Murtoli Farm | Sharing the earth's resources
The Farm

4 generations of peasant tradition

Rural Atmosphere

The best of the Valley

Murtoli's primary vocation lies in its farming activity. This agropastoral work is carried out with respect to the environment and its natural pace, to meet our daily needs and to offer our guests premium natural products such as honey, meat, vegetables, fruits, wood, flowers, and much more.

Farming operations

Respect the seasonal rythm of nature

The sound of tractors coming in from the fields.
The upcoming hay harvest heralds the return of fine weather. In every season, the harvest rolls on.
Pruning the olive trees, picking the 5 endemic olive varieties before pressing the oil.
Autumn brings grazing and ploughing, berry and mushroom picking and, in winter, woodcutting, tangerine harvesting and vegetable garden weeding.

Pastoral work

Free-range animals

The Valley was the domain of shepherds and it remains so. Our unique concept is based on the Ferme du Domaine, the essential source of all the meat served on our Tables.
For the last 30 years, we've been raising our animals with respect for tradition, opting for sustainable, extensive farming. Our Corsican and Aubrac cattle and lambs enjoy 6000 acres of free-range pasture, perfectly integrated into the landscape.
In addition to livestock production, the Farm also boasts a large vegetable garden and orchard, which provide us with vegetables, fruit and herbs, hundreds of olive trees for the production of our oils, vineyards and, last but not least, honey, the treasure of our maquis.
What a pleasure it is for our guests to visit the garden in the morning and pick their vegetables.

Garden's activities

Behind the garden gate

Between rosemary and basil, the strawberries begin to blush. Aubergines blossom, purple in the green. Courgettes abound. Tomato bunches are beginning to ripen and beef hearts to swell. Later come squash, cabbage and winter vegetables, followed by lemons and mandarins bursting with vitamins. Baskets are available to serve you.

Cheese made from ewe's milk

In the centuries-old tradition

Whether it's called Brocciu, Brocciu Passu or Tome, the cheese made at Murtoli comes from ewes. A flock of 500 animals graze peacefully every day, finding their nourishing soil on the estate.
The Corsican breed, a mainstay of the island's agropastoral life, has been bred for centuries for milk production and cheese processing.
Ferme de Murtoli produces fresh A.O.P. Brocciu, A.O.P. Brocciu Passu - lightly matured brocciu - and smoked Tome Sartenaise, traditionally rubbed with olive oil by our shepherds, left to mature in our cellars for 6 to 12 months.

Honey

Treasure of the Farm

Our spring honey is harvested from vast stretches of maquis, from the sea to the mountains. It features all the complexity of maquis flowers, mainly white heather, sea lavender and broom.

Autumn honey, harvested from November onwards from the coast to the mountains, is composed mainly of arbutus associated with ivy, sarsaparilla, slimy inula... Its bitterness and woody aroma make it a highly distinctive honey.

Vineyards

The Domaine's wine project

Being part of the agricultural project, future wine production is scheduled for 2025, with the first bottling. We are privileged to cultivate our 10 hectares of vines in a remarkable natural environment.

The Murtoli vineyards conceal an extraordinary and diverse geology: granite, calc-alkaline Monzogranites, coastal sand and sandstone, and veins of acid rock.

Observing the cycles of the earth, sun and moon is the basis for making choices. The timing of pruning, debudding, tilling and harvesting. Yields are respected, and each terroir offers its purest.

Conscious of this capital, we have chosen to apply the method of Biodynamic Agriculture method. Our work consists of enhancing this extraordinary ecosystem in each of our plots, and improving each grape variety: Sciaccarellu, Vermentinu, Biancu Gentile, Grenache, Minustellu.

Biodynamic viticulture puts the emphasis on prophylaxis to support the vines and prevent the onset of disease.

These practices share a common goal: to naturally balance the plant by creating a link between the soil, the plant and the animal world, and making it more receptive to the earthly and cosmic environment.

 

Products from Campagna di Murtoli

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