Brief review of processes and identification of resources

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Brief review of processes and identification of
resources

• Venezia e Veneto
• May 2005
• http//biosystems.okstate.edu/home/mstone/download
  s
• process_italy.ppt

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Trip agenda regarding food processing

• Visit of an old mill (Wed. Morn., May 11)
• Visit of a modern industrial mill (Wed. Aft. May
  11)
• Cheese producer in Roncade (Sat. Morn. May 14)
• Chianti Wine production and Olive oil production
  (Tue. Morn. May 17)
• Meat processing (Valdobbiadene) (Fri. May 20)

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Preparation to visit a processing plant

• Familiarize yourself the process flow for the
  product being manufactured
• Identify the source for the raw material
  resources used by the plant
• Examine the where the product is marketed and why
  the product can be profitably made at this
  location
• be cognicent of any special quality of the
  products mad at the plant that may make its
  products particularly valuable
• Examine the transportation and energy resource
  requirements for the plant

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Cereal mill

• Could be wheat, corn, or other mill
• Purpose To convert grain to flour
• Resources
• The Automation of Flour Milling in America
• http//www.angelfire.com/journal/millrestoration/l
  earn.html
• Reviews the process of milling in water driven
  mills.
• Includes The Young Mill-Wright and Miller's
  Guide, by Oliver Evans, 1795

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Early cereal mills

• Process
• Clean
• Grind
• Cool
• Bolt
• Package
• Transport (between any of the above processes)

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Modern industrial mill

• Review process for a modern wheat mill
• http//www.namamillers.org/ci_products_wheat.html
• Select the Wheat milling methods link
• Review how flour is milled
• Review processes for modern corn milling
• http//www.namamillers.org/prd_c_mill.html
• Describes the common processes
• http//www.ihea.org/images/FurnaceofFuture20-20D
  OE20Wet20Corn20Milling.pdf
• Describes the wet milling process and US industry
• http//www.iowacorn.org/cornuse/cornuse_7.html
• The mill we will visit Molini da Mais Comirato
• http//www.molinocomirato.com/index.html

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Cheese producer in Roncade

• Review The Basics of Making Cheese
• http//www.ebs.hw.ac.uk/SDA/cheese2.htmlbasicmat
• Describes cheese making in general
• Good description of rennet, sources and issues

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Chianti Wine production and Olive oil production

• Review wine production
• http//www.winepros.org/wine101/enology.htm
• You can probably find a better summary, but this
  will do.
• Review olive oil production and terminology
• http//www.tandaragrove.com.au/facts.htmVarieties
  
• Brief review of both production, process, quality
  terms and products
• Our visit Le Torri in the Chianti Hills near
  Florence http//www.letorri.net 

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Cured meat production

• Italian cold cuts http//www.salumidestefani.it/ 
  
• Review of US processes and restrictions
• http//www.alliedkenco.com/info_curing_of_meat_and
  _poultry_produ.htm
• Review of processes and products of Italian cured
  meat production
• http//www.rusticocooking.com/curedmeats.htm

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Assignment

• For each process plant item on our agenda
• Identify four items that you would like to have a
  photograph of and be able to describe to friends
  after the trip.
• An example might be
• Cheese producer in Roncade
• Photo of cheese-maker with a large round of their
  product
• Cheese-makers salting curd
• Group photo in front of factory
• Our group eating cheese samples at the end of the
  tour

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Eg. Cheese maker with product
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Salting curd
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Note from Marie

• -Operations to safeguard Venice and its lagoon
  http//www.salve.it/uk/default.htm. You will meet
  with the Consorzio Venezia Nuova in Venice on May
  12. The Consorzio Venezia Nuova is the
  concessionary of the Ministry for Infrastructure
  and Transport - Venice Water Authority
  responsible for implementing the measures to
  safeguard Venice and its lagoon delegated by the
  law to the State. In order to carry out its
  tasks, the Consorzio, consisting of a group of
  large national companies, cooperatives and local
  firms, has created a structure able to plan,
  organise and manage all interventions and all
  phases of implementation. To carry out its work,
  it also draws on the consultancy of the most
  important national and international institutions
  and the most prestigious academic institutes in
  Italy and abroad.
• -Industrial Corn Mill http//www.molinocomirato.c
  om/index.html
• -Wine Olive Oil producer Le Torri in the
  Chianti Hills near Florence http//www.letorri.ne
  t (cultivation methods)
• -Wine road of the Chianti Colli Fiorentini. Click
  on "itineraries" and "Ocher Route" to locate the
  farm we will visit Le Torri.
• -Waste Treatment plant near Florence (Case
  Passerini) http//www.quadrifoglio.org/Categorie/
  Impianti.asp?IDCategoria737
• Photos and explanations of the waste treatment
  process http//www.quadrifoglio.org/Categorie/Pho
  toindex.asp?IDCategoria756
• This website is in Italian only but photos will
  give you an idea about what the technologies
  used.
• -Museum of the History of Science in Florence
  http//www.imss.fi.it/index.html
• -Factory producing Italian cold cuts
  http//www.salumidestefani.it/ (in Italian only)
• -Reclamation activities along the Piave River
  near Ca'Tron
• http//www2.regione.veneto.it/cultura/itinerari-cu
  lturali/la-piave-english/it-06-1_engl.htm (page
  1, 2 and 3 in English)