Biodynamic farming
At La Raia we follow the biodynamic method, which is based on the continuous research for a balanced relationship between all of the farm’s living beings and the surrounding territory with its vital resources.
The search for this harmony, that goes beyond the organic farming adopted by La Raia in 2002, stimulates and respects the natural production cycles, eliminates chemically synthesized fertilizers and promotes the interaction between the land and the natural and cosmic elements.
The vineyards’ rows are covered with grass because the biodynamic approach aims at increasing the vitality of the soil, which is mandatory for the growth of roots that supply the plant with the nourishment it needs for producing a healthy fruit.
At La Raia we use two spray products: horn manure and horn silica, which affect the vegetable growth’s dynamic, improving the quality of our bunches and our crops. Both products are mixed up in water for one hour just before they are used: this is called “dynamization”, a microbiology process where a water whirl absorbs oxygen and activates the microbial mass.
La Raia, is also an extraordinary model of biodiversity: vineyards, wheat and spelt fields, Fassone cows that graze free and chestnut and acacia trees foster the presence of animals and bees.
