The Product
We are in Piedmont and, more precisely, between the province of Biella and Vercelli in the “la Baraggia” area, a Piedmont area at the foot of the Biella Alps and Monte Rosa. Baraggia is a problematic area to cultivate due to the type of soil, but at the same time, it can produce high-quality products.
The Zaccaria agricultural company extends over 210 hectares, all grouped around the company farmhouse called “Margaria”; in the farmhouse, all the operations of the rice supply chain take place, from cultivation to husking and packaging.
At Zaccaria, the rice fields are organic, and green is the colour found in their rice fields in autumn. The company tells us that you cannot make organic rice in summer without grass in autumn. Green rice paddies in autumn can nourish the rice and protect it from weeds.