26th September 1st October

2012

STUDY VISIT 3 : ROME, ITALY

INDEX

1. CEMEA DEL MEZZOGIORNO ONLUS 3

2. PARTICIPANTS 4

3. SCHEDULE 11

4. STATE OF THE ART IN ROME 12

5. THE FORUM OF SOCIAL FARMS OF THE PROVINCE OF ROME 14

6. VISITING GARDENS 14

7. THE MAIE PROJECT 20

8. ROMAN WALK BETWEEN ALLEYS AND GARDENS 21

9. ACCOMMODATION 26

10. MOVING AROUND IN ROME 27

11. CONTACTS 29

CEMEA del Mezzogiorno is an ONLUS (not for profit organization of

social utility) placed in Rome and its action deals with disadvantaged

young people, the promotion of non formal education through

training, the development of local communities and active

citizenships. In its initiatives CEMEA del Mezzogiorno involves children, teenagers, parents and teachers

through play and recreational activities, which are main tools of its work. Our main activities in Italy can be

summed up in: training stages for educators, teachers, animators; educative centers for children, teenagers

and youngsters; artistic and cultural activities within social programs; holidays and spare time centers;

international exchanges; workshops outside compulsory education; ecological and environmental

education; exchanges with universities; national and international meetings and seminars; publishing

activities (bulletins, books, reviews…) CEMEA’s (Training Centers for Active Education Methods) educational

activity, combined with the international learning opportunities offered by the European Union, support

participation, intercultural approach, local dimension and active citizenship as basic elements for collective

and individual actions. We develop projects under the European programs Youth in Action ; Leonardo da

Vinci Grundtvig; Europe for Citizens; European Social Fund for Immigration and European Social Fund.

CEMEA del Mezzogiorno follows the meaning of Education for sustainable development (ESD) as

stated by the UNESCO. Following this principles CEMEA del Mezzogiorno is one of the partner in the OTESHA

process, initiated by Pistes Solidaires in 2010. From this year several international projects have been carried

on:

THE OTESHA PROJECT: a Multimeasure projects under the Youth in Action Program dealing with sustainable

consumption (the International Youth exchange OTESHA TASTE), transports and sustainable urbanization

(OTESHA RIDE TOUR 1 & 2, International Youth Exchanges) and active citizenship (OTESHA INFLUENCE, a

transnational youth initiative)

TRASH PROJECT #1: an International Youth exchange about waste and creative recycling, held in Lisbon in

2011, to which to which had followed a TRASHproject #2 in Sabadell (Spain) and a TRASHproject #3

organized in Italy by CEMEA del Mezzogiorno.

O.P.E.N. (OTESHA PAN EUROPEAN NETWORK): a LONG TERM TRAINING COURSE about education for

sustainable development and multiplying educational tools in ESD that will establish and reinforce a

European networks of 7 associations involved in the field.

CEMEA del Mezzogiorno

Via Fortebraccio, 1a - 00176 ROMA (RM)

Phone: +39 06.45492629 Fax +39 06.45493375

Email: eugo@cemea.eu www.cemea.eu

CEMEA del Mezzogiorno, Roma, ITALY

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PARTICIPANT’S PROFILE

FULL NAME: Claudia Sommer

COUNTRY : Germany

ORGANIZATION/GARDEN(S): Ton Stein und Gärten

ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION/GARDEN(S): Urban gardener Organize of the children patches

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS ABOUT URBAN GARDENING: How to cultivate different organic vegetables and flowers

FOR ME URBAN GARDENING REPRESENTS… - a small form of subsistence in urban cities - autonom managed green places for the people in the cities - social, intercultural and district contact and exchange

FULL NAME: Francesca Carlaccini

COUNTRY : Italy

ORGANIZATION/GARDEN(S): Pistes Solidaires

ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION/GARDEN(S): I am currently a volunteer at the association Pistes Solidaires and I will apply for a long-term social service in the field of urban gardens.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS ABOUT URBAN GARDENING: Theories on permaculture principles History and European urban gardens dimension Types of social activities carried out by urban gardens

FOR ME URBAN GARDENING REPRESENTS… A way to share the mutual understanding of a sustainable urban reality, the human well being and a slow lifestyle; the opportunity for some sections of the society (disabled, unemployed, youngsters with fewer opportunities, etc) for a better integration; a space with a strong potential for new initiatives related to the promotion of the social inclusion and environmental protection.

