João Ferreira is still from the time when the curd was a common use that many families gave to the leftovers of milk, which, at that time, was purchased directly from producers or dairy women. “As it was often lacking, nothing was wasted,” he says.

Since 2022, Helena and Délcio Alves have dedicated themselves to growing Azorean Regional Corn, a variety on the verge of extinction and whose application to the National Variety Catalog should be accepted in 2024.

Armindo and his family, guardians of the true Serra da Estrela's cheese.