Augusto Olearo Valentino Veglio
A Life Rooted in the Land
Valentino Veglio, born in 1964, is a "lifelong farmer" who has navigated various professional paths without ever losing his visceral connection to his land. As the heir to a family-run farm, Valentino experienced firsthand the evolution and hardships of Piedmontese agriculture, growing up amidst vineyards and sacrifice.
After decades spent in craftsmanship and working as a bus driver, Valentino chose to return permanently to his roots, transforming his heritage into a laboratory for innovation.
Now, on the verge of official retirement, Valentino continues to look toward the future with the same dedication that has guided him throughout his life. He proves that being a farmer means protecting one’s land and passion - a passion he now pours into his olive trees, producing oils of the highest chemical and organoleptic quality.
Promoter of a solidarity bagna cauda, he transformed Piedmont’s most iconic dish into a powerful tool for charity and community gathering.
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Country: IT
Region: Piemonte
City: Moncalvo
Suburb: Strada Coletto
Valentino Veglio
Date of birth: 06-10-1964
City: Moncalvo
Profession: Farmer
Languages: Italiano
Document by: Laura Bugliazzini
Video by: Andrea Icardi, Laura Bugliazzini
Created: 04-12-2025
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Nourishing Piedmontese Identity: Bagna Cauda’s tales
Nourishing Piedmontese Identity: Bagna Cauda’s tales
Bagna cauda is a complex and multifaceted gastronomic system partly constituted by its ingredients and, above all, by a repertoire of cultural aspects capable of conveying symbols, traditions, and knowledge of the communities of Southern Piedmont, from which it is considered an identity food.
A dish in which every variant of the recipe is evidence of a different tradition: hundreds of possible preparations that differ from each other, connected by distinctive traits such as conviviality, sharing, irony, and the celebration of a non-solemn festive event. A unique convergence that represents the common thread of this repository that contains interviews with farmers, cooks, and those who experience the practice of bagna cauda as a moment of communion with food and collectivity.
A meaning that, in the last twelve years, the Astigiani Cultural Association has been able to grasp, proposing to the Piedmontese communities all over the world the participation to the Bagna Cauda Day. A very successful initiative that involved over 30.000 diners in the 2024 edition.