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FULL NAME: Jean Claude André

COUNTRY : France

ORGANIZATION/GARDEN(S): Fédération des Foyers Ruraux 13 Croq'Jardin (la Roque d'Anthéron)

ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION/GARDEN(S): My function is to lead and to manage a team (gardeners and teacher). To stimulate the volunteers, to welcome the public (2000 children and 1000 adults). I develop the project and look for the financing with the administrations and the sponsors.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS ABOUT URBAN GARDENING: This year, I experimented a prison garden above-ground. It can be also developed in cities or schools without ground.

FOR ME URBAN GARDENING REPRESENTS… A place of sociability, creation and collective organization. The local residents of any age can find a place, a role and a valuation there.

FULL NAME: Françoise Eymard Duvernay

COUNTRY : France

ORGANIZATION/GARDEN(S): A Fleur De Pierre, à Digne

ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION/GARDEN(S): Chief gardener, organizer of the compost station process

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS ABOUT URBAN GARDENING: Organization of the space, preparation of the soil, care of the plants (including vegetables), etc…

FOR ME URBAN GARDENING REPRESENTS… A chance for the city people : to be in a natural environment, take action about what they can grow then eat, realize what needs to be done to meet their objectives, accept nature’s constraints, discover and marvel at nature’s ways and beauty, appreciate fully the results of their work by eating them ! share their experience with fellow gardeners.

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FULL NAME: Bettina Herzfeldt

COUNTRY : Germany

ORGANIZATION/GARDEN(S): Interkulturelle Naturwerkstadt

ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION/GARDEN(S): gardener, help organize and advise garden work and nature exploring with and for children

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS ABOUT URBAN GARDENING: gardener by profession, principles of permaculture

FOR ME URBAN GARDENING REPRESENTS… Bringing people (esp. children) in touch with nature, a special life quality, paradise inside concrete jungle, social exchanges

FULL NAME: Viviane Cronier

COUNTRY : France

ORGANIZATION/GARDEN(S): Les Jardins de l’Espérance and RJSM

ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION/GARDEN(S): In my garden I’m a staff member, I’m dealing mainly with environmental education for children, adults, and disabled persons, I’m also responsible for planning the work in the vegetable garden. In RJSM I’m the European projects manager, I’m also part of the training team

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS ABOUT URBAN GARDENING: Gardening, training, environment and sustainable development

FOR ME URBAN GARDENING REPRESENTS… Green in the city Meeting other people Taking into our own hands our life environment Vegetables and flowers Transmitting knowledge and a way to look at the world

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FULL NAME: Dechaize Coraline

COUNTRY : France

ORGANIZATION/GARDEN(S): ASSOCIATION CAP VERT – Les Jardins Traditionnels du Cap Corse - Conservatoire du patrimoine végétal cultivé de Corse

ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION/GARDEN(S): First Official role: Responsible of Touristic development and animations (school children, groups, events, communication, specialized training …) Second role: in charge of different projects like ortitherapy, development of a wild Corsican garden…

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS ABOUT URBAN GARDENING: I work in a rural garden, so I don’t have experience in urban garden

FOR ME URBAN GARDENING REPRESENTS… New and a necessary better way of life for urban people (health, alimentation, social and activities) a new vision and a better quality of environment in cities. The urban gardens can be so important for future and fight poverty which increase in urban area.

FULL NAME: Laurence Malcolm Watkins

COUNTRY : UK

ORGANIZATION/GARDEN(S): Mount Edgcumbe Country Park, Cornwall.

ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION/GARDEN(S): Volunteer Gardener in 10 acre Formal Gardens within the Country Park, assisting with all aspects of garden maintenance.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS ABOUT URBAN GARDENING: Requirements of Plant Health. Soil management. Shrub Pruning/Trimming. Lawn Care. Seasonal task planning. Vegetable types and their soil requirements. Watering and irrigation systems.

FOR ME URBAN GARDENING REPRESENTS… Provision of green spaces to provide a healthy environment for urban dwellers to gain benefit from leisure and social activities through contact with the natural benefits of the garden.

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FULL NAME: Bonneau Alix

COUNTRY : France

ORGANIZATION/GARDEN(S): Pistes Solidaires

ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION/GARDEN(S): International Projects Coordinator

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS ABOUT URBAN GARDENING: Very basic

FOR ME URBAN GARDENING REPRESENTS… The future! A interesting opportunity to come back to “nature” in the cities, to come back to biorhythm. A concrete way to interconnect people in the cities, whatever their backgrounds

FULL NAME: Angelique Walter

COUNTRY : Germany

ORGANIZATION/GARDEN(S): Projecthaus Potsdam

ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION/GARDEN(S): Gardener, teacher, student, improvisor

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS ABOUT URBAN GARDENING : I know some things about gardening with the moon, eatable and healing plants and herbs for cosmetic and body care, how to reactivate the soil with effective microorganisms and I’m learning more each day...

