The San Martin family farm is located in the picturesque Soča River Valley at an altitude of 213 meters. Thanks to a unique blend of Mediterranean climate and cold Alpine winds that create ideal growing conditions, the farm cultivates a variety of fruit trees, including plums, chestnuts, walnuts, and olives. Bogdan, his wife Vesna, and their children Martin, Miha, and Ana represent the eleventh generation of the family from Zagora, lovingly and devotedly tending their orchards and olive groves.
They are particularly proud of their olive groves. The smaller grove, located in their hometown of Zagora, consists of nearly 50 olive trees, while the larger one in Goriška brda boasts as many as 450 trees. Olive cultivation has a long tradition in the Goriška region, as evidenced by historical church records. However, over the decades, the practice slowly declined due to frequent frosts. Despite being the northernmost region where olives can still thrive, the challenges of low temperatures have given the olives from this area a distinctive character and higher antioxidant content in their oil.
But the fact is that the climate is changing and temperatures are rising. Bogdan foresaw this 20 years ago and then planted the first olive trees, which still bear abundant today. We harvest olives by hand and make sure that the oil is pressed within 24 hours. We produce two lines of extra virgin olive oil. Line from Goriška brda and from Zagora. We are proud that we are the only producer of olive oil in the Soča valley and in the Julian Alps.
Homemade products of San Martin also include wine and homemade vinegar.