
In mountain regions of the Apennines, the fields often have stony soil and the crops grow with the traditional weeds of cultivation that have become rarities wherever cultivation is intensive. Here there are blue cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) corn Chamomile (Anthemis arvensis), scarlet poppies (Papaver rhoeas) pink corncockle (Agrostemma githago) and the tiny yellow corn buttercup (Ranunculus arvensis). The cereals are often species of primitive wheats such as Farro, ow prized as a ‘luxury’ food.Sibillini, Umbria, Italy June 2017