FOR ME URBAN GARDENING REPRESENTS… .. a possibility to get in touch, exchange and to oppose something creative to the madness of globalization.

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FULL NAME: Gemma Velasco, Jordi Bonet

COUNTRY : Spain

ORGANIZATION/GARDEN(S): Esbiosfera

ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION/GARDEN(S): GEMMA VELASCO: coordinator and teacher JORDI BONET: coordinator and teacher We’re creators and directors of school Esbiosfera

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS ABOUT URBAN GARDENING: Knowledge about convencional and organic agriculture (4 years experience), organizers in events about our food consumption and his global and local consequence.

FOR ME URBAN GARDENING REPRESENTS… Transformative learning for sustainable living and to feel good with yourself, with the nature and to share experiences with others gardeners

FULL NAME: Gisela Mir Viader

COUNTRY : Catalonia (Spain)

ORGANIZATION/GARDEN(S): Phoenicurus Cardedeu

ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION/GARDEN(S): Everything which is required in a small-scale market garden, from sowing to communication with the consumers.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS ABOUT URBAN GARDENING: I have theoretical and practical knowledge about gardening in general, about Organic gardening techniques, and Permaculture in particular. I took part in the creation of a consumers/producers cooperative and learned a lot about group organisation.

FOR ME URBAN GARDENING REPRESENTS… Communities trying to be more self-reliant, having more basic (and yet essential) knowledge about obtaining the food we need to live, and developing beautiful and useful links between local people.

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FULL NAME: Reinosa Dominique

COUNTRY : France

ORGANIZATION/GARDEN(S): Les jardins de Foresta (Cosmos Kolej) Marseille

ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION/GARDEN(S): Pilot of the projects of gardens, working directly with the new gardeners to start the gardening, and going on with the “ancients” on diversifying cultures, seeds, discovering others gardens, meeting artists in “residence” in our theater company or in different places near Marseille.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS ABOUT URBAN GARDENING: Personal experience of urban garden and professional experience in conducting projects, and scientific mediation.

FOR ME URBAN GARDENING REPRESENTS… A way to improve our proximity environment, to talk with others about the living, to share moments that leads to project or dream (a vegetable, new leaves or fruits), to try new experiences…

FULL NAME: Lee Michael Stenning

COUNTRY : UK

ORGANIZATION/GARDEN(S): Mount Edgcumbe Country Park, Cornwall

ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION/GARDEN(S): Head Gardener, responsible for the Managment of 100 acres of Grade 1 landscape park and formal gardens including planning of formal flower beds, managing two full time staff; seven volunteers and government work placement unemployed. Curator of the National Camellia Collection which was one of the first gardens to be awarded Camellia Garden of Excellence in 2003.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS ABOUT URBAN GARDENING: 20 years managing and maintaining Grade 1 landscape park within one mile of the tenth largest city in the UK, with free access and over 350,000 visitors per year. Personal practice of inner city allotment vegetable growing.

FOR ME URBAN GARDENING REPRESENTS… an opportunity for people living in a city to connect with nature and the therapeutic process of growing and nurturing plants.

SCHEDULE

STUDY VISIT 3 – ROME ITALY

26th of September to 1st of October 2012

Wednesday

26th Sept Thursday 27th Sept Friday 28th Sept Saturday 29th Sept Sunday 30th Sept

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10.30: Welcoming at the Province of Rome

10.30: Visit to U.G. TERRA D’ORTO

09.30: CIBI D’ITALIA (CAMPAGNA AMICA) Tasting food specialties

from all Italian regions and Work-shops

09.30: Visit to U.G. Garbatella

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13.30: Lunch 13.00 : Lunch 13.00 : Lunch 13.30: Lunch

15.30: Guided visit to DOMUS ROMANAE in

Valentini Palace

16.00: Visit to U.G. Amici della Terra

Visit to Orange

Garden or Rosegarden

Practicing in CIBI

D’ITALIA

16.00: Visit to U.G. ORTO DIDATTICO

LAVANGAQUADRA

18.30: Visit to U.G. FERMENTI DI TERRA

18.30: Walking on the Gianicolo and sighting of Rome

18.00 : Meeting with AIAB Presentation of MAIE

European Project

18.00: Public debate and evaluation of the visit in Casale Garibaldi

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21.00: Dinner 21.00: Dinner 21.00: Dinner 20.30 : Dinner 21.30 Dinner

Rome by night in Pigneto Rome by night in Trastevere Rome by night in Testaccio Farewell party at Circolo

degli Artisti

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy, the capital of Lazio

region and the principal town of the Province of

Rome. It is also the country's largest and most

populated city with over 2.7 million residents, plus

4.2 million persons that usually go to Roma every

day to work and live in the greater Rome area

(which can be approximately identified with its

administrative province).

