Farm “Elleboro” of Cangi Samuele

Farm characteristics

Conventional dairy goat farm
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.

Location – The farm is located on the south side of Mount Chiusarella within the Campo dei Fiori Regional Park at an altitude of 582 m. The total agricultural area is 12 ha, of which 4 ha has now been used for grazing goats and a further 4 ha in the process of recovery.

Bred animals – Currently there are 31 goats in lactation of the breed Camosciata of the Alps.
In addition, some beef cattle (5 heads) and some pigs (5 heads) are bred. Recently donkeys (8 heads) have been introduced which are used to clean up from invasive flora the areas used in pasture and the areas to be recovered.

The production system – Production is based on the direct processing of milk in the company dairy and on the processing of meat. Dairy production is very diversified and is characterized by goat-only raw milk processing with self-produced ferments. The most marketed products are fresh and seasoned lactic and persamic cheeses, blue cheeses and yogurt.

Particular is the production of a flowering lactic fermentation cheese called “Capracanta” that was born from an initiative of Slow Food Lombardy. The production of sausages is very varied, from typical goat salamini to traditional pork sausages.
The marketing of the products takes place through specialized stores, directly to private individuals (door-to-door delivery) and through local markets.

Goat herd management system – The management system is characterized by the possibility of grazing. The grazing area used is about 4 ha that are completely eased. In the future, other hectares can be recovered for grazing. The prevailing flora is of a shrubby type (invasive flora from undergrowth) with the presence of tree essences raised in steam (arboreal pasture). The hay used is locally sourced and represents the carrier of the ration equal to 60% of the dry matter ingested.

To increase the quality of the fodder used, medical hay in pellets is also used. The grazing season, depending on the climatic conditions, runs from April until the whole month of November with a daily duration of about 3-4 hours. As an integration, a mix based on a commercial feed with the addition of grain corn (about 1 kg per head/day) is used. A characterization element in the management of the farm is also the part of the mono milking starting from the 4th month of lactation. For several years this technique has been used with excellent results both in terms of production and milk quality (very low cell levels) and above all as a freed time to better manage all the other phases of the production cycle (cheese-making and marketing). The average production of the flock over the whole lactation is about 800 kg of milk per head (6 months of mono milking).

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