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| Italian shepards of the Dolomites |
| 2022-02-18 |
| [Guardian] Alice and Fabio have been nomadic shepherds for almost 10 years, taking their sheep every year from pastures high in the Dolomites to and from the Po valley, a large expanse of agricultural landscape in northern Italy. Between June and September, they move around various pastures in the Dolomites, but when the weather starts to get cold, they take their flock of about 1,000 to the lowlands. From the winter months until May they live in a caravan, travelling around the countryside in the provinces of Venezia, Padova and Treviso, looking for harvest leftovers in unused fields. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #2 I enjoy smoking meat. I even like making guns from scratch. I'm really glad I don't have to run livestock or plant my own crops. Total self-sufficiency is to be respected, of course, but I'm glad we have enough specialization in modern society that I have leisure time to read books. My efforts may be better spent making sure other people are free to do the things I don't want to do. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-02-18 07:25 |
| #1 We have drifted so far from our roots, anthropologists are now examining the remnants. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-02-18 07:17 |