SILK FARMING IN THE LECCO AREA

Interview about the distribution of mulberry trees

The distribution of mulberry tree farming throughout the whole of Lombardy in past centuries was fundamental for the development of the silk industry: the mulberry leaves, in fact, were the sole food source for rearing silkworms.

Credits: Interviste realizzate da Daniele Lavelli, Emanuele Manzoni e Paolo Pioltelli (luglio-ottobre 2015). Regia, riprese e montaggio di Paolo Pioltelli.