Taste and use

That's what makes this Sicilian pasta so special:

• Taste: These gnocchetti are firm to the bite, have a slightly nutty flavor and are very digestible.
• Quality feature: This pasta owes its dark color to the ancient durum wheat variety "Timilia". However, it is not a wholemeal pasta.
  
• Use: "Timilia" gnocchetti with a "Siccagno" tomato passata sauce are an unbeatable combination.

Cultivation and ecology

This is how "Timilia" durum wheat is grown:

• Cultivation method: Organic farming. "Timilia" is grown by various members of the Valdibella cooperative. The yields are lower than on a conventional wheat field. "But this wheat is ideal for organic farming: it is very resistant to diseases and I don't have to invest money in fertilizer or pest control," says Massimiliano, one of the producers. "Timilia" durum wheat can only be grown on the same field every three years. In the crop rotation, legumes such as lentils and chickpeas, as well as other cereals, are planted in between. Wheat is sown in February. Before sowing, the soil is gently cultivated without plowing. The crop can be harvested in May or June. In our video to find out more about the durum wheat variety "Timilia".
• Producers: The durum wheat is grown by various members of the Valdibella cooperative. Here you will find a blog post on the cultivation of "Timilia". The grain is ground in the Molino Paratore and carefully processed into gnocchetti by Gaetano Lenato in Caltagirone, Sicily. Valdibella uses the "Addio Pizzo" label to declare that it does not pay protection money to criminal organizations.

This is how the price is made up

Producers can sell the Timilia grain to the cooperative for 0.70 euros per kilogram. Conventional durum wheat from the EU is traded at 0.20 to 0.25 euros.

Cultivation & processing CHF 4.08

• Cultivation and harvesting: Various members of the Cooperativa Valdibella
• Processing: Molino Paratore, Gaetano Lenato

Transport & logistics CHF 2.66

• Export and logistics: Valdibella, Galliker
• Fees: Customs
• Quality assurance: SQTS laboratory
• Packaging: Zurich plant
• Shipping: Post

Procurement & distribution CHF 2.50

• Coordination, communication, online market: Crowd Container