According to the latest statistics conducted by

ISTAT, approximately 9.5% of the population

consists of foreign residents, while hundreds of

Romani gypsies live in illegal trailer camps on the

city's outskirts and there is a growing population of

homeless people in Rome, mostly not Italian and estimated at 7000.

Rome is a modern and urbanized city, with a very huge metropolitan area, but if we compare the total

population with the territory’s extension, Rome has one of the lowest population densities in Italy.

In fact, almost 68% of its territory are green areas, not built up area. The 34% of this green territory is

intended for agricultural practices and rural areas that are still inside the urban borders: this makes Roma a

unique city in Europe, one of the biggest agricultural cities.

Rome occupies the forth place in Europe as the greenest city.

Inside the urban borders of the city green areas, as parks and empty areas, are very large. This makes Rome

a city with a distinct geographic conformation.

Urban gardens in Rome

Rome has the characteristic of an agricultural city, with cultivated lands inside the urban borders and an

incredible number of parks and protected areas.

During the XXth century it was possible to find gardens in the city center, just close to the Coliseum or the

Imperial Fori, annexed to small houses built with recycled materials, the so-called baracche.

Today, in Rome the phenomenon of urban gardens is significant, many initiatives are becoming a political

subject, a request from citizens for a better urban environment in degraded areas.

Despite this, there is no support from the municipality for the creation of legal areas dedicated to urban

gardening and the citizens and the organizations find a lot of difficulties to start any legal urban garden

initiative. The urban agriculture in Rome has still an informal character, which means that the urban gardens

are created and managed without a renting contract or any other form of regulation for land appropriation –

all the community gardens in Rome come from citizens or associations’ initiatives, and the private sector

starts to be interested in it.

STATE OF THE ART IN ROME

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Thanks to the work of studioUAP, an organisation dedicated to the architecture of public spaces and the

active participation, that implemented Zappata Romana project, Rome has now a map containing more

than 70 community gardens, community edible gardens and guerrilla spot gardens. Adding the 67 urban

gardens identified by the Municipality of Rome.

The map of Zappata Romana

www.zappataromana.net

In Rome the community-run green areas are more than 100:

51% of them are public parks and gardens where citizens take care of portions of public green.

26% of them are community gardens or community shared gardens, created for a social or

pedagogical purposes.

22% are hot spot gardens, created by “guerrilla gardening” actions The so-called guerrilla gardeners

carry out their actions at night, in relative secrecy, to sow and tend a new vegetable patch or flower

garden.

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The Province of Rome, specifically the handicap sector, has created

in 2006 a provincial Forum of Social Farms, which adheres to the

National one. The Forum of Social Farms is composed of factory

farms or social cooperatives which gather together the practice of

agriculture and the orthoterapy with an integration and socio-

rehabilitation purpose. They carry out a social service, due to the

recognition to this therapies’ methods. In Italy a scientific

recognition of its benefits is ongoing. The Province of Rome

supports and promotes the social agricultural with studies,

researches and technical assistance to the adherents farms.

FERMENTI DI TERRA , THE PIGNETO’S URBAN GARDEN

Pigneto neighbourhood is historically characterised

by the mix of the poor and the popular that

nowadays has received new young trends open to

an artistic and cultural ferment. The urban garden

was born on the 8th of October 2011 from an

individual initiative. The main aim of the urban

garden was the establishment of a public shared

space through a concrete and not mediated action

of an informal group that, on a voluntary base, is in

charge of taking care of a little productive area

whose

fruits are

at all

people

disposal.

Address: Giardini Nuccitelli Persiani, Roma

Type of organization: Informal group, association/NGO

Surface: 40m2

No plots: 1

Management : The group is open to anybody is interested in taking care of the urban garden and in participating to all the activities of FERMENT DI TERRA. All the members are volunteers. The management of the garden is left to the individuals’ sense of responsibility. There are no fixed working shifts but we consult periodically on the work and the activities that have to be done in the garden. The communication is based on a mailing list and Facebook. All the activities are financed by the members of the group but for some specific activities for which there is the possibility to ask a fee from the participants that is reinvested in the garden activities.

THE FORUM OF SOCIAL FARMS IN THE PROVINCE OF ROME

Institutional Partner of EU’GO project

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Another aim has been to favour social cohesion and make the population aware of a more

responsible use of the public spaces. Another aim was to spread the culture related to the

agriculture, to increase the direct relationship with the land and to promote the production of our

own food, mostly among the young generations that otherwise don’t have the possibility to come

in contact with this reality.

