Our Cooperative Eccellenze Nolane was born on the slopes of Vesuvius, an area belonging to the ancient Campania Felix.
We are an agricultural cooperative, registered on the Slow Food list for the Ancient Tomato of Naples and the Neapolitan Papaccella, and on the list of custodian farmers: we grow unique and extraordinary products that we brought back to life thanks to the rediscovery of ancient seeds. The choice of plant species is oriented to different indigenous varieties for organic production, which salvages ancient flavors. We follow all stages of production, from sowing to harvesting, to bring to Your tables a genuine product guaranteed by natural agriculture, respectful of soil fertility and plant health.
We give value to our rural culture linked to traditions, to the work in the fields, to the cycles of life, to ancient knowledges, that’s why at our cooperative You can find many varieties of native species: Broccolo dell’olio, Torzella Riccia, Papaccelle Napoletane, Zucchine San Pasquale, Melanzane Cime di Viola, Melanzana Tonda di Scafati, Melanzana a Grappolo, Zucca lunga Napoletana, Antichi Pomodori di Napoli, Pomodorini Già Giù, Datterino Caramella.
Roots are important to us!
In our artisan workshop, all the materials are first washed, selected and processed by hand and then packaged in their natural season. The techniques are artisanal but there is a food processing standard that ensures safety.
inDISPENSAbile is the product line dedicated to vegetables derived from ancient seeds, to those varieties more complex to follow and take care of in the fields and that, for this reason, have been lost. We offer You in oil vegetables as well as pickled, preserved in sweet and sour ones, but also jams and sauces ready to use. All made-up locally, farm to table.
The papaccella is a small sweet pepper, round and ribbed with a very thick skin that can be bright yellow, red or green. Young consumers often confuse them with regular peppers but older generations remember them well and never pass them up when they manage to find them in the market. The peppers are excellent when pickled or in a sweet-and-sour dish typical to Brusciano. The Campania Regional Authority has salvaged the germplasm and reproduces the seeds of the original variety in an experimental field, making them available to the Presidium producers to grow.
Production area: Agro Acerrano-Nolano, Naples Province
Even the most renowned vegetables can be at risk extinction. This was the case for the San Marzano tomato, an extremely delicate vegetable that is difficult to grow and process. When it is ripe, its fields release wonderful scents of cut grass and spices. The same aromas are experienced when eating the tomato. Dozens of ecotypes exist and they have been recovered from the vegetable gardens in the Naples area and selected by the researchers of the Campania Regional Authority. The Presidium has re-launched the San Marzano production and today producers grow fresh tomatoes as well as produce puree, other traditional preserves and tinned tomatoes.
Production area: Agro nocerino sarnese (Naples province)
Seasonality: fresh tomatoes are harvested from July until the end of September, but the preserves area available throughout the year.
