Emanuele Cini Daria Giorgi di Volterra
Torre Collina Farm and the food communities of Fagiolana di Torza
Daria Giorgi of Volterra is the owner of Collina Torre farm and the chief of the food communities of Fagiolana di Torza. Her company is located in a hilly area of the Val di Vara, at 400-500 m. above the sea level. The land is used for vegetable and chestnut production.The company recovers ancient varieties of local beans (including Fagiolana of Torza) and some old varieties of apples, such as Musona, the Stolla, Carla, Ruggine.
Interviewed by the students of the University of Gastronomic Sciences, Daria talks about her farm, the food communities and the history of Fagiolana. She stresses the importance of the return of young people to agriculture, the role of farm markets and seasonality. She also explains the problems of organic farming.
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Interview information
Country: IT
Region: Liguria
City: Maissana
District: SP
Suburb: Torza
Altitude: 381m s.l.m.
Daria Giorgi di Volterra
Date of birth: 08-04-1965
City: Lavagna
Profession: Entrepreneur
Languages: Italiano
Document by: Andrea Casero
Video by: Angius Mattia, Canovi Benedetta, Devriese Tine, Lumini Paolo, Malavasi Michele, Stefanini Marta
Created: 20-05-2013
