features
Apricot is a very delicate crop: it blooms early and is therefore subject to late frosts, as well as to monilia, a fungus that has a whitish coating on the skin.
Tasty and rich in pulp, it is harvested from May to August.
It is useful for eye health: it contains vitamin A and carotenoids, substances that help improve vision.
It prevents tiredness and improves sports performance: a valid natural supplement rich in mineral salts, potassium, iron and calcium.
Producers
Petrosino Gerardo
Eboli (SA)
Gerardo and his sister are the conductors of the az. agr. Petrosino, which is located on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius in Salerno: once an area entirely dedicated to the cultivation of apricots thanks to the mild and dry climate, today Az. agr. Petrosinio remains one of the few to cultivate them.
Gerardo and his sister are the conductors of the az. agr. Petrosino, which is located on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius in Salerno: once an area entirely dedicated to the cultivation of apricots thanks to the mild and dry climate, today Az. agr. Petrosinio remains one of the few to cultivate them.
It is one of the few companies that grows the Pellecchiella variety or “queen of Vesuvius”, an old variety from Campania with a peculiar orange-red color, particularly sweet.
Scanzano Jonico (MT)
The ABaBio cooperative was founded in 2014 out of the need of a group of organic farmers with different experiences able to manage the entire supply chain from production to delivery to customers. The members come from Puglia and Basilicata. From May to September they produce excellent quality apricots, with about 6 different varieties.
The ABaBio cooperative was founded in 2014 out of the need of a group of organic farmers with different experiences able to manage the entire supply chain from production to delivery to customers. The members come from Puglia and Basilicata. From May to September they produce excellent quality apricots, with about 6 different varieties.
Fortunato Erika
Nova Siri (MT)
In Metapunino, a land suitable for the production of apricots, Erika has been growing organic fruit since 2001 on land inherited from her grandparents. The 30 hectares of the company are located in an uncontaminated area, between vegetation, coast, streams and organic production, where the risk of drift is non-existent.
In addition to apricots, Erika produces nectarines, kiwis, clementines, mandalates and lemons.
In Metapunino, a land suitable for the production of apricots, Erika has been growing organic fruit since 2001 on land inherited from her grandparents. The 30 hectares of the company are located in an uncontaminated area, between vegetation, coast, streams and organic production, where the risk of drift is non-existent.
In addition to apricots, Erika produces nectarines, kiwis, clementines, mandalates and lemons.