Bertolini Ida Attilia Maria

In Piazza al Serchio, in the upper Garfagnana, Bertolini Ida Attilia Maria cultivates the cereal that gives its name and substance to this Apennine valley: Farro della Garfagnana IGP. It is a crop with a long tradition, linked to a protected territory that includes fifteen municipalities among the mountains of the province of Lucca. The farro processed here is recognizable by eye, due to the whitish streaks that mark the surface of the grain and the floury endosperm that distinguishes it from more common grains. The IGP designation is not merely a plaque: it sets precise rules for cultivation and processing, and binds the product to its area of origin. Bertolini operates within this perimeter, entrusting quality to the continuity of a handed-down agricultural practice rather than to production shortcuts. The result is a farro that bears the imprint of the high-altitude climate, the valley soils, and the slow rhythm of a crop that prefers fidelity to its place over immediate yield.

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