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 ...

One after another, knocks came on the door to Julie Seyle's second-grade class at St. Andrew's School of Math and Science. People stepped in carrying leaves, more leaves and even branches full of ...

(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 ...

AN effort is being made to introduce once more into England the cultivation of the mulberry tree, and as the leaves of either the white or black variety (but especially those of the former) afford ...

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; ...

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 ...

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 ...

A few springs ago, my sons and their friends came home from a neighborhood walk with purple-stained fingers and faces. Assuming the worst, I had them take me to the source to make sure it wasn’t ...