Andrea Papini was born in 1943 in Florence, where he was dean of the Leonardo da Vinci Industrial Technical Institute. He graduated with a degree in electronic engineering; however, his true passion is nature. Author of many articles in flora and fauna magazines, he created a botanical area reserved for native species on the slopes of Mount Morello, near the Tuscan capital. 4 thousand copies of his book Le erbe in tavola (Polistampa 2005, Sarnus 2018) have been distributed. Sarnus Publishing House also published Le origini di un borgo: il grande disegno della storia nelle vicende di Carraia, piccolo lembo di Toscana in 2018, Legri. Storia di una valle (2020), L’arte di mangiar selvatico (2022), Guida alle terre di Calenzano (2023), La magnifica Travalle (2024).