experiment in home delivery of boxes of organic fruit and vegetables was born. Other collaborations will follow with various groups of citizens organized in Cadore and on the Venetian Riviera with the gas “BioINSIEME”, which are still active today.
October 12, 2014
Meeting with Vandana Shiva
The Cooperative celebrates its thirtieth birthday by organizing a public meeting with Vandana Shiva, the 1993 alternative Nobel Prize winner, famous for her international commitment to biodiversity and an ecological and equitable agricultural model.
October 12, 2014
Meeting with Vandana Shiva
The Cooperative celebrates its thirtieth birthday by organizing a public meeting with Vandana Shiva, the 1993 alternative Nobel Prize winner, famous for her international commitment to biodiversity and an ecological and equitable agricultural model.
August 2015
Responsible trade in foreign products
After the 2014 stop marketing of foreign products with the sole requirement of organic certification, followed by a year of analysis and investigations in the sector, the cooperative resumes offering exotic products (such as ginger, turmeric, mango, quinoa... etc.) for which, in addition to certification and organoleptic qualities, it can guarantee the entire supply chain from different points of view: social, economic and ecological. In particular, the research focused on small businesses that, in addition to offering high quality standards, can have virtuous implications for the local economy.
August 2015
Responsible trade in foreign products
After the 2014 stop marketing of foreign products with the sole requirement of organic certification, followed by a year of analysis and investigations in the sector, the cooperative resumes offering exotic products (such as ginger, turmeric, mango, quinoa... etc.) for which, in addition to certification and organoleptic qualities, it can guarantee the entire supply chain from different points of view: social, economic and ecological. In particular, the research focused on small businesses that, in addition to offering high quality standards, can have virtuous implications for the local economy.
October 2017
The store under the living room opens
At a time of difficulty for small retailers, El Tamiso relaunches its link with Padua and opens “the shop” under the Salone with a proposal that ranges from fruit and vegetables to processed foods to small gastronomy.
October 2017
The store under the living room opens
At a time of difficulty for small retailers, El Tamiso relaunches its link with Padua and opens “the shop” under the Salone with a proposal that ranges from fruit and vegetables to processed foods to small gastronomy.
January 2021
Rete Humus is born
El Tamiso participates in the establishment of Rete Humus, a network of agrobiological organizations, created to reaffirm the founding values of the original organic agriculture movement: environmental health and sustainability, ecological rebalancing, responsibility and social equity, quality of production.
January 2021
Rete Humus is born
El Tamiso participates in the establishment of Rete Humus, a network of agrobiological organizations, created to reaffirm the founding values of the original organic agriculture movement: environmental health and sustainability, ecological rebalancing, responsibility and social equity, quality of production.
March 2023
The bread supply chain!
El Tamiso takes over the wood-burning oven of the Rubano Ethnographic Park. Bakeries and pastries made with flours from the cereals of our members. Bread, pizzas, focaccia, desserts, all from a controlled supply chain. A unique flavor and value!
March 2023
The bread supply chain!
El Tamiso takes over the wood-burning oven of the Rubano Ethnographic Park. Bakeries and pastries made with flours from the cereals of our members. Bread, pizzas, focaccia, desserts, all from a controlled supply chain. A unique flavor and value!