Native to the Monti Sicani region of Sicily, the Biancolilla Centinara olive tree species was thought to be extinct until a team of researchers at the University of Palermo, including our Chief Scientist and Master Botanist, Dr. Pasquale "Mimmo" Marino, rediscovered it. Self-pollinating and quick to produce fruit, Mimmo recognized the importance of this varietal and carefully nurtured the species to once again thrive in the soils of its heritage.

Home to hundreds of rare flora and numerous fauna species today, the mountains and its flowing rivers have become a vital ecological and heritage site for Sicily and are protected as a biopreserve.

From the start of Bona Furtuna, community and the environment have been at the core of what we do. Our organic farm is operated in harmony with nature to enrich the land and the people that it serves. See what you've helped us accomplish in the past year as we work to be carbon neutral by 2025.