Collevecchio Wheat Festival – 4th Edition
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8 – SUNDAY, AUGUST 10 Wheat Festival – 4th Edition, Collevecchio (RI)
Friday 8
20:00 | Opening of the food stands 21:30 | Performance by Argento Vivo
Saturday 9
19:00 | Ancient Flours and Grains Conference
Moderator: Massimo Iacobini (Councilor of Collevecchio)
Greetings: Federico Vittori (Mayor of Collevecchio)
Speakers:
Roberto Lorenzetti (Honorary Inspector, MiC) – Strampelli, the wheat wizard
Francesco Benedetti (Historian) – Collevecchio as a seat of the Papal Government
Enrico Martinoli (President, ADAF Rieti) – History of grains and related flours
Tiziana Ciavardini (Anthropologist and Journalist) – The role of women in agriculture
Paola Sarcina (Director, Cerealia Festival) – Cereals in Ancient Rome: food practices and related myths
20:00 | Opening of the food stands
21:30 | Performance by Samuele Biribicchi
Sunday 10
20:00 | Opening of the food stands
21:00 | Performance by Amici del Cuore
Organized by Festa del Grano Collevecchio and the Municipality of Collevecchio, in collaboration with Locanda del Castello and Azienda Agricola Farinelli.
