"GRANI ANTICHI & GREEN ECONOMY" SEMINAR

A seminar was held on Monday 7, March 2016 about sustainability and green economy. It was prepared and presented by Mr. Filippo Drago, a young entrepreneur, who runs Molini del Ponte industry in Castelvetrano. As this topic is coming to the centre of discussion and best practices, his presentation was refreshing and timely. He started speaking about his factory that had been created by his   grand-father a long time ago.                                                              

He highlighted the importance of antique traditions and of high-quality flours that guarantee healthy products to customers by using raw materials and machinery  checked with care and attention in line with today’s technological development.

He also spoke about  the black bread of Castelvetrano, well-known all over the world, by underlining its unique characteristics that derive from recipes that get lost in time.The black bread results from a blend of durum flour and two further types of flour ground from the local”russulidda” and “tumminia” wheats. Originally, these wheats are thought to have been selected by the ancient Greek of Selinunte. Over time, the production of these local and unique wheat flours became scarcer, and it almost died out. Fortunately, gastronomic trends have allowed for this ancient taste to survive. The high quality of this bread, as it can be savoured today, is owed to Mother Nature and a yeast base which varies amongst bakers who jealously guard its secret. 

Finally, students asked him some questions on how to create a start-up in this field. In the afternoon, a group of them visited the factory premises.

http://www.molinidelponte.com/