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  • Letame (Manure)

    Letame (Manure)

    Letame (italian for manure) is an organic material of animal or plant origin, consisting of excrement, urine, plant material and other biological waste, used as a fertiliser to improve soil quality.

  • Energia rinnovabile (Renewable Energy)

    Energia rinnovabile (Renewable Energy)

    Energia rinnovabile (italian for renewable energy) are sustainable energy sources derived from renewable natural sources, such as sun, wind, water, biomass and geothermal. They do not emit greenhouse gases and have a low environmental impact.

  • Omeopatia (homeopathy)

    Omeopatia (homeopathy)

    Omeopatia (italian for homeopathy) is an alternative therapeutic approach based on the principle of similarity, which uses diluted doses of natural substances to stimulate the body’s capacity for self-healing.

  • Pascolo (pasture)

    Pascolo (pasture)

    Pascolo (italian for pasture) is an area of land where animals are allowed to graze and feed on grass, plants, and other vegetation. It is essential for livestock farming and the production of meat and dairy products

  • Certificazione (Certification)

    Certificazione (Certification)

    Certificazione (italian for certification) is a certificate issued by a competent body to an organisation or company that meets an internationally established set of standards.

  • Sotcaldera (Cheesemaker apprentice)

    Sotcaldera (Cheesemaker apprentice)

    Sòtcaldera is, in the dialect of Emilia and Lombardy, the cheesemaker apprentice. Literally meaning ‘standing under the cauldron’, because before the advent of gas heating, the apprentice was responsible for lighting the fire under the cauldron.

  • Casaro (Cheesemaker)

    Casaro (Cheesemaker)

    Cristian Arati, cheesemaker at the Caseificio Agricolo Milanello, talks about the fundamental role of the cheesemaker in the production of Parmigiano Reggiano. To do this job requires not only technical expertise and passion, but also managerial skills and diplomacy.

  • Bonifica (Reclamation Land)

    Bonifica (Reclamation Land)

    Bonifica (italian for Reclamation Land) is a complex of works to drain marshy land and make it productive and able to accommodate the settlement of agricultural populations.

  • Prati Stabili (Stable Meadows)

    Prati Stabili (Stable Meadows)

    Prati stabili (italian for Stable Meadows) are meadows that have not been plowed or tilled, not cultivated and left to spontaneous vegetation for a very long time, from a minimum of 12 months to even hundreds of years: it is maintained exclusively through mowing and fertilization.

  • Vacca Rossa (Red Cow)

    Vacca Rossa (Red Cow)

    Vacca Rossa (italian for Red Cow) is a a breed of cattle, it represents the Italian strain of the red breed that originated in Eastern Europe and is raised in the province of Reggio Emilia