Taste and use

That's what makes this dried oregano from Sicily so special:

• Taste: This oregano has a wonderfully intense aroma.
• Quality features: The organic herbs are carefully dried in the small laboratory in Canicattini Bagni by the employees of the L'Arcolaio cooperative.
• Use: As a classic ingredient in tomato sauce, oregano is used in countless other recipes.

Cultivation and ecology

This is how oregano is grown:

• Cultivation method: Organic farming.
• Producers: The L'Arcolaio cooperative offers migrants and ex-prisoners the opportunity of legal employment in food processing. Together with migrants and ex-prisoners, the social entrepreneurs grow various herbs and vegetables on several hectares. By processing almonds in the Siracusa prison and growing herbs in the Monti Iblei, L'Arcolaio is creating regular jobs in agriculture and food processing. The cooperative is thus breaking the vicious circle of organized crime in which many young people and migrants are trapped. Here you will find a blog entry about a visit to L'Arcolaio.

This is how the price is made up

Cultivation & processing CHF 3.68

• Cultivation and harvesting: Cooperativa L'Arcolaio
• Processing: Cooperativa L'Arcolaio

Transport & logistics CHF 2.66

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

Procurement & distribution CHF 2.35

• Coordination, communication, online market: Crowd Container