Bernard Bovet is a man who worked the land. He has a firm handshake and is a thoughtful, measured and attentive man who commands the respect of everyone in his native Gruyère. Bernard candidly talks about his life and the story of his region. To hear this patriarch from Gruyère expressing his love for the mountains and alluding to key moments in his life means hea- ring fervent, fair and simple words that lightly and poetically restore the last vestiges of a traditional farming world which has gradually been di- sappearing, taking a large number of values with it.