Threshing festival, Open Day of taste

On June 22, at the Museum of Rural Civilization of Bentivoglio, the Threshing Festival, Open Day of Taste returns.

A great event dedicated to celebrating the wheat harvest, inviting visitors to rediscover the deep connection between culture, gastronomy, and traditions linked to this precious golden cereal.

Throughout the day, admission to the Museum will be free, and numerous free activities will be available for adults and children: creative workshops, guided tours, shows, conferences, and the highly anticipated wheat threshing reenactment. The historic Massey Harris 620s combine harvester will be featured, presented by the Associazione Gruppo della Stadura in collaboration with Pro Loco di Loiano and Gruppo d’la Batdura.

The Museum and the historic park will also host the traditional farmers’ market with local producers, organized by the purchasing group “Alveare di Cento” and the farmers’ market of Cento “MeLA”, featuring sales and tastings of typical food and wine products from the region.

PROGRAM:

10:00 AM – Spazio Cinni
We Are All Seeds, “Seeds to Plant and Seeds to Eat.” Let’s build a bird feeder together for wild birds, important allies of biodiversity! Reading and workshop for children aged 2 to 5 (also open to older kids) and their families, by Prospectiva Coop Soc.

10:00 AM
Raw Pasta, Cooked Pasta: In Search of the Perfect Structure. Talk with Prof. Davide Cassi, creator of Molecular Cuisine. Professor of Matter Physics at the University of Parma, founder and director of the Gastronomic Physics Laboratory and the Future Cooking Lab, and the first president of the first Italian degree course in Gastronomic Sciences. Project Direction -> Health, by BenMiVoglio ASD.

10:30 AM
Discovering Villas and Castles. Explore the history of Villa Smeraldi through the families who lived there.
Paid tour organized by eXtraBo. Here is the information to register.

11:30 AM
Guided tour of the Pomario di Villa Smeraldi, the outdoor museum section dedicated to preserving over 150 ancient varieties of fruit trees. Led by Prof. Stefano Tartarini, Department of Agro-Food Science and Technology - Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna.

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Special Edition of the Atelier Trame Tinte d’Arte Living Room. The meeting will focus on wool processing, with demonstrations of spinning and felting. Discover various traditional and contemporary techniques for working with this fiber! As always, knitting, crochet, embroidery projects are welcome... we’ll share experiences and passions accompanied by refreshing herbal teas!

3:00 PM
Peasant Cooking Workshop: Discovering millet and its properties. By Agriturismo Arcadia, Società Agricola.

5:00 PM
Stories of grains, flour, and bread for children aged 4 to 10 — reading and artistic workshop, drawing bread shapes for a very special bakery. By Prospectiva Coop Soc.

5:30 PM
“Arms Taken from Agriculture: The Impact of the Marshall Plan on the Mechanization of Italian Countryside”. Talk by Prof. Tito Menzani, expert in agricultural history, Unibo/Unimore.

6:30 PM
Wheat threshing reenactment with the first Massey Harris 620s combine harvester. By Associazione Gruppo della Stadura, in collaboration with Pro Loco di Loiano and Gruppo d’la Batdura.

Following this, “AT THE TABLE WITH THE MACHINISTS.” For those who wish, tables and chairs will be available to dine in the company of farmers. Aperitif or dinner will be available at the Social Cooperative Anima refreshment point, or bring your own picnic.

8:45 PM
Grand finale at Baladùr with "MO SÓPPA, CHE SPETÂCUEL!", a show of Bolognese arts: dialect theater, sketches, songs, and zirudelle, aimed not only at dialect enthusiasts but especially at those curious to discover it, with the goal of presenting, rediscovering, and valuing the traditional heritage of the area.

On stage will alternate dialect theater companies Arrigo Lucchini, Bruno Lanzarini, I Nuovi Felsinei, Al nòstar dialàtt, I amîg ed Granarôl, I Multipli. For the musical part, performances by Nettuno d'Oro Fausto Carpani with Marco Chiappelli and Cesare Fauni (DuoDeno) of the Dino Sarti Association. Presented by Silvia Parma and Marco Piazza.