CENTRAL HEADQUARTERS

The Cooperative’s central headquarters moved from the town of Senagallia to Arcevia in 1999.  Arcevia is farther from the Adriatic Coast towards the Apennines and near the artisan area of Piticchio, a small mediaeval town that has conserved its antiquity. 

The move to Arcevia was a big step for the Cooperative because it now owns property instead of renting, and the entire headquarters has been built according to organic architecture and bioenergetics.

ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE AND BIOENERGETICS

This is a way of constructing houses and buildings using natural materials that do not contain chemical and radioactive pollutants.  Close attention is paid to the energy efficiency, construction format and quality of the materials used to build the edifice.

Our new headquarters contains offices, a conference room, a warehouse, a roasting machine for producing coffee and orzo (barley coffee), and a workstation for both packaging and mixing of soups and cereals.

The Cooperative was pleased by the warm welcome on the part of both the town administrators from Arcevia and Piticchio’s residents, who hosted the twentieth anniversary celebration of the Cooperative’s foundation.

Although it has moved to new headquarters, the Cooperative still maintains a close connection with Senagallia and its surrounding territory.  Here, where it was born and developed, the Cooperative still keeps its legal offices, manages five hectares of land and a store that specializes in selling organic products.  It is also an area where many of its members reside, and where it has a tight network of friends and contacts. 
 

With the construction of the new headquarters, the Cooperative is now deeply rooted in the territory of the Marches.

EXTENSION WORKS:  A second building is currently being planned next door to allow for a production increase within the Cooperative.

Footnote:  The conference room is available for meetings by organizations that share the same goals as the Cooperative.   One of our members must be on hand to manage access into the building.