Traversella. Case exploded after a few posts on a page dedicated to trekking Marzia Verona: “Too many ignore the rhythms and needs of traditional crafts”
CROSSBAR. Margari Valchiusellesi in revolt against the anonymous hiker who, hiding behind “Trekking in Italia”, pointed a finger at them on his Facebook page, but then, having read the reactions, make a hasty and partial backtrack. Only the, however splendid, photos published on the page itself, the margari appreciated. For the rest, a series of comments of resentment for what some villagers have defined as “liars”: from the alleged hostility of farmers towards hikers to the supposed inability of toma producers to enhance their cheese. Cheese that the anonymous tourist has recklessly compared to Castelmagno.
Few like Marzia Verona, writer and in turn a breeder, know in depth the reality with which mountain farmers are confronted and their problems, including the relationship with tourists. Marzia Verona in 2003 visited and surveyed all the mountain pastures of Valchiusella and the rest of Piedmont on behalf of the Region, thus becoming acquainted with the margari from whom she is considered a sort of “ombudsman” as well as a popularizer, with her works literary and on the occasion of public meetings, of their daily life experiences. She too did not escape the utterances of the unknown hiker who on April 25 went to the first pastures at the foot of Monte Marzo.
“Those who are on the field in the summer unfortunately have to deal with protests and insults published on Facebook groups. In the worst cases it even comes to complaints to the Forestry or the traffic police. There are those who complain about the dogs free at pasture or near the huts, those for those tied up or for electrified wires. Not to mention those who protest the sound of cowbells. Too many people ignore the rhythms and needs of traditional crafts, such as that of the alpigiano “, says the writer and breeder, who then appeals to tourists inviting them to respect and understand the territory, the pastures and the work of the breeders and to keep the dog always on a leash, so as to be prepared to meet other dogs that do a very specific job. “Chat with the breeders, ask them how this life is, what are the problems of yesterday and today, small gestures that could help you stop writing posts on social media, where margari seem to be the” discordant note “in a symphony of magnificent images ». –