FARM HOLIDAYS AND ORGANIC FARM
Our holidays farm offers also comfortable rooms surrounded by orangeries. Stay with us for a weekend or a season.
PIETRE DI GELO
Pietre di gelo' (Frosted stones) is the old name of this company, my grandmother inherited it from her mothe . It stood at the edge of the old quarter of San Lio and it was so dry that it was called, in Sicilian dialect 'Petruzze di Jelo' (frosted stones), but my grandmother did not like this name and renamed it: 'Virgin Mary', being very devout to her. Its current name is the old name translated into italian to make it understandable to non- Sicilians. The transformation of this company was a gift from my grandfather to my grandmother (he used dynamite to plant citrus trees), he also built the house, the stable, the warehouses and called specialized workers from Ragusa to take out the stones from the land and use them to build stone walls forming closed areas where cows could freely graze. You can still admire them now. ~ Silvia Costarelli
Meet Us
Aldo
The son of Peppino works for the Trigona Farm since his youth, when with vespa he was travelling from Scordia to reach his father who thought him everything about the land.
He loves to work on the vegetable grden. In the winter season he is the boss. Aldo is a very determined and tireless worker.
Alessandra
She is a special woman, full of resources, energy and joy of life. She can do anything: grow vegetables, plucking a chicken, making jams, baking pastries and also presenting cooking demonstrations for an international audience ... always with a big smile (Just never leave her without coffee!)
Raffaele
He is very skilled in the use of the edge trimmer, which he uses to free the irrigation systems from eccessive grass, to keep clean the electric fencing and to remove weeds during the fire prevention work. He is very precise and accurate.
Francesca
As soon as I can free myself from the burdens of office and get off the pc, I take care of the garden, the farm and, above all, of our guests. I love photography, through which I try to tell my family and the place where we live.
Simone
He is Aldo's son and participates in various business activities. Although he is young, he has a lot of experience and he recently directed the workers in the orange and olive collections. He masters picking oranges and olives, the pruning, fertilizing and irrigation.
Giuseppe Scollo
He is Aldo's son, he deals with ordinary agricultural work: the picking and the pruning, as well as the care of the new plants , the grafts and everything that he has learned from his father over the years. He started working at Trigona when he finished his studies.
Francesco
He gained his experience working mainly in construction, in fact, he is often involved in the maintenance of the facilities and works in the recovery and construction of dry stone walls. He also participates in the collection and other seasonal activities.
Alessandro
He is a strong and tiredless guy, he is always in a good mood and he is always ready to help. His experience with oranges comes from his family. Both his mother and father worked in the collection and in the warehouse activities.
Alessandro
The son of Francesco, an experienced farmer. During the harvesting season Alessandro supervises the warehouse activities, where he follows the packaging and preparation of our product for shipment. He is a man of few words.
Andrea
It's me. I grew up in 'Madonnina'. We moved here when I was 4 years old. I played, I hurt myself , I had fun, I worked and I grew up here. I also escaped far away, like many other people, but then I returned when I realised how much this land has to offer.
Justyna
She is landed in Sicily all the way from Krakow. She is the idol of our domestic pets which follow her around everywhere she goes. She also bakes amazing cakes which bewitch anybody who walks in front of her open oven.
Armando
It's my husband. If you ask him what he does in life, he will answer that he plays tennis. Actually, he is a good lawyer, constantly engaged in giving us legal advice. He supports us tenaciously, without ever losing the sense of irony and his innate love of life.
Silvia
She is my mother and is the historical memory of my Sicilian family . She knows the origins of the companies in which we work and the history of all of those those who have been working here. She is a great cook and is the heart and soul of our hospitality.
Claudio
Our father. Also called "u cumannanti" from the time when, back from the base of the helicopters of the Navy, he came, still in uniform, to follow the agricultural works. He has devoted all his time and energy to take care of our farm. Since he became a grandfather for the third time, it is easy to find him walking around the farm, with a stick and a nephew in the baby carrier.
Armando
It's my husband. If you ask him what he does in life, he will answer that he plays tennis. Actually, he is a good lawyer, constantly engaged in giving us legal advice. He supports us tenaciously, without ever losing the sense of irony and his innate love of life.
Pedro
Careful and haughty, like every good shepherd dog, is the undisputed patriarch of our farm ... after "u cumannanti", of course!
Silvia
She is my mother and is the historical memory of my Sicilian family . She knows the origins of the companies in which we work and the history of all of those those who have been working here. She is a great cook and is the heart and soul of our hospitality.
Claudio
Our father. Also called "u cumannanti" from the time when, back from the base of the helicopters of the Navy, he came, still in uniform, to follow the agricultural works. He has devoted all his time and energy to take care of our farm. Since he became a grandfather for the third time, it is easy to find him walking around the farm, with a stick and a nephew in the baby carrier.
Ernestino
What to say about him? It's a cat. Curious and sly, he does everything to get himself where he does not have to.
Bella e Pisiak
They will probably be the first to meet you and it will be impossible to escape their effusions and cuddles...you are advised!