ÒLEA 2025: a community growing together
The 2025 edition of ÒLEA, the Giuncarico oil festival, ended on Sunday 30 November after two intense and enthusiastic days.
Giuncarico was transformed into a living place, traversed by people, flavours and stories that celebrated the new oil and the Maremma. The large audience, the participation of the producers, the commitment of the volunteers and the authentic atmosphere of the village made this edition a success beyond all expectations.
As Bio Distretto Colline della Pia we have chosen to be there, with conviction. Our presence stems from the desire to promoting a territory which is not just a showcase of excellence, but an ecosystem that grows through collaboration, innovation and the daily care of its communities. ÒLEA was a concrete example of how this vision is already a reality.
At the end of the event, we collected two significant contributions, which represent well the spirit with which we want to look to the future.
Marco Scanu - Estates in Tuscany
«The new intensive olive groves planted according to organic criteria offer the opportunity to make olive cultivation competitive and sustainable. At a time when we are witnessing the abandonment of the Maremma hills, this system can integrate - with a collaborative vision - tradition and objective market reality.»
Adriano Baiguini - President Bio Distretto Colline della Pia
«The beauty of our countryside is the product of our work. We must know how to exploit it in order to keep its value here in the territory: organising services, selling products and making full use of a growing local market can really develop our realities.»
Even as guests, we feel the duty to thank all those who contributed to making this edition special: producers, associations, volunteers, visitors, administrations and partners. ÒLEA 2025 showed what Maremma knows how to be when it pools energies, skills and visions.
