Alan and Lisette were part of the Rare Breed's Victorian group who invited me to be their media representative on the team to Turin.
That was for all of us, a great learning experience (I tried to make sense of it here). For the Snaiths it was the first taste of regional Italy's smallgoods - opening their eyes to the potential for their meat.
    
(Think air cured 'coppa' or beef shoulder, cured like bresaola.) It's a cut they haven't been able to sell at their regular weekend Farmers' Market stall. They've made changes.