The manna in Calabria, a resource to be rediscovered and valorised

Once upon a time, at least until the 1950s, an entire economy was based around this generous lifeblood in some areas of Calabria. Now, after more than half a century of oblivion, the manna, a natural and edible resin extracted, today as then, with incisions applied on the bark of ash trees, could experience a season of rediscovery and relaunch. Those who have no doubts in this regard are the ethnobotanist Carmine Lupia who, at the helm of the Mediterranean Ethnobotanical Conservatory of Sersale and of the similar structure active for longer in Castelluccio in Basilicata, has long been working to restore dignity to what in the past was considered a product of excellence for a vast geographical area located at the southern end of the Italian peninsula.After years of research and studies conducted on the techniques for extracting manna from the ash tree, the first results are now emerging.

And they seem more than encouraging. Here is the article

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