The farm was founded in 1962 where an 18-year-old boy named Giovanni Di Sebastiano moved from a village near the Abruzzo Apennine mountains fascinated by the valley of the Castelli di Jesi, a fertile valley, irrigable with such productive and colorful fields. , from wheat, vineyards, olive groves and vegetables and fruit in general. Giovanni buys a small farm consisting of the farmhouse, some agricultural accessories and 3 Ha of land. Giovanni got married in 1968 and Antonella, Donatella and Andrea were born from their marriage. Until 1973, the Di Sebastiano family practiced a type of traditional agriculture, with classic crops including the breeding of some head of cattle and with poor profits also caused by the crisis in the agricultural sector of that period. In 1973 Giovanni, together with Rita, decided to experiment and try to cultivate a new crop, strawberries. The experimentation is very successful, so much so that within a few years they become the most important strawberry producers in the whole of Vallesina. They were also very hard and demanding years for the amount of work, in fact Giovanni and also Rita often got up in the morning at 3.00 to go to the market to sell their products and then they went to work the fields until sunset that in summer it was very late. From an early age, their 3 children played and helped in the work in the fields and perhaps this has transmitted to them the passion and interest in the environment, nature and this wonderful sector. Meanwhile, in addition to strawberries, various vegetables, fruit, blackberries were produced and Verdicchio wine was produced. In the meantime, a lot is being invested in greenhouses and increasingly modern equipment. In 1978 he bought a plot of land in the hills, an ideal territory for olive trees and vineyards, then 400 plants were planted with a modern training and management system, both to optimize manual interventions and to optimize production. In 1990 an 800 square meter greenhouse with an innovative heating system was purchased, where strawberries began to be produced for the Christmas period. A production of hydroponic crops is also started with tomatoes produced all year round. In 1999, after Giovanni’s death, his wife Rita carries on the family business with the help of the rest of the family who are passionate and tied to the land and the Azienda Agricola Fattoria Di Sebastiano was born. Andrea in particular rearranges the company by modernizing it and optimizing resources while also looking at the different market needs, other land is taken for an area of ​​about 15.00 Ha, flowers are started to be produced in the greenhouse, a new olive grove is planted for about 200 plants of typical local varieties, an old farmhouse is bought and work is started to create a farmhouse because Andrea senses that agriculture is no longer just the production of basic necessities but also the beauty of the landscape and the surrounding area. The work was completed in 2004 after 3 years of intense, hard work and a considerable investment, and on July 31, 2004 the “La Vecchia Fonte” farmhouse was inaugurated and the Fattoria Di Sebastiano farm also began the agritourism activity. Through the farm it has been possible, over the years, to enhance the entire territory for its local beauties, history, culture and excellent cuisine rich in flavors and traditions. In 2020, catering in the farmhouse also begins, thanks to Rita, Andrea’s wife who decided to combine her professional experience with a passion for cooking, local products, and the excellence of the territory, thus bringing the farm’s products directly on the table of guests or those who want to try unique and authentic flavors.