In the last century, rare was the family that owned no cows, goats or sheep. There are still many farmers even today, most of whom supply the milk used to make not only “Beaufort”, the star of Gruyère cheeses produced under a PDO since 1968, but also Bleu de Bonneval sur Arc, butter and yoghurt. You will find these products in the sales outlets of the Haute Maurienne Vanoise Dairy Cooperative.
The herds of sheep and cows that graze at high altitude all summer long contribute to maintaining the pasture landscape. Several mountain farms are open to visitors and will reveal the difficult but wonderful life of the farmers and the products of which they are rightly proud. They’ll be happy to tell you about their work, the milking, the haymaking, the calving, the patou dogs, the wolves, etc.
