Combine art with protection of nature. Ideal Christmas gift for business owners who care about environment and culture

"ArteNatura" olive tree adoptions are particularly interesting for enterprises that want to signalize to their business partners, clients and the public that they are dedicated to assume responsability for our environment and for cultural values.
Giving an "ArteNatura" olive tree as present to business partners or incentive for employees is a strong symbol for a business philosophy oriented on sustainability and appreciating culture.
Here is the basic idea of the "ArteNatura" project.
Next to an olive tree planted especially for those who take over or give the adoption as present, there will be set up a stele made of marble which bears the name of a person of your choice (upon request).
The stelae, created by the sculptor Wolfgang Sandt, are inspired by Etruscan sculptures. The slender pillars have a height between 5 1/2 and 6 ft, about the size of a human being.
They evoke thoughts of Tree Guardians" or protecting spirits. Indeed each stele “protects” the small olive tree in the first years of its life, until the tree rises above it and finally the sculpture finds shelter in the shadow of the olive tree.

At the same time La Rogaia Adopt An Olive Tree Project is a valuable contribution to the protection of environment.
Ancient olive groves used to be set up on terraces, which were supported by dry stone walls in order to prevent erosion. These walls have been built by the olive farmers during centuries of hard work and have become a characteristic landmark of Umbria and Tuscany. Unfortunately a big part of these walls, which are also home to many small animals, are more and more threatened by decay. An important part of work consists in fighting against this decay in order to preserve this natural habitat. This even might help to attract more and new species of small animals. In the course of the last decades some of the ancient olive groves around La Rogaia have been overgrown by Mediterranean macchia, a typical low woodland with broom, wild roses, laurel, holm oaks and many other trees and shrubs. This has formed a multitude of wonderful new microenvironments. The clearing of this Mediterranean macchia, with the only objective to regain a maximum production of olive oil, would cause unjustifiable ecological damage. Therefore it is an important aim to make the olive trees accessible again and to give them the care they need for surviving and thriving without destroying the existing biodiversity.

Villa La Rogaia is an agriturismo (a country house and farm) situated near Lago Trasimeno in Umbria, Italy. It offers holiday apartments and a variety of creative classes, such as sculpting with stone, painting, dancing Argentine Tango, authentic Italian cooking, Italian language and many others. It offers also special holiday events, like participating in the olive harvest or going on a truffle hunt and truffle tasting.
Villa La Rogaia is also an organic farm, that cultivates olive trees, produces finest extravergine olive oil and raises medicinal herbs and fragrant plants

Agriturismo La Rogaia, Azienda agricola biologica
di Annette Greifenhagen
Via Campagna 17
Castel Rigone
06065 Passignano sul Trasimeno
Umbria, Provincia di Perugia
Italy
e-mail: info@rogaia.de
www.rogaia.com

Contact person: Annette Greifenhagen

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