The urban garden includes two big initiatives:

THE OPEN SPACE: Small neighbourhood parties are organised and vegetables are offered to the

people.

THE GARDEN IN THE KINDERGARTEN: This practice aims to stimulate the learning of pre-school

aged children through educational activities that increase their care for the environment. The

laboratory is divided in two parts:

There are practical educational activities that stimulate the contact with the natural elements and

teach about the relationship between cultivation – production – nutrition.

With the help of children’s parents, a garden is realised and managed further on with the children,

by experiencing the concrete practice of gardening and concepts like ecological cycle, ecosystem,

metabolism.

TERRA D’ ORTO

The organization TERRA D’ORTO ONLUS was

born in September 2010, following the pedagogy

of Don Luigi

Guanello, a priest

that lived at the end

of 1800’s beginning

of 1900’s, who

worked for the

rehabilitation, the

inclusion and the

assistance of disabled people. One of the most

important actions was the professional and

social integration of disabled people through

agricultural activities: the Casa Santa Rosa

structure is one of the first initiatives. The

association has the headquarter at Casa Santa

Rosa base in the Regional Park of Appia Antica

and it aims to promote social, training, sports,

leisure, job and integration activities for disabled

people and in general people with physical and social malaise.

Address: Via Talarchiana, Roma

Type of organization: Association/NGO

Surface: 5000 m2 managed by the Association, 4150 m2 owned by Casa Santa Rose of olive tree grove and orchard

No plots: 4 for the community shared garden plus 1 for the greenhouse and 2 historical frames of greenhouses

Management : The management of 5000 m2 of soil in loan for use contract, property of Casa Santa Rosa (Opera Don Guanella.) The Association is composed of a president and two members of the governing body. The president is responsible for the coordination of the activities and projects. In the activities are employed specialized educators that follow the gardens.

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Therefore the gardening activities are one of the main aims and tools they use for therapeutic

purposes (horticultural therapy).

The newest project is the opening of a shared community garden in which families can cultivate

the land for their subsistence and aims to open the activities of the organization to a larger public.

Additionally it’s in progress the opening of a second shared urban garden, a summer camp integrated for

children and the transformation in a social far

AMICI DELLA TERRA MONTEVERDE

A garden created

3 years ago by

some citizens and

one old man

passionate with

the practice of

gardening in

order to avoid

from property speculation the area of the

national railways, not working anymore .After

the inauguration of the new railway, close to the

old one, 3 hectares of uncultivated field should

have been bought by the Municipality to create a

kindergarten, a playing park and a didactical

garden. The municipality still didn’t buy this land

and even if it’s still property of national railways,

some citizens started some initiatives to defend

the environment and eventual property

speculation.

The neighborhood Committee planted and took care of more than 50 trees, another association a

flower bed, while the group Amici della Terra-Monteverde organized a didactical garden right next

to the Senior Citizen Center and to the bowling.The garden is in the middle of the city, hidden by

the buildings and placed on old railways and vegetables produced from it are given as a present to

the inhabitants of the neighbourhood. Today it is managed by 2 women and 2 men, one of them is

the same from the beginning and they organise paths for blind persons and vegetable dances that

help the growing of vegetables.

Even if the garden is not legally recognised they continue to work in it and they are organising

educational activities for the school.

Address: Viale Quattroventi, Roma

Type of organization : Informal group

Surface: 1100m2

No plots: 10

Management Antonio Antonelli takes care of the different phases of the cultivation, follows the participants of an annual class, explains to the children and visitors the secrets of the garden. Maria Antonietta Cossu and Anna Pugni take care of the aromatic and medicinal herbs bed, the relations with schools and the organization of workshops. Moreover they teach dances dedicated to vegetables, flowers, trees and to the ritual of seeding, by revealing the esoteric language of the garden. Vincenzo helps Antonio in the garden and the constructions of wooden artifacts.

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ORTO DIDATTICO DI CAMPAGNA AMICA DEL CIRCO MASSIMO

The project was born in 2010 in order to promote and

support the practice of urban gardening made by citizens.

Due to the proliferation of urban gardens in Italy, the

Foundation aims to offer its expertise and its network of

farmers and nursery to people who wanted to learn and

act as sustainable consumers and citizens. Each garden has

to respect the values of Campagna Amica that are the

support to the local agriculture, a sustainable consumption,

the respect for the environment and for the biodiversity.

