Federico Dendena

An farm, a coop of eight young men

 Federico Dendena was born in 1974. In this interview, conducted in 2012, he talks about Santa Marta, an agricultural cooperative made ??up of eight members. It encompasses 200 hectares of land and an old farmhouse. Santa Marta is in Agricultural Park of Southern Milan. Since its fundation in 1996, the Agricultural Cooperative Santa Marta continues the local tradition and enhances the quality of agricultural production. The cultivation of rice occupy 60% of the land. They cultivate Arborio and Carnaroli rice varieties and other products, such as corn, tomatoes, zucchini, peaches, apples, pumpkins, radishes and more. 
In June 2012 they opened a shop where they market their production.

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Country: IT

Region: Lombardia

City: Zibido San Giacomo

District: MI

Altitude: 200m s.l.m.

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Federico Dendena

Year: 1974
School: High school or Secondary
Profession: Farmer

Document by: Marcello Marengo
Video by: Luca Ghiardo
Created: 10-10-2012

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