Member - farm Francesco da Schio

From the early years 2000 onwards in the farm DA SCHIO we paid a lot of attention to damage caused by superficial erosion and none water infiltration in the soil. And it was decided to look for a remedy because of the severity of the phenomenon. The first trees in rows have benefited the environment because they have slowed down the strength of the wind; land buffer bands and hedges have consolidated these beneficial actions and have suggested the idea that the annual crops could be productive on a soil rich in living micro-organisms capable to work the ground. In these years the organization of the work has changed a lot: the owner, workers and machines work less because, by not disturbing and letting work the ground to the soil microorganisms, their mechanical and physical work is reduced. Land equipment and agronomic technique change. During free time we can improve our professional preparation for better and safer work, foreigners’ workers have more time to integrate into the local society. New technique changes the methods of soil fertility survey, the techniques of sowing and fertilizing and the agrarian rotations. The farm DA SCHIO has devoted much time also to animal welfare by creating a small farm of pigs in the open air and leaving sedentary the apiary. The processing of meat of pigs in salami takes place in an approved laboratory and the technique of meat bagging and preservation is taught by the local elders and Is the one that for centuries has been implemented in the area. Is now needing to complete the development of this new agronomic process disseminating the technique to nearby and distant farmers.