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The strawberries

The strawberries: small fruits, great and curious history Small red spots are enhancing the colors of our fields: strawberries. In reality the strawberry is a false fruit since is nothing more than a receptacle of a thickened inflorescence. It is particularly rich in vitamins (B1, B2, B6, B9, C, E) and water (about 90%). Its …

Heatwave and irrigation

  Heatwave and irrigation A unique heat wave hit the Langhe and Roero area. Due to this phenomenon temperatures have abundantly exceeded 35/37 degrees with a perceived temperature that reaches 40 degrees Celsius. It’s a beginning of summer that seems the one of the hottest summer ever registered in the history of humanity (2003). Could be …

The tomatoes transplant

  We Plant the tomato   After the nightmare of the spring frosts, the sun shines in the lower Piedmont. In the surroundings of Alba, between the Langhe and the Roero where the Mariangela Prunotto farm is located, the temperatures begin to rise and in the orchards we can easily record temperatures above 25/26 ° …

Spring is coming!

SPRING IN ALBA!   The organic farm Prunotto Mariangela has always cultivated its own fruits and vegetables in Alba. The very first warm rays of sun light up this morning our company bringing with them the awakening of the nature in this amazing land surrounded by the Langhe and Roero. It ‘s springtime and is …