Fernando and Andrea belong to the Pioppi family, renowned throughout the territory for the Forno di Mantignana – which has been churning out artisanal specialties for more than 60 years. At the age of 50 (and with twenty years spent in the family business), Fernando had decided to change course, with a precise dream to realize.
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Wholemeal flours from ancient grains, sourdough and a wood-fired oven: with these simple but genuine ingredients, recalling the ancient tradition, the Mulinum Buonconvento farm, last year, defeated 150 breads from 10 regions, imposing itself on the podium of the 18th edition of the Rome Award for the best breads in Italy, organized by the Chamber of Commerce of Rome.
read more >A walk under the loggias of the scenic square of Greve in Chianti, on a March morning with a still pungent air, leads us to the outdoor area of the Pasticceria Chianti, where Christian and Selene are waiting for us: brothers, colleagues and co-owners of the ‘Pasticceria in Piazza’, a true trait d’union of tradition and contemporaneity.
read more >Recovering the supply chain of ancient grains, defending the territory: this is the mission of Mulinum, the first Italian farm born from a crowdfunding operation, created thanks to the initiative of a young Calabrian entrepreneur, Stefano Caccavari, to save one of the last ancient stone mills in Calabria.
read more >The association was established in 2022 and already includes nine DOP and IGP products: Castagna del Monte Amiata IGP, Fagiolo di Sorana IGP, Farro della Garfagnana IGP, Marrone del Mugello IGP, Mortadella di Prato IGP, Pane Toscano DOP, Pecorino delle Balze Volterrane DOP, Olio di Seggiano DOP and Olio Terre di Siena DOP.
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