The processing of straw, developed in the hilly areas where the crops of the fields were scarce and limited, held a relevant position and influenced in an incisive way the traditions and the economic and social history of the community of Marostica. Undoubtedly, this occupation, which increased especially in the area between the rivers Astico and Brenta, both for the characteristics of the soil and for the climatic factors of the place, determined for a long time the social growth of the people of Marostica and represented, for many families, an additional profit to the meager income of the fields.
The Ecomuseum of Straw in the Peasant Tradition of Crosara preserves artifacts that document the straw processing technique for the production of braids to be used for the packaging of bags and hats, that were marketed not only in Veneto but also abroad.
The library of the museum offers a collection of texts concerning the territory and local craft activities.
The itinerary of the Ecomuseum continues with other aspects of the daily agricultural work: the cultivation of the cherry of Marostica in its late varieties, the breeding of livestock with the production of hay and dairy products, and the artisanal processes supporting agriculture.
The museum wants to be the careful and documented keeper of the origins well rooted in the rural civilization of the hilly territory of Marostica and a meeting place, material and ideal, between different generations for mutual knowledge and for an increasingly aware, respectful and profitable coexistence.
