Probably arson, the grain and hard work of this organic farm in Taranto goes up in smoke

Hectares and hectares of ripe wheat went up in flames on this farm in Taranto. We think of willful misconduct.

He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him

The dream of this small southern farm, which puts time and dedication, undergoes a further arrest, amidst flames and smoke. And money

"Five months of waiting, five months in which we followed our wheat day by day, from when it was only a seed until its complete maturity", thus begins the painful post of Arreterra, the organic farm of Taranto, carried out from the tenacity of Domenico Sellitti. 

Five months of waiting, five months in which we have followed our wheat day by day, since it was just a seed ...

Posted by Arreterra - Organic Farm on Tuesday, June 29, 2021

A small cultivation reality, one of those that are good for these too often battered territories. ARRET in the Apulian dialect means again, "back to the land" - explains Sellitti - with a new awareness: the respect of the past. Respect for nature, through ecological methods, translates into healthy and natural products. But someone didn't respect him and his work. Everything was destroyed in a fire, that - you think - is malicious. Damage has happened in the past, but never like this time. And in addition to the damage, the insult. The whole sprinkler system burned out. And the rubber, of which these pipes are made, has spread to many points of the ground, now making reclamation mandatory. 
All this happened despite the fact that our land had been worked, cleaned and above all well insulated in case of fires developed in the adjacent land. Nothing is known about the nature of the fire yet, but Domenico - just over 40 - is ready to bet that, after five fires in five years, there must be something malicious. But it is also true that all around, says Sellitti, many of the neighbors do not respect rules and laws, leaving the land uncultivated, and from there it takes very little to spread a fire. However, we know that according to the Fire Brigade, which we thank for existing, despite only 6% of the fires being of an arson nature, about 70% of the fires have no ascertained causes, and the percentage rises to 82% in the case of woods and agricultural locations. And after five fires in five years, we ask some questions. Source: Arreterra   Read also:

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