Here and Now

Starting Wednesday, Dec 12 2020. The first date of this new event series is on Zoom: https://aho.zoom.us/j/67981268637 To keep in touch, sign up for the MVI newsletter and connect to this new groups' Facebook page.

Welcoming 2021 with continued conversations on solidarity, sustainability and new alpine living. Like last December, we look forward to seeing you virtually on Zoom for an aperitivo!

VIRTUAL APERITIVO / CENA Let's celebrate our local and regional food traditions! Please join us for a virtual aperitivo/cena and bring with you a typical, traditional meal or food item from your area (trofie al pesto, agnolotti del plin, fårikål, maultaschen) wherever you are located! We can talk about how our local traditions can relate to Permaculture and Slow Food principles to think about ways of making (or keeping) our daily meals more regenerative. https://www.slowfood.com/ https://permakultur.de/home/

Join us in visiting our important local businesses combining tradition with innovative environmentally friendly principles, such as Calce Piasco. Together with La Banca della Calce, they produce CalceCanapa, an "eco-compatible building materials and products based on magnesium lime and hemp." Hiking or skiing in the nearby Valle Varaita will follow, with hopefully aperitivo / dinner together.

Continuing the theme of solidarity and new alpine living, we plan to visit the rifugio and borgata Paraloup, as "Un nuovo modello di sviluppo sostenibile per la montagna." Transportation to Paraloup aims to be powered by clean electric energy, thanks to our E-Mobility event in Ostana the following day. Mountain biking in Valle Maira to follow. To be confirmed https://paraloup.it/