22 Maggio 2019
The second edition of the event dedicated to environmental sustainability
May 31 - June 1, 2019 - Pollenzo and Tenuta Monsordo Bernardina-Alba
For its second edition, “Coltivare e Custodire” - an event created by the Ceretto Winery and the University of Gastronomic Sciences - takes on a feminine perspective.
The event will focus on women in agriculture of all ages and origins who are devoted to sustainable food. From its cultivation to its transformation, from its creation to its dissemination: from the fields to the table, stories, meetings, conversations, theatrical events and exchanges in the kitchen for two days dedicated to exploring the values of the earth in the two exceptional locations of Pollenzo and the Tenuta Monsordo Bernardina in Alba.
Coltivare e Custodire is also a recognition, at the international level, of the defense of the environment, of ecology, and of sustainable agriculture. These are the fundamental values of the event that, for two days, will see students, cooks, farmers, winemakers, producers, and journalists meet and exchange ideas exploring 2019’s theme, bringing together their own experiences and actions as evidence of a concrete way of working the land, respecting it, and sharing a different take on agricultural, culinary, and gastronomic activities.
“We are enthusiastically continuing this project with the University of Gastronomic Sciences, with which we share a genuine love and respect for the land that goes from taking care of the landscape to the practice of sustainable agriculture, from a respect for tradition to a commitment of ensuring healthy soil for the future,” stated Roberta Ceretto, third generation at the helm of the Ceretto Winery together with her cousins Alessandro and Elisa and brother Federico. “Producing wines able to tell the story of our land has given us the desire to come together every year in these places that share this vision for recounting their experiences and inspiring other virtuous acts of sustainable and possible agriculture everywhere.”
“Coltivare e Custodire has now become a central event for the whole community of Pollenzo,” declared Carlo Petrini, founder of Slow Food International. “An event that proves that winning synergies can be born from the meeting of virtuous actors of the land, demonstrating once again the power of food and wine, which unites and builds bridges. And this year’s theme is of extraordinary importance because women in agriculture, always the silent guardians of gastronomic know-how, have a key role in the future of food and the whole planet. The time has come to speak about them and give them a voice.”
Coltivare e Custodire will begin Friday, May 31 in Pollenzo at 3:00pm with the awarding of an honorary degree to Vilda R. Figueroa Frade, who for decades along with her husband - José A. Lama Martínez - has been committed to the Project for the Conservation of Foods, Seasonings, and Medicinal Herbs focused on spreading a proper food culture in Cuba, underlining the importance of the conservation of foods, food security, and food sovereignty.
It will continue Saturday, June 1 at 10:30am, again in Pollenzo, with the roundtable discussion “From the fields and from the kitchens: Women, so many stories!” Participating will be: Maria Canabal, Roberta Ceretto, Vilda R. Figueroa Frade, Bela Gil, and Elide Mollo. Moderated by: Cinzia Scaffidi.
Free entry subject to availability.
At 1:00pm there will be the Lunch in 8 hands: 4 women, 4 dishes, 4 nations in collaboration with the Academic Tables Brigade. Bela Gil (Brazil), Amy Lim (Hong Kong), Elide Mollo (Italy) and Laura Rosano (Uruguay) will each offer a symbolic dish. Cost: €35.00. Slow Food members and UNISG students: €30.00. - Limited spaces available. For reservations and payment: www.coltivarecustodire.com
The afternoon of Saturday, June 1 will take place at the Tenuta Monsordo Bernardina, Alba, where from 4:00pm until 9:00pm there will be the sharing of stories and experiences of ethical and sustainable agricultural practices.
4 conversations, Stories of food and of women. 4 journalists - Simona De Ciero, Martina Liverani, Elisabetta Pagani and Sara Porro - along with four UNISG students will chat with four Piedmontese women - Raffaella Firpo, of Cascina Piola; Renza Veglio, cook at La Terrazza da Renza; Arianna Marengo, of Pascoli di Amaltea; and Mariacristina Oddero, of Oddero Poderi e Cantine - engaged in the best practices of food, wine, and agriculture.
Following will be the presentation Best Practices - Coltivare e Custodire 2019. Bruno Ceretto and Carlo Petrini will participate in the award ceremony honoring the three winners: Laura Rosano (Uruguay), Agitu Ideo Gudeta (Ethiopia, currently living in Alto Adige) and the team composed of former UNISG students Lisa Fellman, Laura Wutrich, and Julia Crijnen (Switzerland, Switzerland, and the Netherlands) - engaged in projects of safeguarding and defending the environment and promoting social development.
Also taking place will be the Eurostampa Exhibition. An exposition and awards ceremony for the UNISG students’ projects selected for the Eurostampa 2019 Competition: “Women: Regenerating Food, Regenerating Earth.”
The event will conclude with the exceptional presence of Lella Costa who will read Babette’s Feast, one of the best and most famous of the stories of the Danish writer Karen Blixen, entrusted to the extraordinary voice of Lella Costa.
All the events that will take place on Saturday, June 1 at the Tenuta Monsordo Bernardina are by reservation. For more information: www.coltivarecustodire.com
UNISG Communications Office
Alessandra Abbona, Paolo Ferrarini
tel. 0172 458507-532
cell. 329 9079183 - 345 2495096
comunicazione@unisg.it
Ceretto Press Office
Stilema
Anna Gilardi – anna.gilardi@stilema-to.it
Roberta Canevari - canevari@stilema-to.it - 335 6585866
Anna Lisa Praitano – annalisa.praitano@stilema-to.it – 333 3103490
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