Historian of science and author of numerous scientific publications, after graduating in Philosophy and completing a PhD in History of Science in Florence, he studied at the universities of Oxford and Berlin. Subsequently, he conducted research at the Museum of the History of Science in Florence and served as head of the Section of Philosophy of Science at the Ximeniano Observatory.

He carried out research activities for the Department of Animal Biology and Genetics at the University of Florence and taught History of Science at Smith College in Boston (USA).

After deepening his study of Biodynamics, he practiced these techniques by managing a farming cooperative. Later, he became the coordinator for the Agricultural Faculty of Florence's Biodynamic section of the Master's in Organic and Biodynamic Agriculture and a consultant for ARSIA Tuscany Region for Social Agriculture.

Since 2015, he has been the Vice President of FEDERBIO (Italian Federation of Organic and Biodynamic Agriculture) with responsibility for training.

Secretary of the Friuli Section of the Biodynamic Agriculture Association since 1993, he organizes cultural activities and the preparation of biodynamic preparations. He created a social vegetable garden at the Organic Farm of Carlo Giacomelli in Pradamano, where local and ancient vegetable varieties are reproduced.

In collaboration with Slow Food chapters, he supervised vegetable gardens in kindergartens and primary schools in Udine, Monfalcone, Premariacco, San Daniele del Friuli, and Tolmezzo. He also collaborated with the Trieste chapter to train teachers in the network of school vegetable gardens in the municipalities of Trieste and Muggia.

He attended a Slow Food Trainer Course - "Vegetable Gardens in Action" and obtained the certificate of "Slow Food Trainer for training courses for school staff on food education and the food system".

Currently, he collaborates with the Waldorf School of Borgnano – Cormons for horticultural activities and serves as the regional representative of Slow Food for school vegetable gardens. On behalf of the Biodynamic Agriculture Association, he participates in the Formative Tutoring service preparatory to access the Demeter certification system.

Saverio Pertoldi was born in 1958 into a farming family, where he gained experience in managing a small traditional agricultural enterprise with a cattle barn and the usual crops typical of the Middle Friuli region, including tobacco and vineyards.

As the family farm was too small, after completing technical-commercial high school, he pursued an office job that continued until retirement, while also continuing to collaborate in agricultural work.

In the early 1980s, he became acquainted with biodynamic agriculture, which he deepened over time. Since the 1990s, he has been conducting informative courses on the biodynamic method in collaboration with the Friuli Section of the Biodynamic Agriculture Association, of which he has always been an active member.

Since 2002, he has converted the remaining five hectares of the family farm to biodynamic methods with organic certification, dedicating all arable land to cereal and legume rotation. 

Over the past decade, he has focused on delving into social issues, particularly exploring possible alternatives to current social structures, based on the principles of Rudolf Steiner's Tripartite Social Organism. Finally, since 2023, he has served as the president of a cooperative managing an organic products store.