What grows here
Pieve Fosciana
15 protected denominations overlap in this municipality.
In the rugged Garfagnana valley of Lucca, Pieve Fosciana’s steep mountain terrain and historical isolation shape its unique pantry. This pocket of northern Tuscany is home to 5 verified producers who cultivate the area's most celebrated crop: Farro della Garfagnana IGP, an ancient spelt variety protected across a restricted zone of just 15 municipalities. The damp highland climate also nurtures chestnut woods yielding Farina di Neccio della Garfagnana DOP. Among 15 protected denominations overlapping here, these hardy mountain staples define a resilient local gastronomy born directly from the valley's demanding soils and alpine climate.
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