Lino A. was born in Budrio but has lived in Funo with his wife since 1970. “Funo has seen a development you won’t find in towns elsewhere in Italy. In a few years we’ve grown from 500 to 6000 to 7000 people. We’ve got all we need but it’s also true that the countryside has changed a lot; when the people worked the land they had a different rapport with it, they felt a deeper bond.”