Silvio Pistone

Herder and Cheesmaker

Silvio Pistone was born in Alba in 1964. After twenty years as a tiler, he decided to return to Borgomale  to start a new business.

After the purchase of an old farmhouse, in 1996 he began working as a sheep farmer producing  cheese from raw sheep milk. He tells about his experience and work.

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Geographic information

Country: IT

Region: Piemonte

City: Borgomale

District: CN

Suburb: via Alba, 14

Altitude: 471m s.l.m.

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Silvio Pistone

Date of birth: 09-23-1964
City: Alba
School: Junior High or Middle School
Languages: Italiano

References

Filmography:

Langhe doc. Storie di eretici nell'Italia dei capannoni, un film di Paolo Casalis, con Maria Teresa Mascarello, Mauro Musso, Silvio Pistone e con la partecipazione straordinaria di Giorgio Bocca; musiche di Giorgio Boffa/Compania dij Musicant d'Alba, Bra, Stuffilm, 2011.

Document by: Marcello Marengo
Video by: Marcello Marengo
Created: 17-07-2014

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Agriculture in Cuneo between tradition and innovation

Agriculture in Cuneo between tradition and innovation

The testimonials of fruit growers and vine growers, beekeepers and breeders, help us sketch the variegated patchwork of agriculture in Cuneo. The memories told are particularly relative to the choices of youths who in past years have opted for turning back to agriculture as a consciously chosen job. What made a big difference was the ability to innovate between new knowledge and past traditions. The archive itself is enriched- thanks to a dialogic relationship between generations- by some interviews to elderly farmers who documented the knowledge of their generation and the way in which they significantly contributed to the agricultural and economical development of the territory. Research promoted by the Province of Cuneo- Agriculture, Parks and Forests sector.

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