AZIENDA AGRICOLA FILOSINI produces fine vegetables and legumes, such as beans in different types, Capitignano chickpeas, spelled and finally corn quarantino. It is located in Ville Di Fano in the town of Montereale in the province of L’Aquila.
The Filosini company grows excellent Capitano chickpeas. This is a traditional agricultural product of the Abruzzo region. It is cultivated mainly on mountain and foothills, as they are very resistant to drought periods. The sowing of this legume is carried out in April while the harvest between August and September. The seed of this chickpea is a micro-sperm and is characterized by a diameter of about 5 or 7 mm with a round shape and a smooth, rust-colored tegument.
In addition it is also produced of fine spelled. This is a type of cereal that represents a traditional culture with very low energy intake due to the limited number of cultivation interventions. And it is for this reason that it is easily obtained through organic farming methods.
The Filosini farm produces excellent spelled products. The spelled food products are sold to the public, in fact we also find spelled flour or excellent and light spelled cakes. The sowing of this cereal generally takes place in autumn, while the harvesting phase takes place from mid-July to mid-August.
