silk farm

took a tuk tuk 16km on a dusty road to the silk farm - where they teach poor villagers the art of silk farming. they have 3 types of mulberry bushes .japanese, thai, and cambodian. the silk worms are fed the leaves. after forming their cocoons they are cooked in the hot cambodian sun for 3 days then boiled and spun to make silk. the villagers hand dye the silk - using innovative methods such as curry seeds or rusty nails with tree bark to make brilliant, hot colors.