Parco Nazionale Appennino Tosco-Emiliano

Spelt is a "poor" and rural product characterizing Garfagnana and Lunigiana for over two thousand years. The hook-shaped spikes and its tough grains make it suitable also for the hilly and mountain areas, easy to preserve and transport. It is used to prepare delicious soups, savory pies, salads, and polenta. At the moment, in Garfagnana there are 100 agricultural holdings covering an area of about 100 hectares, producing an average of 200 annual tons of hulled spelt. For the importance of its production, Garfagnana Spelt has obtained the PGI label.