Overlooking the square of Valmorel, the Social and Turnary Dairy, founded on December 22, 1939, still represents a meeting point between dairy production and community life.
Built with local stones and enlarged over time while respecting the original architecture, the Dairy combines the concepts of “social” and “turnary”: the 18 members, 5 of whom are active, deliver milk and rotate collaborating with the cheesemaker. The cheese produced remains the property of the person who prepared it that day, an ancient method that values tradition and social ties.
The traditional processing uses mountain milk produced in local farms, simple tools, and skilled hands, from which cheeses recognized among the Traditional Agri-food Products of Veneto are born. This helps keep local farms alive.
Among the treasures of the Dairy, on the upper floor Al Vejò, the Milk Processing Register from 1941 and the Statute of the Cooperative Society are preserved, which even bears the name of King Vittorio Emanuele III.
Today, the Dairy maintains a cultural and social role, hosting initiatives such as the “Open Dairies” event promoted by the Valbelluna Mountain Union and food education workshops, enhancing cooperatives and local realities.
It collaborates with historic companies and new realities such as the Agricultural Cooperative Pascolando di Malga Van, and has signed agreements with similar structures in Campolessi (Udine) and Peio (Trento) to share best practices and ensure an ethical and sustainable production model.
Products are purchased directly at the members’ companies. Only in summer, from June to October, the Dairy manages a sales point in the square in a wooden cabin, open on Sundays, with products supplied by the members.
Visits by appointment only: email. sergioventurin6@gmail.com tel. 335 7291783 / 349 2308773