CAMPAGNA AMICA created also an educational and

demonstrative garden inside a Farmer’s Market,

placed in the city centre, in order to embellish and

liven the external court of the farmer’s market. Its

creation is linked to the purpose of making aware the

consumers of environmental and healthy food issues.

The Market is united to a garden placed in the court as

a demonstration that urban gardening can be done

everywhere. There have been educational activities

with an important number of schools. Many events

was organised as “Botte da Orti” in 2011 and in the

2012 there will be “Culinaria” event about food from

all Italy.The Garden is always open to the Farmer’s

Market visitors or visitors in general. In the Farmer’s

Market is present also a restaurant with local products

and there is the possibility to have meals in the area of

the urban garden.

ORTI URBANI GARBATELLA

One of the first initiative of urban gardens in Rome. After 15 years

of environmental actions for the right to a greener city and

neighbourhood, in 2009 a group of associations and citizens started

to cultivate a piece of land just behind the base of Lazio Region. Today the garden counts on more

than 60 individuals and different organisations, that are still waiting the assignation of the land

Address: Via di san teodoro 74 - Roma

Type of organization :

Campagna Amica Foundation

Surface: 30 m2 of gardens + 200 m2 of court

No plots: None

Management The agricultural association COLDIRETTI Lazio and its Campagna Amica Foundation finance the garden. There iso one farmer responsible for taking care of the area dor free and voluntarly. In return he has a good image and more visibilità of his products, selled in the farmer’s market. There is one project manager that coordinate and organize the activities inside the gardens as well as communication and advertisement.

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from the Municipality. They organise many activities as social events, Permacultura training,

Japanese garden training, and there are some good examples of inclusion activities for disabled

people and migrants.

The garden in inside a public park of 45000m. The municipality of Rome is intended to assign the

area of the garden to Legambiente Garbatella

association. Still there are no formal contracts with

the public institution. Two of the associations that

exist in the public Park of Via Rosa Raimondi

Garibaldi is the “Orti Urbani Garbatella/Hagape

2000” and “Asinitas” Orti urbani Garbatella

legambiente.

HAGAPE 2000

The Association HAGAPE2000 was founded on July

2000 by a groups of parents of disabled people,

youngsters and adults. The organisation was born

in order to offer a meeting point for people with

disabilities where they could carry out recreational

and creative activities. The aim is to give them the

possibility to socialize and to continue their

educational and learning development, especially

after the end of their school experience. The

organisation aims to protect the rights of disabled

people and it is an aggregation point for the families who deal with disability issues and who often

experience isolation. The management and the coordination of the organisation are in charge of a

Committee composed of the parents, members of the association, that are involved for free in the

administrative work of the organisation as well as in the laboratories assigned to them. In this way

the members –parents contribute in an active way to the development of the association.

The laboratories are the most important part of the activities we carry on and they are opened to

other external people in order to favour integration and awareness.

ASINITAS

The Asinitas NGO takes on the management of the garden from January 2012, after the

assignation made by Legambiente.

The association, following the principles of active education, promotes the importance of creating

environments for individual and communitarian growth, for socialisation, intercultural conviviality

and cohabitation. Mainly in the garden are involved young students and adults from the L2 School

Address: Public Park Via Rosa Raimondi

Garibaldi 00145 - Garbatella -

Roma

Type of organization : Coordination of Organizations

Surface: 2000m2

No plots: 25

Management The group is made by volunteers. The activities in the gardens are regulated by an international regulation, shared by all the participants to the project. Modification to the internal regulations are made collectively and based on the experiences of every day. The activities are coordinated by a Managemetn committee, responsible for the respect of the common rules and the maintenance of the common areas inside the garden : water system, fruit trees, external hedges as well as the management and administration of the annual fee (50euros) re-invested in the urban garden.

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of Italian language for refugees, asylum seekers and immigrants of Asinitas, but also teachers and

volunteers.

Having the management of a piece of land responds to the objective of offering the immigrants

paths that facilitate socialisation, meeting, intercultural dialogue and new communitarian feelings

of belonging to a place and a group. All of this is realized thanks to the care and cultivation of the

earth and of the green spaces, activities that help promote an exchange of knowledge and

competences between people with different origins in order to bring them together and put them

into value. In the garden also are happening work-shops for learning Italian language, work-shops

to improve the vocabulary with words describing the nature, the tools and the ways of cultivation.

