The Open Door Podcast
Honouring the Peasant Civilization
Season 3, Episode 1
Growing up in Puglia, Italy where his family has been farming for at least six generations, Tonio Creanza has been witness to a dramatic transition from the civiltà contadina, the peasant's civilization, to a new world of technology and globalization. In response, he founded Messors, a heritage organization focused not just on the conservation of historic places, but also the preservation of a traditional way of life.
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Season Three Episodes
Episode 1 - Honouring the Peasant Civilization
Episode 2 - Kitchen Table Talk
Episode 3 - Medicine in the War of 1812
Episode 4 - Digging The Brown Homestead
Episode 5 - Shickluna, Shipyards and Dry Docks
Episode 6 - (Mis)Understanding Heritage Designations
Episode 7 - Historic Barns of Niagara
Episode 8 - Is E.A. Brown Dead?
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