Nature and Culture
We are jealous guardians of the environment
and biodiversity, faithful to tradition but with
an eye on innovation
The i Pucci farm is located in a flat area in the municipality of Catanzaro, in the strip of land
that joins the coast of the Gulf of Squillace, in the Ionian Sea, to that of the Gulf of Sant'Eufemia,
in the Tyrrhenian Sea, at the narrowest point of the entire Italian peninsula.
To the north are the Sila mountains and to the south the Calabrian Serre. The farm is only
a couple of kilometres from the Ionian Sea and about 30 from the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The climate is typically Mediterranean, temperate and rather windy, especially in the spring
and autumn months. Even in winter, the climate is quite mild because we are sheltered from
the cold winds and, in summer, the cool breeze coming from the sea mitigates the high daytime temperatures of June, July, August and sometimes even September, with good temperature
ranges between day and night.
Our philosophy
The soil, which is characterised by its compact, strong, fertile and lush fabric, is treated
regularly by experienced staff with state-of-the-art equipment to ensure proper water
drainage and root development.
This is the philosophy that has always marked the life of the company that has belonged to
the Pucci family for more than sixty years. A company in continuous evolution. Equipped in
the 1960s with 3,000 m2 of agricultural greenhouses for the production of flowers destined for international markets, a henhouse for over 16,000 laying hens (now converted into a warehouse) and a stable for dairy cows, in recent years the business has been concentrated on specific sectors, with products such as extra virgin olive oil, lemons, orange blossom and eucalyptus honey, and fruit and vegetables, products that have quickly established themselves on the
market for their qualities.
The production of electricity from renewable sources (photovoltaics on the roofs of the chicken coop and on one of the greenhouses) not only supports the farm economically, but also provides it with clean energy, necessary for lighting and for the operation of two spring water wells
that draw up to sixty metres to irrigate the crops.
An oasis
of green
with numerous cultivated species
Roses, peonies, geraniums, lavender, camellias,
jasmine, agapanthus, daisies, rosemary, laurel, papyrus are lovingly cultivated on our farm; a belt of magnolias, also oblate, and then cikas, palms, cypresses, cedars
of Lebanon, firs and centuries-old oaks create a unique natural setting, protecting the numerous citrus trees (several varieties of lemons, oranges, mandarins,
citrons, bergamot lemons, grapefruits and maples)
and the mostly centuries-old olive trees from the wind.