We found that the south of Brazil had the
perfect climate for citrus growing.
The ideal place for growing high quality citrus of the finest possible quality, and as a consequence,
produce the best possible citrus oils in the world.I was born in Sicily myself, actually
moved to Brazil when I was very young.
I was about 20 years old.
Quite a long time ago.
And my great-grandfather started producing citrus essential oils in Sicily around 1873.
That's a date that we believe he started to do that.
At the time, my great-grandfather was extracting citrus essential oil by sponge method was
completely manual system.We 
try today to do exactly what my great-grandfather started in an artisan manner.
Although, we use machines to do that nowadays, the spirit is still the same.
We have a fantastic relationship with the small farmers in our area.
They support us.
They've been supporting us for 44 years, and we have been supporting them.
It's a great thing  is that it goes on and 
it really works.
My grandfather used
to
take
me to the factory in 
Sicily when I
was very, very young, when I was a little
kid, when I was three or four years old.
Just taking me around.
And I was absolutely fascinated by looking
atthose people extracting the essential oils.
I always knew that I wanted to do this from
the very beginning.
It's truly something, which comes from my
family heritage.
It's something that my great-grandfather started
to do that my grandfather did, that my father
did, and I'm still here.
And hopefully, the following generation will
keep on doing the same.