ORTO DIDATTICO LAVANGAQUADRA

A group of citizens

from the 6th Municipio

of Rome well

organised who are

searching for a non-

contaminated area in

order to create an urban garden. The movement

was born in 2011 and counts 143 citizens

involved today and in different way active for

creating a legal area. There have been already

two lands found and good for gardening, but

after an analysis of the soil they found that it is

contaminated. Now they are trying to depurate

the land with some plants, but this system lasts

long time. They have inaugurated the ORTO

DIDATTICO LAVANGAQUADRA where every

weekend they organise social and theatre

events.

They are organised on an horizontal system and the

communications are based on a mailing list, website, a facebook

page and meeting in a restaurant or social assembly. The

organisation of this group can suggest a method of work. They

also invented the “nursery widespread”, seeds in pots that have

been distributed to the group’s members and when it’s time they will plant those vegetables

there.

Address: VI municipio ,Roma

Type of organization : Association/NGO

Surface: Around 100m2

No plots: To be defined

Management

They are organised on an horizontal system and the communications are based on a mailing list, website, a facebook page and meeting in a restaurant or social assembly. The organisation of this group can suggest a method of work.

The organizational system is for now based on volunteering. Some people are more active, others just take part to assemblies where the reports are made.

Actual resources : commitment of few people whobecame active and self-funding..

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The MAIE project “Multifunctional Agriculture in Europe – Social and Ecological Impacts on

Organic Farms” consists of representatives from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Italy, Portugal, the

Netherlands, Finland and Germany.

Our vision is to develop a variety of ways of spreading knowledge about social farming by:

promoting the social farming movement,

supporting rural areas to work in well-organized networks,

developing fields of social work in combination with agriculture, and

establishing links between movements and activities in Europe.

Multifunctional agriculture and social farming provides opportunities for individual personal

development and promotes quality of life. It fosters a sustainable approach to managing nature and

the revitalisation of rural areas. Social farming involves many individuals working together according to

common ideals and social values to develop small-scale alternatives to highly rationalised farming and

fierce competition on prices. In the long term, multifunctional

agriculture opens up the prospect of a potential paradigm shift.

Project objectives and methodology

Qualification

Development of a 120-hour curriculum, which will qualify students,

teachers, trainers, social workers, farmers and educationalists in various aspects of Multifunctional

Agriculture/Social Farming. The material will be developed in a modular design and offered in eight

languages as an online teaching tool. It will be targeted at people who need extra occupational

training.

Networking

Multifunctional Agriculture/Social Farming provides the opportunity to

link partners across the sectors of agriculture, social services, health-

care, justice and education. Via the focus groups, we will stress

Multifunctional Agriculture/ Social Farming as an integrative tool which

can be used not only for agricultural purposes, but also to provide other

benefits; for example, old people are offered places to live in a rural farm environment, and prisons

offer their prisoners work in forestry and agriculture.

THE MAIE PROJECT

Multifunctional Agriculture in Europe - Social and Ecological Impacts on Organic Farms

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Roman Walk between Alleys and Gardens

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Gianicolo

The Janiculum (Gianicolo, in Italian) is a hill in western Rome. Although the second-tallest hill (the tallest being Monte Mario) in the contemporary city of Rome, the Janiculum does not figure among the proverbial Seven Hills of Rome, being west of the Tiber and outside the boundaries of the ancient city.

Sights The Janiculum is one of the best locations in Rome for a breathtaking view of the innumerable domes and bell towers that pierce the skyline of the multi-hued architectural museum. Other sights on the Janiculum include the church of San Pietro in Montorio, built upon the site formerly thought to be where St Peter was crucified; the small shrine known as the Tempietto, designed by Donato Bramante, marks the supposed site of Peter's death. The Janiculum also houses a Baroque fountain built by Pope Paul V in the late-17th century, the Acqua Paola, and several foreign research institutions, including the American Academy in Rome and the Spanish Academy in Rome. The Hill is also the location of the Botanical Garden of "La Sapienza" University, the Palazzo Montorio, residence of the Ambassadors of Spain, and the Villa Doria Pamphili, the largest public park in the city. Ancient history and mythology The Janiculum was a center for the cult of the god Janus, and the fact that it overlooked the city made it a good place for augurs to observe the auspices. In Roman mythology, Janiculum is the name of an ancient town founded by the god Janus (the two-faced god of beginnings). According to Livy, the Janiculum was incorporated into ancient Rome during the time of king Ancus Marcius in order that it not be occupied by an enemy. It was fortified by a wall and a bridge constructed across the Tiber to join it to the rest of the city. The meridional side of the hill was part of the Caesaris Gardens together with the plain along the Tiber. The emperor constructed there a somptous villa to host Cleopatra.

19th century to present The Janiculum is the site of a battle in 1849 between the forces of Garibaldi, defending the revolutionary Roman Republic and French forces fighting to restore the Temporal power of the Pope over Rome.

