Oroverde Lucano - Ferrandina (MT) - Basilicata

Oroverde Lucano oil press was created in 2002, its aim was to produce and market extravirgin olive oil and baked olives of a typical variety grown on Ferrandina hills called "Majatica". Oroverde Lucano is managed by Tantulli sisters, who are devoted to the olives processing system and their products. It is located in Ferrandina hills, in Basilicata region, near the city of Matera. The slopes of Matera country and, in particular, Ferrandina ones, are full of old olive trees, the silent spectator of an endless human life. Here the Majatica is a very important part of the fertile cultivation. The olives Majatica di Ferrandina, known as "Majatica" or "Pasola", are cultivars which give a particular golden and green-nuanced oil while their olives are dried in kilns and enjoyed as natural black or pickled Ferrandina Baked Olives - baked olives of the variety Majatica - are a very typical product of Ferrandina, which became also a Slow Food Presìdium. In Oroverde Lucano, the baked olives are selected by hand, exclusively among ripe olives of the Majatica variety and processed using a very old traditional recipe from Ferrandina.