We harvest our oranges from October to July to bring you their sweetness every day: discover below the varieties for each season, harvesting months, characteristics, and serving suggestions to enjoy your Elorina Orange at its best!
Autumn
Winter
Winter
Spring
Spring
Summer
When does an orange become Elorina?
From October onward, our agronomists have a crucial task: walking through the orange groves. By visiting the orchards closest to ripening, they determine if the time is right for harvesting, evaluating the oranges to establish if they are ready to become Elorina. The first evaluation method happens even before technical assessments and is as old as time: it’s called tasting, and it’s everyone’s favorite!
Every orange variety reaches peak quality at a specific time in terms of sweetness, acidity, ripeness, and juice content: our agronomists and quality managers constantly monitor and analyze the oranges to pinpoint this moment and kick off Elorina’s journey to your table.
Elorina: a name, a territory
In agriculture, a land is called “ideally suited” (vocato) when it is the perfect cradle for growing a fruit. Sicily, and particularly the Val di Noto area where BioSikelia growers are located, is exceptionally well-suited for oranges. The nutrient-rich calcareous soil is made even more fertile by Mount Etna: volcanic ash, carried by the wind, provides the earth with valuable natural mineral fertilizers.
It is this warm, generous land that gave its name to our oranges and our other handpicked products.
I produttori di Arancia Elorina BioSikelia
BioSikelia’s strength lies in being a collective project: we brought together the expertise of a group of organic farmers who believe the future lies in preserving biodiversity. With our members, we cover a production area of nearly 180 hectares distributed across Val di Noto along Via Elorina: this is where our oranges are born, cultivated by people with whom we share goals and ideals.
Azienda Agricola I Cannavati S.S. - Noto
Family farm operating in the area since the 1950s, now in its third generation, practicing organic farming since the 1980s.
Elorina Oranges grown here: Newhall and Lane Late
Vittoria Annino - Siracusa
Farm active since the 1960s, now in its third generation, practicing organic farming since the 1990s.
Elorina Oranges grown here: Navelina, Lane Late, Valencia
Sebastiano Bologna - Noto
Second-generation farm; operating organically since 2000, shortly after starting in the late 1990s.
Elorina Oranges grown here: Navelina, Lane Late
Corrado Caruso - Noto
Young individual farm, organic since its founding in 2019.
Elorina Oranges grown here: Navelina
Raffaele Iacono - Avola / Noto
Agricultural entrepreneur active since 1984, organic since 2004.
Elorina Oranges grown here: Navelina Nucellare, Newhall, Valencia
Salvatore Ignaccolo - Noto
Farm operating since 1984 across two generations; organic since 2014.
Elorina Oranges grown here: Navelina
Chiara Lo Bianco - Siracusa
Individual farm founded in 2004 continuing the family legacy, organic since 1992.
Elorina Oranges grown here: Chislett Summer Navel, Rhode Summer Navel, Navel Powell, Lane Late
Giovanni Nastasi - Noto
Individual farm operating since 2007, organic since 2014.
Elorina Oranges grown here: Navelina VCR, Lane Late, Valencia Midknight
Giuseppe Nuzzarello - Siracusa
Family-run farm in its second generation; founded in 1994, organic since 2019.
Elorina Oranges grown here: Navelina
Orto dei Fratelli Santoro S.S. - Noto
Family farm operating since 1975, now in its second generation. Organic since 2004.
Elorina Oranges grown here: Navelina Nucellare, Navelina VCR, New Hall
Venera Santoro - Avola
Second-generation farm, active since 1990, organic since 2019.
Elorina Oranges grown here: Navelina
Sergio Scapellato - Rosolini
Active since 1982 and in its second generation, operating organically since 2015.
Elorina Oranges grown here: Navelina
Paolo Scibilia - Siracusa
Farm currently in its third generation, practicing organic farming since its founding in 1995.
Elorina Oranges grown here: Navelina
