Onion of Isernia

The Onion of Isernia

One of Italy's oldest fairs is the Fair of Saints Peter and Paul in Isernia, also known as the "onion fair" (held every year from June 28 to 30), as onions are the undisputed stars of the show.

Looking at old photographs of this fair and listening to the information handed down to us by elderly farmers from Isernia, we have learned that the authentic and traditional native onion of Isernia is the white one.

It is a variety selected over the years by farmers in the Isernia area and in June 2019 it received the 'De.Co.'

(Municipal Designation of Origin) certification from the Municipality of Isernia in order to promote the typical products of the Isernia area.

It is grown in the municipality of Isernia and in some areas of neighboring municipalities such as Macchia di Isernia and Sant'Agapito.

In recent years, the white onion of Isernia has been in danger of disappearing, had it not been for the valuable work of the 'guardian farmers', who have continued to perpetuate this ancient cultivation.

These increasingly elderly farmers have finally found a suitable replacement generation thanks to the "Cipolla bianca di Isernia" association and the "L.A.I Cooperative," which loudly promote the culture of preserving the Isernia bulb by encouraging young and old alike to cultivate the product in question, seeking to create virtuous paths aimed at establishing entrepreneurial agricultural activities.

By purchasing onions or one of the products made from Isernia white onions, you will be helping to continue the cultivation and distribution of the Isernia bulb.

You will also enable the continuation of the activities of the disabled young people of the Cooperative L.A.I.

L.A.I. , Lavoro Anch'io , a social cooperative that promotes the integration of people with disabilities into the workforce.

https://www.cooperativalai.com/