Fondazione Edmund Mach ( FEM ) gets the prestigious knowledge heritage of Istituto Agrario di San Michele all’Adige (IASMA), founded in 1874. Its main focuses are education, research, services and technology transfer. FEM promotes and carries out research, scientific experiments, education and training activities as well as providing technical assistance and services to companies. These activities are aimed at promoting cultural and socio-economic growth in the agricultural sector and at developing the forestry and agro-alimentary systems, with particular regard for the environment and the safeguard of the territory of the Trentino region. FEM owns a Farm, wich consists of around 120 hectares of land cultivated with grapevines and apple trees, a wine cellar and a distillery. Besides production (250.000 bottles/year) and transformation, the farm acts as a support for experiments, teaching activities and demonstrations carried out in other centres at the institute.