Born in 2017, for the sake of tradition and challenges, the Parma Riccio Tomato Farmers Association has the main objective of recovering, enhance and defend an ancient tomato varieties typical of our territory are at risk of extinction. With all probability, present on the tables of Parma for centuries, it is from the Nineteenth century that, thanks to the efforts of professor Carlo Rognoni, the variety captures the full dignity and is to boost the production. The well-known agronomist from Parmesan was the first to experiment and introduce tomato cultivation into the agricultural rotation (for centuries used only as an ornamental plant). In the second half of the 19th century, passionate farmer who was, field cultivation of the Parma Hedgehog began at "La Mamiana", his farm of Panocchia. Subsequently, he realized the potential, especially in the form of preserves (the first produced were in the form of cakes). Thanks to his determination were so many to follow him, and the production of curls of Parma became an integral part of the rural economy of the area and of the agricultural culture. Its cultivation starts to go into crisis after the war, with the advent of the industry that has need of more productive varieties. The association, following in the footsteps of prof. Kidneys, has carried out studies and selections of seeds in collaboration with the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Piacenza, bringing back the cultivation of the native variety.