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Dryland farming, biodiversity, and forgotten vegetables between Rome and Pomezia
One and a half hectares of land, thousands of seeds, an idea of the future: agriculture that listens to the climate instead of fighting it.
There are farms measured in hectares, and others measured in ideas. Agroemme belongs to the latter category. On a hectare and a half of land between Rome and Pomezia, Francesco Marotti—a thirty-year-old agronomist with twice the determination—has built something that looks more like an open-air laboratory than a cultivated field. His specialty is dryland farming: the ancient and ever-present art of growing crops with little water, following the soil rather than forcing it. In an era where drought is no longer an emergency but a condition, Francesco has chosen not to wait for the climate to change its mind: he has decided to change the plants. Or rather, to help them remember how it was done.
The beating heart of Agroemme is the "Seed Seekers" project. Season after season, Francesco selects and reproduces seeds, choosing the plants that are best resistant to drought, that adapt to the local climate and its changes, and that can survive without forced irrigation. It's a patient work, involving observation, notes, and waiting: each saved seed is a small genetic archive that carries within it a survival strategy. The result is significant water savings and, above all, a generation of plants that are not subjected to the land but belong to it. It's true agronomic research, conducted however with the same tools as always: hands, eyes, and the earth.
In Agroemme's fields, vegetables, flowers, and foliage grow that are hard to find elsewhere: unique and forgotten varieties, both Italian and from around the world, cultivated using natural farming methods, fully respecting the soil and following organic principles. These are rare and unique flavors, reminiscent of distant geographies and rural memories: plants that industrial agriculture rejected because they were unproductive or uneven, and which are now reborn here precisely because of what makes them special. Each harvest is a small botanical expedition, and every vegetable that reaches the table brings with it a story worth tasting.
Agroemme doesn't just preserve seeds: it preserves identities. Among its most significant projects is the revival of the Stortone tomato from Pantano di Ardea, an ancient Lazio vegetable variety that was at risk of disappearing into obscurity. Francesco has actively collaborated in its preservation, contributing to the drafting of the cultivation regulations according to the De.CO guidelines—the Municipal Designation of Origin that officially links a product to its territory. This work goes beyond the garden: it means giving a community a piece of its gastronomic history, working closely with the farmers of the Lazio region.
To grow, biodiversity requires dialogue. This is why Agroemme participates in events, conferences, and rural festivals—like Sovesciofest—where farmers, restaurateurs, and residents meet to discuss seeds, soil, and the future. Because an ancient variety is truly saved only when someone returns to cultivate it, cook it, and share its story. Choosing Agroemme products at Al Passo Food means joining this short and conscious supply chain: supporting a young agronomist who has staked everything on a hectare and a half of land, and bringing to the table vegetables that are, at once, food, research, and memory.
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