Interview with Antonietta Rizzo, peasant from Andrano, when she was sowing her fields (Mito area). The woman recalls the hard country life and sings some traditional songs.
“We used to own some land by the sea. My parents rented a house in Tricase and we spent almost all of our time in the country house, called ‘Paradisu’. We had a goat, a donkey, a cow. I was born in the country; I was always there, with my brothers and sisters. (…) We did go to school, but I failed my exams in my fourth year. My father said, ‘Didn’t you pass?’ He was talking to my one-year-older brother and me. He said: ‘Didn’t you pass?’ Well then, the hoe is there waiting for you. ‘Here it is, here it stays!’ Interview with Mario Mastria, farmer from Tricase in his fields, in Mito area. “My name is Sergi Salvatore, born on 2 February ‘44. As a hobby, I breed cattle for domestic use. I spend 90% of my spare time here. This area, this district was called ‘’ Vignicedda ‘’, for the simple reason that there were several vineyard plots around here. This was a place of great landowners. They made a dovecote that was the only resource to have a piece of meat in the stock, at least that is what people said. Moreover, it has remained intact since then.” Interview with Salvatore Sergi, farmer from Tricase in his countryside in the Mito area.
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