Organic Roman Farm

Bio there

Aranova, Fiumicino (RM)

Producer of Milk, Cheese, Ice Cream and Organic Meat

Joseph Brandizzi

Charlotte Brandizzi

We went to visit the Biolà company for the first time just a few minutes from Rome.

Giuseppe the owner of the company and his daughter Carlotta welcomed us showing us all their systems,

from animals to the production of milk and cheeses, telling us about their passion and their history.

The History of Biolà

The Brandizzi family has been working in these territories since the early 900s, when Nonno Giuseppe bought the farm.

Over the years the farm has followed the changes in the sector and starting in the 60s, it has converted the farming activity passing exclusively to the breeding of dairy cows.

John Brandizzi, in the 70 years anticipated the changes in the market and gave an innovative boost to the company.

Thanks to a trip to the United States, got to know new techniques and later made structural and functional changes to the company.

Towards the end of the 90s he chose to adopt the organic system as an instrument of excellence and competitiveness.

In 1997 in fact the company receives the first certification as an organic farm; to follow in 1999 the organic certification is extended also to the breeding.

The Organic Farm in Rome

Our farm is located a few kilometers from Rome ad Aranova, In the municipality of Fiumicino, in the territory of the Agro Romano,

dedicated for centuries to cultivation and breeding.

The company has an area of 200 hectares and has two farms:

- a wild one where mestizo cows are raised, fed on pasture, destined for the production of meat.
- one in the stable where we raise about 70 cows for milk production.

Organic cows

The herd is made up of purebred cows Friesian, Jersey and Mestizo.

The milk production of the Friesian cow is very high, however in our farm we keep the milk production within the limits of their possibilities, without exploiting them.

Jersey cows have excellent characteristics regarding the quality of the milk, particularly high in fat and ideal for the production of butter.

Products made with passion

The experience gained in more than 20 years of family business as an organic farm has taught us to respect natural cycles and to carry out our work in harmony with the earth, completing the entire production process within the company.

We believe in creating sustainable products for the environment and balanced from a nutritional point of view.

Sustainability and organic

Since 1999 the breeding is certified organic, therefore in the production processes no chemical technical means (herbicides, fertilizers) or allopathic drugs are used, but only homeopathic ones.

Following the philosophy of organic, Biolà respects the balance and timing of nature. This takes place at all stages of work, from feeding the cows to the distribution of our products.

Sustainability it also means conscious use of packaging and reduction of waste production.
Hence the choice of direct distribution with a short supply chain, which helps to ensure maximum freshness of our products. They are also traceable from the start and the entire production process takes place within the company.

The cows feed on forage obtained directly from our land, no chemical technical means or GMO products are used. The rennet used is exclusively of animal origin.

Organic meat processing

The slaughterhouses we collaborate with for slaughter are also certified by Biological agriculture; the processing (cutting and packaging) takes place within our company.

After slaughtering our meat undergoes a process of Dry aging, that is, it is placed in cells at a controlled temperature for 10 days. After this time, the meat is vacuum-packed in refrigerated places (Wet Aging).

During maturation the color of the meat can undergo variations, which are however reversible when the meat is exposed to oxygen.