When founder Steve Luczo was very young, his grandmother Rose told him about the beautiful land in which she was born; Corleone, Sicily. He made a promise to himself that he would one day find his way to Sicily to reconnect his family to this land where his grandparents were born.

2005

Previously at the brink of extinction, the Biancolilla Centinara olive tree (meaning “ancient white lilac”) was revitalized by Mimmo. This varietal continues to thrive on our farm and is found nowhere else on Earth.

September 2013

Bona Furtuna was finally born through the planting of our first olive trees.

2015

Shortly after the planting of the first olive trees, Bona Furtuna began to blossom and harvest new fare. From wild foraged herbs dried by the Mediterranean breeze to 100% organic pasta sauce using indigenous, heirloom Corleonese tomatoes, the growing possibilies on La Furtuna became endless. 

2017

Bona Furtuna began to use their new, state-of-the-art extra virgin olive oil mill. The new mill promotes the production of the highest quality Sicilian olive oil on the market that truly represents the terroir and captures authentic flavor of ancient land.

Bona Furtuna has only begun to unearth the possibilities that can grow from its majestic land. With an endless love for the farm, great potential lies in the preservation of heritage food and promotion of sustainable farming, while a philanthropy to improve the state of the local economy and increase job opportunities will continue to grow.