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For more information:Agriconetto SrlSede operativa - Sp 127 km170021 Acquaviva delle Fonti (BA)+39 389 8286512+39 333 6100998[email protected]agriconettosrl.com FreshPublishers © 2005-2025 FreshPlaza.com The red onions from Acquaviva delle Fonti are currently being harvested "The first pallets were shipped on Tuesday 29 June Request is coming not only from northern Italy to the point that we had to rush the harvesting operations and the hiring of labour do not seem to be a problem for neither the general markets nor the supermarkets," said Giammarco Lionetti of Agriconetto "Normally the market starts to grow from the end of July onwards but the increasing demand of this very sweet onion to the extent that it is sought after from the very first days of harvesting despite the fact that we are forced to reduce the quantities marketing prices are up by 30% compared to 2020 because of the higher costs associated with irrigation."  The red onion from Acquaviva - the average size in 2021 "The bulbs harvested so far have an average weight ranging from 300 to 500 grams These are sizes that cannot be compared with those of last season Due to the low rainfall during the growing phase but with the emergency irrigation in early June we were able to increase the weight by about 100-150 grams."                       of which three have already been harvested and marketed With four days to go before the start of the new season as they are sold immediately after harvest we think we will be finished in the second ten days of August which is almost a month earlier than expected." For more information:Agriconetto SrlSede operativa - Sp 127 km170021 Acquaviva delle Fonti (Ba)(+39) 389/8286512 – 333/6100998[email protected]agriconettosrl.com Joe Mantegna has portrayed the best and worst of our community with equal commitment in the course of a stellar decades-long career in show business Joe Mantegna has been a pillar of Hollywood and the Italian-American community for decades His professional accolades are a testament to his more than 200 film and television appearances Mantegna won a Tony and a Joseph Jefferson Award in 1984 for his role as Richard Roma in the Pulitzer Prize- winning play “Glengarry Glen Ross.” He’s also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles in addition to a star on the Italian Walk of Fame in Toronto he has remained true to his Italian-American roots Mantegna is a second-generation Italian American while his mother’s are in Acquaviva delle Fonti In some Italian families that might be considered a mixed marriage!” Mantegna says in jest Mantegna made his first trip to Italy in 1975 while on tour with the Chicago-based Organic Theater Company asked him to visit his ancestral town of Acquaviva delle Fonti “I’m still very close to my family in Acquaviva delle Fonti,” Mantegna says I’m closer to some of my relatives there than some in the United States.” During the great wave of Italian immigrants in the early 1900s came to America with his close friend Giuseppe Randazzo which was still Native American territory at the time The two men each purchased 50 acres adjacent to each other and started their families “There was an influx of Italian immigrants moving out West to work in the coal mines,” he says Krebs became known as “Oklahoma’s Little Italy.” “It was very appealing for Italians to move out West,” he says The property in Krebs remained in Mantegna’s family for more than a century It was only months ago that they sold the land to the descendants of his grandfather’s best friend who still live on Giuseppe’s original plot “Italian Americans can do a better job of supporting each other,” he says “My grandfather would have wanted us to sell the farm to his friend’s descendants.” Mantegna doesn’t put a lot of stock in purity of bloodlines given the nature of modern America believing that Italian culture should be embraced by all “Even if you have just a little bit of Italian ancestry you are a son or daughter of Italy,” says Mantegna “Welcoming others will ensure the survival of Italian culture.” Mantegna’s Italian ancestry strongly influenced his life and career Many of the characters he’s portrayed have been Italian or have been influenced by his Italian background it’s important to find parts of yourself in the character,” he says Mantegna’s original inspiration for acting came from Broadway musicals “There was nothing pointing me toward acting I never dreamed of being an actor,” he says “It all started after I saw the film ‘West Side Story.’” Mantegna was dared to try out for his high school’s rendition of the iconic musical It was only after he received applause for his audition that he knew he wanted to pursue a career in acting “I actually was never cast in that play,” says Mantegna “It was that feeling I had on stage that I was addicted to.” Mantegna compared a career in acting to a career in baseball “You have to start at the lowest possible levels and work your way up,” he says then you work your way up to the Pony League From the Pony League you play in high school He realized this especially when he began filming “The Godfather Part III,” working alongside Italian-American legends like Al Pacino and Francis Ford Coppola “‘The Godfather’ and ‘The Godfather Part II’ are two of the greatest films ever made It hit me when I realized Francis Ford Coppola was about to yell ‘Action!’ and start filming the new ‘Godfather’ movie with me in a scene where I have to yell at Al Pacino.” but relaxed when he realized he had been acting since high school and had worked hard for many years honing his craft I realized that Francis Coppola thinks I’m the guy to play this role,” he says “I’ve been working toward this since I auditioned for ‘West Side Story’ in high school.” Mantegna doesn’t shy away from the fact that some of his roles may have perpetuated negative stereotypes His most prominent roles include playing Joey Zasa in “The Godfather Part III” and the voice of Fat Tony in “The Simpsons.” “I’m not going to apologize for the roles I’ve played,” Mantegna says It wasn’t a coincidence that many of the characters he portrays — notably Will Girardi from “Joan of Arcadia” and David Rossi from “Criminal Minds” — were Italian American When working on the legal drama “First Monday,” Mantegna asked the producer if he could make his character Italian American “Supreme Court Justice Joseph Novelli was originally supposed to be Jewish,” he says “I asked the producer to make him Italian American I didn’t always want the Italian Americans I portray to be negative.” Mantegna believes that it’s wrong for Italian Americans to deny the mafia as a part of their history “The mafia does and did exist,” says Mantegna to refuse to play a role like that makes me look like I’m embarrassed by it He notes that for every negative role he accepted he tried to make up for it by playing a positive role If I wasn’t allowed to play specific roles as an Italian American Mantegna has long worked with Italian-American organizations like the National Italian American Foundation and the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America and hosting the Sons of Italy Foundation’s NELA gala for more than 20 years Mantegna is open to whatever roles may come his way “I’ve never had a career where I was a planner,” he says “I’ve always been comfortable that things will work out.” Before working on “Criminal Minds,” Mantegna had never seen an episode before “I don’t watch a lot of television and one day I got a call for ‘Criminal Minds.’ Now almost 20 years later and still doing the show The above appears in the June 2024 issue of the print version of Fra Noi. Our gorgeous, monthly magazine contains a veritable feast of news and views, profiles and features, entertainment and culture. To subscribe, click here. Tags One of the select few to qualify for and successfully complete Navy SEAL training Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Click here for details December 21 marked the passing of Giovanni De Bellis five days after he had received the CO.AS.IT Medal for his contribution to the Italian community Thomas Camporeale at the awards ceremony for the CO.AS.IT De Bellis migrated to Australia in the 1960s and dedicated his life to furthering the social and economic development of .. 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The restrictions were quickly followed by warnings from other local Residents urged to avoid local fields and countryside as authorities in Puglia search for animal Italian authorities are scouting an area in Puglia where locals have reported seeing a black panther on the loose near the towns of Castellana Grotte and Acquaviva delle Fonti immediately issued an emergency order urging residents to avoid local fields and the areas of the countryside where the animal was spotted “I signed an ordinance with which I have prohibited sporting and agricultural activities on the country roads in our territory,” Carlucci wrote in a post on Facebook “The forest carabinieri and police are patrolling the area owners of domestic and breeding animals must keep them safe the mayor of Castellana Grotte adopted a similar measure It is not yet clear where it came from or where it has fled to the panther is moving very quickly at the moment in search of food This is not the first time a panther has been hunted by authorities in Puglia. In January 2020, in the San Severo area of Foggia, authorities searched for a big black cat believed to be a panther that, according to investigators, had escaped from the home of a local mobster who kept it as a pet The authorities have not ruled out that the panther sighted in Bari could be the same one that was spotted in Foggia and never found A flat bulb with a purplish color that can reach a weight of as much as 1.5 kg with a very sweet flavor and multiple beneficial properties These are the main characteristics of red onions from Acquaviva delle Fonti a product that has become popular in some European countries as well Red onion from Acquaviva delle Fonti - weight approx "The campaign started almost one month ago and the onions are doing well not only in Italy but also abroad in Scandinavia and Germany Then there are destinations that are further away which have not received their supplies yet We can't wait to receive the feedback from these buyers too Each client requires different grades based on the consumption habits of its area for example Finland prefers medium grades (450-500 g) while the Germans prefer grades starting from 700 g," explains Giammarco Lionetti from Agriconetto "Everything is going well when it comes to production and commercialization although the torrid weather is forcing us to hasten harvesting operations to avoid compromising the bulbs This is because the humidity in the soil at a depth of 8-9 cm we have placed 45% of the produce in units and we think we will continue throughout August We managed to save ourselves from the drought also thanks to the various irrigation cycles of the past few weeks/months otherwise we would have had limited quantities and grades this year with average grades of 500-600 grams and peaks of 1.3 kg Everyone is fascinated by the red-purplish color of the bulbs sales are going well and they are constantly growing." For further information:Agriconetto SrlSede operativa - Sp 127 km170021 Acquaviva delle Fonti (BA)+39 389 8286512+39 333 6100998[email protected]agriconettosrl.com is now equipped with a synthetic grass surface; the athletics track was also renewed The Municipality of Acquaviva delle Fonti has a sports facility called “Giovanni Giammaria” built in 1957 and renovated in its current configuration in 2001 athletics and other sports compatible with the structure and equipment available.Until 2019 the football pitch was made of beaten earth a surface that was certainly not suitable for competitive practice; moreover the playing surface did not meet the dimensions required by the “Regolamento LND Standard” A new layer of artificial turf was therefore laid consisting of a monofilament mono-extruded with a yarn height of 62 mm The performance infill consists of a mix of organic material of natural plant origin derived from the defibration of tree parts.After the construction of the new surface for the football pitch it was decided to also improve the athletics areas and the grandstand with the aim of further enhancing the usability of the sports centre the pole vaulting platform and the hedges track were retopped with a conservation-restoration operation of the surface wear layer carried out by spraying a mixture of polyurethane resin and coloured terpolymer granules (EPDM) Privacy policy The harvesting of red onions from Acquaviva should start in mid-June Although bulbs are still growing and ripening the first purchase and supply proposals from Italian and European markets are already arriving "Onions have already reached a weight of 250-300 g and will increase reaching 500 g to 1 kg over the next 10 days Markets are lively and we already have some agreements in central-northern Italy There is a lot of interest from abroad too and this year we will also export to Sweden and Finland," reports Giammarco Lionetti "The drought is one of the most worrying problems for us and the high temperatures of the past couple of weeks have not helped Water is essential for the growth of onions We have already carried out 5 irrigation cycles since the beginning of April and we will do another one of the batches transplanted early The hot weather of the past few days forces us to irrigate at nighttime so that water can penetrate in depth without drying up too fast." "We are certain it will be an excellent campaign when it comes to both production and trade Prices are 20% higher due to the increases of fuel though it does not seem to be a problem when it comes to sales People are aware of how difficult the current situation is and we cannot wait to start!" For further information:Agriconetto SrlSede operativa - Sp 127 km170021 Acquaviva delle Fonti (BA)+39 389 8286512+39 333 6100998[email protected]agriconettosrl.com