Cooperativa Placido Rizzotto
San Giuseppe Jato (Palermo) · Sicilia · Italy
The first cooperative of the Libera Terra project, founded in November 2001 to legally farm more than two hundred hectares confiscated from mafia bosses such as Totò Riina and Giovanni Brusca, across the municipalities of Corleone, San Giuseppe Jato, San Cipirello, Piana degli Albanesi and Monreale. It produces wheat, wine, pulses and the Purceddu d'Alcamo melon, a Slow Food presidio, and employs young people from the area in a territory historically controlled by Cosa Nostra. It bears the name of the peasant trade unionist murdered by the mafia in 1948.
- Led by
- Placido Rizzotto social cooperative, Libera Terra network
- Status
- Active
- Participation
- Co-governed
- Visitable
- Direct sale of produce and guided visits to the land, by booking
- Website
- liberaterra.it ↗
- Contact
- liberaterra@libero.it
- Last reviewed
- 1 September 2026
Verification
Partially verified
This place has at least one source on record and awaits a second one for contrast. Full verification will arrive in the review phase of the atlas.
- Verified two sources including a primary one, or first-hand knowledge of the place
- Partial one source on record
- Unverified starting knowledge, sources pending
Sources
- Beni confiscati: cooperativa Placido Rizzotto, l'inizio della rivoluzione ↗ · secondary source · consulted on 1 September 2026 · lavialibera
- Da terre di mafia a frutto di legalità: la storia di Placido Rizzotto - Libera Terra ↗ · secondary source · consulted on 1 September 2026 · Sicilian Post