Who we are

A group of organic and biodynamic farmers gathered in 1990 in order to discuss the possibilities of using draft horses at their farms as workmates. We felt the need to do everything, to the best of one’s ability, to farm in harmony with the land and with everything that surrounds us. Just not using pesticides and chemical fertilizers wasn’t enough, something else was missing.

We were interested in this new aspect of farming, of learning and sharing experiences with those who were already at work in this field and with those who wanted to begin. By that we founded our “Noi e il Cavallo” group and created the newsletter featuring the same name, a small bulletin, which stores our own experiences and those coming from various regions of the world.

The animal traction culture had almost totally disappeared from our country. No one knew how to train a draught animal. The equipment couldn’t be found anywhere. It didn’t seem right to us that all the labor, done by previous generations, was totally lost. By that we decided to start with this adventure.

And it is still an adventure for us and we hope to continue living it and leaving a support for future generations in order to assure that they can approach farming in a more serene and responsible manner.