Materland Srl

Since the 1950s, the Terravecchia family has been known in Sicily for their entrepreneurial endeavors, including the production of chickpea flour, which is a key component of the well-known Palermo "panelle." It has proudly been carried on by a new generation of women, with the support and experience of family members, in its new capacity as selectors, packers, and distributors of dried legumes for the past 35 years. From choosing and rethinking fantastic Sicilian farming creation, which gambled with vanishing always, the ''sun and taste of Sicily'' line was conceived: selection that, on a gastronomic level, can convey the aromas, flavors, and fragrances of this wonderful island to the rest of the world.

In order to track the product from sowing to harvest, the Terravecchia family, led by General Manager Rino Terravecchia, has recently established new supply chain relationships with the main Sicilian farmers. The black lentils, the Villalba lentils, the red ones from Monreale and the green ones from Ustica, the badda bean—a palla from the Sicilian dialect—from Polizzi, and the cosaruciaru bean—a sweet thing—from Scicli—stand out among the primary native products of our island. Some of these products are also members of the Slow Food Presidium.