The farm Le Erbe di Cenise is located in the enchanting setting of Contrada Cenise di Sotto, in Valdiporro, a few kilometers from Bosco Chiesanuova. A project that embodies the purest essence of Lessinia, where the secrets of the land meet artisanal care and respect for nature.
Here, medicinal herbs and edible flowers are cultivated and hand-harvested following natural methods and the rhythm of the seasons, giving life to herbal teas and artisanal liqueurs. The facility offers guided tours in the medicinal herb field, the laboratory, and the drying room, as well as a sales point located in the suggestive museum of the district: a unique place where memory lives.
The Roots of Memory
In a hamlet among the meadows and woods of Lessinia, Le Erbe di Cenise was born. It all began with Grandma Delfina, who knew about wild herbs, when to gather them, and how to preserve them. From those plants came infusions and simple remedies, the result of ancient knowledge that respects nature.
The Return to the Land
Years later, that memory became a lifestyle choice for Dr. Maddalena Zanini and her husband Riccardo: to live in the hamlet and cultivate the land. Today, they grow medicinal herbs, edible flowers, and gather wild herbs using natural methods and the rhythm of the seasons. The plants are harvested by hand at the right balsamic moment and allowed to dry slowly in the old barn.
The Scent of Lessinia
From this work come herbal teas and herbal liqueurs, simple and authentic products. Their names tell the stories of the hamlets of Lessinia. They await you in the hamlet to visit the medicinal herb field, the laboratory, the drying facility, and the sales point in the hamlet's museum: a place where memory lives.
