our PRODUCTS

All of Cascina Oschiena's Products are exclusively cultivated by us on our family farm with precision, love and expertise.

Our rice and our emmer are grown in an Ecological Biodiversity Protected Area - Natura 2000 and are ‘Friend of the Earth’ certified. This certification rewards companies that operate in accordance with the practices of sustainable agriculture and farming, implementing social responsibilities.

Our varieties of rice are: Arborio Classic Rice, Carnaroli Classic Rice, Carnaroli Classic Wholegrain Rice, Apollo Aromatic long-grain Rice, Selenio round-type Rice, Ebano Wholegrain Rice and Ermes Wholegrain Rice.

We at Cascina Oschiena are among the few farmers in Italy that still grow ancient and local varieties, maintain their historical uniqueness and keep their quality alive. Classic is the Certification that guarantees authenticity, purity  and traceability, distinguishing the true ancient varieties from the modern similar varieties created for industrial agriculture in order to maximize production.
These modern varieties can be sold, absurdly enough, with the name of the historical reference variety. The Classic Certification represents therefore a concrete tool both for farmers that can enhance the uniqueness of the historical varieties and for consumers that can make informed choices, knowing that the rice they are buying is the authentic variety with all its unique cooking properties, peculiarities and history. 
Classic is certified by Ente Nazionale Risi, the Italian Public Institution supervised by the Italian Ministry of Agriculture which aims to protect the national rice production.
We are registered on the Ente Risi “Albo dei coltivatori di Riso Classico” that is the list of certified farmers, It's just unbelievable to notice that to grow certified Classic Arborio we are only 5 farmers left, having the great responsibility and honor of keeping these ancient varieties and their history alive. www.enterisi.it

In 2016 we began to grow also ancient Emmer (Triticum Dicoccum).

To date we have planted over 5000 trees and shrubs. In 2019 we recreated 60 acres of Natural Wetlands by converting one fourth of the farmland from rice cultivation to Nature Reserve for the survival and reproduction of amphibians, bees, dragonflies, butterflies and the nesting of different species of migratory birds. The Natural Wetlands Project grants water purification and makes a unique and rich cradle of biological diversity. The Reserve is home to countless natural antagonists for pest control which helps guarantee a healthy top-quality rice. It's much better to live in synergy with Nature instead of trying to compete with it. The real quality of food is represented not only by the quality on the plate but it consists also in what came first, how it is produced and its environmental impact. This is why Cascina Oschiena is also an ethical choice.