Thanks to the terraces, the mild climate and fertile soil vegetables can be cultivated all year around. In a perfect union, gardening in Tramonti combines vegetable gardens between fruit trees, next to wine and chestnut terraces. A system that provides
Category: Biodiversity
The dry stone walling workshop
Dry Stone wall construction is an ancient practice that requires great care and patience. However, the result is an extremely strong and durable structure which is able to withstand severe weather and natural forces. Dry stone walls are also aesthetically
Il Rifugio della Salamandra
The shelter was part of the project “RESCUE: REnew Spaces – U Educate” that went from 2020-2022 with the aim of reclaiming abandoned public spaces. The Shelter is the first space that we reclaimed. This wonderful spot located in Monti
Apriti Bosco
The project “Apriti bosco!” is a project of the European Solidarity Corps about a revaluation of a green area, which currently is still abandoned, but where we want to create a set of activities in order to raise impact for
An insight into terrace life on the Amalfi Coast
What is behind this astonishing, amazing and beautiful landscape of the Amalfi Coast? Terraces over terraces, between the Sea and the Mountains, stretching towards the blue Sky. This spring, we came to Tramonti as trainees to discover Italian culture and
Tramonti: its charm, its products, its nature…
There are 13 towns of the Amalfi Coast declared by UNESCO “World Heritage Site”. One of them is Tramonti, a calm and charming Italian village, far away from the big cities’ noise. As it is situated between mountains, its height
Ancient buildings on the Amalfi Coast
Welcome, here we present some of our activities around the ancient infrastructure of the Amalfi Coast. This concerns the restructuring and regaining ancient buildings in the Amalfi Coast, the presentation of ancient towers, clean up activities with volunteers, maintainance
Eco-Terra: Soil Biological Quality project
During the beginning of the year 2018, the ACARBIO team in collaboration with CREA (consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura) and local farmers, started a project to investigate the best technique to cultivate and manage the Re Fiascone Tomato on
TOMATO RE UMBERTO, CALLED “FIASCONE”
Together with local farmers of the area of the Amalfi Coast our NGO ACARBIO – engaged in environmental projects – incentivized the re-cultivation of the historical Re Fiascone Tomato to preserve the rich cultural landscapes terraces of the area. This
The story of our tomato has been told on Rai 3!
“Re Fiascone” tomato was a guest of a well-known TV show “Geo” on Rai 3. We have had the opportunity to talk, on the national television, about the birth of our project its importance to the terraces and its role