Bob Sulick used to pick berries from the tree that grew in back of Cavey’s Restaurant when he worked there as a chef. He used the fruit in desserts. Leon Zapadka planted one of the varietyin his yard ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Mulberries come in white, red and black, and are loosely named after the ...

(Illustrations from A Treatise on the Mulberry Tree and Silkworm and on the Manufacture and Production of Silk, 1839. Courtesy of York County Heritage Trust Library/Archives) Silk has been prized for ...

Since we use clothing and fabrics every day, it’s easy to take them for granted. However, many fabrics come from a rather unexpected origin and have a fascinating history. One amazing example is silk; ...

KUNMING - On a steep hill, Yu Shengyi and his wife are busy picking fresh mulberry leaves which will be taken home to feed their silkworms. In two weeks, Yu will sell around 100 kilograms of silkworm ...

When we take a long look back at this old town, we have to admit that over the years we’ve entertained some wildly diverse businesses. An iron works that dredged ore from bogs. Coal mines with foreign ...

Yes, Lancaster County once had a thriving silkworm farming industry. Yes, Lancaster County once had the largest single silk-weaving mill in the United States. No, the two did not work together. They ...

I’m like a kid in a candy store when I come across a mulberry tree laden with fruit ready to pick. Who wouldn’t just stand and eat their fill? Many of us may have done this, since mulberry trees grow ...

Silk has been prized for as long as 5,000 years, since the fibers spun by silkworms were discovered in China and spun into luxurious fabric. In the 1830s, it was touted to be next big money maker in ...