Over 200 years of olive oil cultivation history in the best land of Molise, Italy using the same farming techniques then, as now: nothing more than Water, Land, Sun and Love… the purest of organic farming.
The origins of the Terrigno family olive oil production can be traced back to 1878 when Pietro Terrigno describes to his children planting his first olive trees and explaining to them the art of olive oil farming that has been passed on from generation to generation.
At that time, he plated 100 olive trees on land that was passed down from his father. Soon, the olive planation grew as the olive oil cultivated became sought after due to its unique features that resulted from special growing and harvesting techniques that are still used to this day that makes our olive oil distinct.
Over the generations, the Terrigno family grew to over 100 decedents with only a few within each generation choosing the path of an olive oil cultivator. By the mid-1900s, the olive planation grew but was always purposefully kept small enough as to focus on making the purest and distinct olive oil in the region of Molise. Our olive oil was only produced for local consumption until now.
It was not until after more than 200 years, when Rocco Terrigno took over the cultivation that his family’s olive oil has been introduced to the rest of the world for all to enjoy. Using the same love and attention to pure organic farming that was started by his great grandfather Pietro Terrigno and soon to be passed along to his grandchild, Marcello and Michele Terrigno who will continue the story.
