{"id":92288,"date":"2025-02-26T09:20:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T08:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/casacos-il-potere-del-suolo-vulcanico-e-lagricoltura-del-futuro\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T09:23:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T08:23:36","slug":"casacos-il-potere-del-suolo-vulcanico-e-lagricoltura-del-futuro","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/en\/casacos-il-potere-del-suolo-vulcanico-e-lagricoltura-del-futuro\/","title":{"rendered":"CasaCoS: The Power of Volcanic Soil and the Agriculture of the Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-92269 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/assets\/ospitalita-casacos-etna-vacanze-sicilia9-768x512-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/assets\/ospitalita-casacos-etna-vacanze-sicilia9-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/assets\/ospitalita-casacos-etna-vacanze-sicilia9-768x512-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/assets\/ospitalita-casacos-etna-vacanze-sicilia9-768x512-1-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mount Etna, the tallest active volcano in Europe, gives the land a unique composition: valuable minerals, excellent drainage, and natural fertility that eliminates the need for chemical treatments. Volcanic soil regenerates itself, replenishing nutrients over time and producing crops that are more resilient and richer in flavor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At 500 meters above sea level, CasaCoS takes advantage of this extraordinary terrain to grow avocados, citrus fruits, olive trees, and heirloom varieties, blending Sicilian agricultural heritage with forward-thinking innovation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5>The Sicilian Avocado: Innovative and Resilient Agriculture<\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When people think of Sicilian agriculture, they imagine olive groves, lemon orchards, and vineyards. Yet CasaCoS has made a daring decision: growing avocados, a fruit typically found in tropical climates but thriving here thanks to Etna\u2019s unique microclimate\u2014a combination of sun, altitude, and mineral-rich soil.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is not just a commercial strategy but a visionary approach to diversification, making agriculture more resilient to climate change. Unlike large-scale monocultures that deplete the land, CasaCoS follows a sustainable model:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Gravity-fed irrigation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, reducing water consumption.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Organic cultivation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, avoiding chemical fertilizers and pesticides.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b style=\"color: #333333;\">Preserved biodiversity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with avocado trees growing alongside olives and citrus fruits.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-92277 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/assets\/UNISG_\u00a9marcellomarengo-2227.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/assets\/UNISG_\u00a9marcellomarengo-2227.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/assets\/UNISG_\u00a9marcellomarengo-2227-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/assets\/UNISG_\u00a9marcellomarengo-2227-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/assets\/UNISG_\u00a9marcellomarengo-2227-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/assets\/UNISG_\u00a9marcellomarengo-2227-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/h5>\n<h5><b>Zero-Impact Farming<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CasaCoS is more than just a farm; it is a living example of sustainable agricultural production. Every aspect of its operation is designed to minimize environmental impact and maintain natural balance:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Organic certification in progress<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, using only natural fertilizers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Solar energy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, reducing emissions and making production self-sufficient.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Biodiversity conservation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with <\/span><b>4,000 square meters of woodland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> left untouched to protect native flora and fauna.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The goal is clear: to leave future generations with a land that is even richer and more fertile than before.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>A Model for the Future of Food<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a world increasingly vulnerable to climate change, CasaCoS represents a concrete solution for smarter, more resilient, and more responsible agriculture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By cultivating high-quality products and distributing them locally, reduces reliance on industrial supply chains and proves that food can be produced ethically without depleting the land or exhausting natural resources.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This philosophy perfectly aligns with the values of the University of Gastronomic Sciences, which promotes a culture of good, clean, and fair food. CasaCoS is not just growing fruit\u2014it is cultivating a vision of the future where agriculture and the environment can thrive together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-92261 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/assets\/UNISG_\u00a9marcellomarengo-2192.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/assets\/UNISG_\u00a9marcellomarengo-2192.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/assets\/UNISG_\u00a9marcellomarengo-2192-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/assets\/UNISG_\u00a9marcellomarengo-2192-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/assets\/UNISG_\u00a9marcellomarengo-2192-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/assets\/UNISG_\u00a9marcellomarengo-2192-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mount Etna, the tallest active volcano in Europe, gives the land a unique composition: valuable minerals, excellent drainage, and natural fertility that eliminates the need for chemical treatments. Volcanic soil regenerates itself, replenishing nutrients over time and producing crops that are more resilient and richer in flavor. At 500 meters above sea level, CasaCoS takes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22331,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"content-page.php","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"0","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-92288","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/92288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22331"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92288"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/92288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92289,"href":"https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/92288\/revisions\/92289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unisg.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}