In the last century, there were very few families who didn't have cows, goats or sheep. Today, there are still many farmers, and most of them supply the milk used to make the prince of Gruyères cheese, Beaufort, PDO since 1968, as well as Bleu de Bonneval sur Arc, butter and yoghurts, which you can buy from the Cooperative laitière de Haute Maurienne Vanoise.
The herds of sheep and cows graze at high altitudes all summer long and thus contribute to the maintenance of the landscape. Several alpine farms welcome you and let you discover their life, hard but beautiful, their products of which they are proud. They tell you about their job, milking, haying, calving, patous, wolves...