ADOPTING A CHESTNUT TREE

Description

Did you know that in Piedmont, at the beginning of the 20th century, there were 200,000 hectares of chestnut groves and today only around 10,000 hectares are cultivated?

Over time, this area has experienced the abandonment of the mountains and chestnut groves.
This has led to progressive cultural, social and economic impoverishment, which also endangers the hydrogeological structure of the mountain environments.

The “Adopting a Secular Chestnut Tree” initiative stems from the desire to recover a plot of just over one hectare in the Village of Viola Castello (Cuneo, Piedmont) at a height of about 900 meters above sea level.
Signing the adoption means supporting the care and maintenance of a heritage of 100 centuries-old chestnut trees which can be kept as real monuments of the mountain to be handed down to future generations.

ANYWAYS EXPERIENCE: ADOPTING A CHESTNUT TREE

The idea is very simple: each chestnut tree will be given the name of the adopter.

You can choose between the following adoptions:

• “Castagnaro” / 50 Euro (+ shipping costs)

• • • 5 kg of selected fresh Garessina* chestnuts (sent directly to you or picked up on site on the farm in autumn)
    • The possibility – at any time of the year – to visit the Borgo delle Castagne (Chestnuts village) and follow the progress of work in the chestnut grove
    • The opportunity to take part in the chestnut harvest in autumn and experience mountain life up close.

• “Montanaro” / 75 Euro (+ shipping costs)

• • • 5 kg of selected fresh Garessina* chestnuts (sent directly to you or picked up on site on the farm in autumn)
    • 500 g stone-ground chestnut flour (shipped directly to you at home in winter)
    • 500 g dried chestnuts (shipped directly to you at home in winter)
    • The possibility – at any time of the year – to visit the Borgo delle Castagne (Chestnuts village) and follow the progress of work in the chestnut grove
    • The opportunity to take part in the chestnut harvest in autumn and experience mountain life up close.

• “Custode del Castagneto” / 100 Euro (+ shipping costs)
  • • 5 kg of selected fresh Garessina* chestnuts (sent directly to you or picked up on site on the farm in autumn)
    • 500 g stone-ground chestnut flour (shipped directly to you at home in winter)
    • 500 g dried chestnuts (shipped directly to you at home in winter)
    • Giftbox with 4 products a you can choose (1 per type) between the following list:
      *Dried Garessine chestnuts 500g
      *Garessine Chestnuts flour 250g
      *Pastagna 400g
      *Castagnotti (chestnuts biscuits) 250g
      *Garessine Chestnuts cream 250g
      *ChestNut (chestnuts+cocoa cream) 250g
      *Chestnuts in natural syrup 280g
      *Cioccocastagne (chocolate chestnuts) 280g
      *Mostarda (mustard fruit) of chestnuts 280g
      *Chestnuts in star anise syrupe 280g
      *Chestnuts in Genepy syrup 280g
      *Amber craft beer with Garessine Chestnuts 0,33cl
    • The possibility – at any time of the year – to visit the Borgo delle Castagne (Chestnuts village) and follow the progress of work in the chestnut grove
    • The opportunity to take part in the chestnut harvest in autumn and experience mountain life up close.

*Garessina chestnut: sweet, tender and, according to many experts, the best dry chestnut ever.

Make a gift to nature, yourself or a loved one by adopting your chestnut tree!

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