juniorfarm Archives - Junior Family Hotel & Apartments Cavallino Treporti

Feb 21 2022

Junior farm is officially certified for organic production

We have been waiting for this news for a long time and as of March 2022 it will be official.

Out of all the farms in Cavallino-Treporti, Riccardo’s Junior Farm is the second to be certified. This certification has been one of Riccardo’s goals for years and it has not been easy to achieve.

You might ask us: what does it mean to be a certified organic farm?

The certification is granted only to those farms who follow a set of rules that the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies establishes.

Produce like artichokes, asparagus, onions, shallots, leaks, potatoes, beans, wheat, aubergines, tomatoes and peppers are grown without using chemicals and alternative ways to defeat parasites are implemented. For example the so-called ninja wasp and the carbid beetle are utilised to defeat artichoke bugs while other bugs are removed manually.

Checks on the initial phases of the production process have to be carried out as well as on the following phases such as transformation, storage and transportation.

As of March 2022 all the products from the Junior Farm will be officially organic and they will be ready to be purchased directly by contacting Riccardo or to be tasted at the Junior Family Hotel’s “InSaor” restaurant.

Let’s celebrate with a nice organic soup!

May 25 2021

Adopt a hen from the Junior Farm

The idea came to Riccardo, the manager of the Junior Farm and the hens accepted the proposal very willingly, crunching and fluttering in their chicken coop.

The project adopt a hen was created for those who want to eat healthy and organic and who care about the environment and the life of animals.

The hens of the Junior Farm:

are raised on the ground and outdoors

are free from antibiotics

eat non-GMO grains, grass and worms

live in the peaceful countryside of Cavallino Treporti

are happy ?

With a contribution of € 15 you can adopt a hen and get a few organic eggs and some seasonal vegetables from the Junior Farm.

You can also give your hen any name you want, come and meet her and visit the entire farm! You will also be given an adoption certificate.

Romina and Mauro were the first to participate in this initiative and called their hen Polda.

Will they have already made their first organic omelette?

Do you want to adopt one too?

Call Riccardo at 3357821536 or contact him via the social channels Facebook and Instagram of the Junior Farm. Or ask at the Hotel Junior reception

Apr 21 2021

Spring at the Junior Farm

This year, spring seems a bit timid and is making itself desired. The temperatures still force us to wear a sweater but all this does not hinder the work at the Junior Farm which instead must respect the times of sowing and planting of vegetables and aromatic herbs because the heat will arrive very soon and everything must be ready!

In these days Riccardo and Kujo are working hard to finish the last works: a final check on the irrigation system, the grass to be cut, the trees to be pruned, the biological treatments to be sprayed.

Also for this year there are many news: wheat and barley have sprung up among the fields and a greenhouse has been completed that allows the harvest to be brought forward by a month and the first plants have already been planted. But, the real new entries are Lakota and Camilla who have already become Junior Farm mascots!

We officially present them to you, they are an 11-year-old horse from Avellino and a female pony with a lively character who, a few days ago, moved to their new home in Cavallino-Treporti.

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