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.
🌿valid for one year
🍃with personalized label on the tree
🌿with personalized adoption certificate in PDF
🍃Picture of the tree
🌿5 kg of selected fresh Garessina* chestnuts
(sent directly to your home or picked up on site in Piedmont in autumn)
🍃During the adoption year, the opportunity to visit the Borgo delle Castagne (chestnut village) and personally check the progress of the work in the chestnut grove
🌿The opportunity to take part in the chestnut harvest in autumn and experience mountain life up close.
🍃Interesting information and recipes via email
- 70 Euro (+ shipping costs)
*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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