After graduating in Agricultural Sciences and with work experience in the pastures of the Canton Ticino, in 2002 she started, together with her husband Renato Tomasini, the activity of raise goats and making cheese in the mountains. In 2009, the family agritourism activity began as a complementary element to breeding.
In 1999 Mattia, at the age of 19, started his activity as a dairy goat farmer. Initially, with about ten Saanen goats in a rented stable located in the municipality of Cittiglio. In 2012, after completion of the ex-novo construction work of the structures, he moved to the current headquarter. Mattia is currently president of the Consorzio di Tutela della Formaggella del Luinese DOP and is part of the breeders’ association of Nera di Verzasca. For several years he was President and Director of the goat section of the APA of Varese.
The breeding of dairy goats was started by Desiderio Carraro in 1980, who in 1995 also started agritourism as a complementary element of livestock production. From 2006 the company is BIO certified. Since 2019, Flavio has taken over the management of the farm. Since 2017 the farm has been part of the Slow Food Lombardy project “Comunità del Cibo SOPRALAPANCA”, which aims to produce a raw milk lactic fermentation cheese “CAPRACANTA” with self-produced ferments with respect for animal welfare.
After twenty years of experience in catering, in 2011 Samuele with the whole family (wife and two daughters) moved to the mountain territory of the Monte Martica – Chiusarella area (Campo dei Fiori Regional Park) starting the activity of dairy goat farmer. Since 2017 the farm has been part of the Slow Food Lombardy project “Comunità del Cibo SOPRALAPANCA”, which aims to produce a raw milk lactic fermentation cheese “CAPRACANTA” with self-produced ferments with respect for animal welfare.