Daily at noon, a cannon fires once from the Janiculum in the direction of the Tiber to signal the exact time.

The neighbourhood became famous thanks to Pasolini’s film "Ragazzi di vita" (‘Boys of life’/’Hustlers’).

The neighbourhood covering most of the hill is generally called "Monteverde", having two parts: the new Monteverde and the old Monteverde. Monteverde Vecchio (Old Monteverde), is a

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neighbourhood first mentioned in the town planning in 1909 as a residential area with alleys and gardens called ‘The Garden City’. It hosts many pubblic figures like politics, film directors, actors, singers and writers.

Trastevere

Trastevere is a rione XIII of Rome, on the west bank of the Tiber, south of Vatican City. The area began to be considered part of the Roman city under Augustus, who divided Rome into 14 regions (regiones in Latin); modern Trastevere was the XIV and was called Trans Tiberim, meaning literally "beyond the Tiber". Since the Ancient Roman period, Trastevere had a multicultural population. The inhabitants of Trastevere, called Trasteverini, developed a culture of their own. The sightseeing in Trastevere includes two of the most ancient churches in Rome: Basilica di Santa

Maria in Trastevere, and Santa Cecilia in Trastevere. History In Rome's Regal period (753-509 BC), the area across the Tiber belonged to the Etruscans. Rome conquered it to gain control of and access to the river from both banks. By the time of the Republic c. 509 BC, the number of sailors and fishermen making a living from the river had increased, and many had taken up residence in Trastevere. Immigrants from the East also settled there, mainly Jews and Syrians. Since the end of the Roman Republic the quarter was also the center of an important Jewish community, which inhabited there until the end of the Middle Ages. With the wealth of the Imperial Age, several important figures decided to build their villas in Trastevere, including Julius Caesar (his part of Trastevere was called the Horti Caesaris, Caesar’s Gardens). In the Middle Ages Trastevere had narrow, winding, irregular streets. There was a strong contrast between the large, opulent houses of the upper classes and the small, dilapidated houses of the poor. The streets were and are still covered with sampietrini (cobble stones), suitable for carriages.

Modern day Nowadays, Trastevere maintains its character thanks to its narrow cobbled streets lined by medieval houses. At night, natives and tourists alike flock to its many pubs and restaurants. The area is also home to several foreign academic institutions including The American University of Rome and John Cabot University (both of which are private American universities), the Rome campus of the Thomas More College of Liberal Arts, the American Pratt Institute School of Architecture therefore serving as home to an international student body. The unique character of this neighborhood has attracted artists, foreign expats, and many famous people.

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MAP OF GIANICOLO AND TRASTEVERE BY WALKING

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You will be hosted in Residence Girasole weekend: close to Porta Maggiore, one of the oldest main

entrances to Rome. The apartments are housed in a property which was once the ancient Mill of Rome.

Today, it has been transformed into an elegant building, thanks to a careful and thoughtful archaeological

restoration.

You will be hosted in 5 different apartments: number 32,33, 34,35 and 37. Each apartment is fully equipped

elegant and comfortable and with all the required facilities and services for a comfortable stay: secure

entrance, digital TV, wireless internet, air conditioning, washing machine, dishwasher, oven and

microwave, linen towels and soaps. At your arrival you will receive a card with the access code for internet

but you have to activate within the day of your arrival.

Each apartment has a bedroom with two individual beds and a living room with a single bed.

APPARTAMENTI PORTA MAGGIORE- GIRASOLE WEEKEND

Via Casilina, 3U

00182 Roma

334 113 5742

www.girasoleweekend.com

ACCOMMODATION

FROM: TO: MEANS OF TRANSPORT:

WEDNESDAY 26TH

TRAIN STATION ROMA TERMINI

Piazza dei Cinquecento

APPARTAMENTI PORTA MAGGIORE

Via Casilina 3U

BUS 105 (STAZ.NE GROTTE CELONI) for 5 stops STOP: CASILINA/P.LE LABICANO

THURSDAY 27TH morning

afternoon

APPARTAMENTI PORTA MAGGIORE

Via Casilina 3U

PALAZZO VALENTINI Via IV Novembre 119

1- BUS 105 (TERMINI) till the end 2- Bus 40 (P.za Pia/ Castel S.Angelo) for 3

stops STOP: PIAZZA VENEZIA

PALAZZO VALENTINI Via IV Novembre 119

U.G. FERMENTI DI TERRA Via Mariano da Sarno

1- BUS TO TERMINI till the end 2- TRAM 14 (TOGLIATTI) or 5 (GERANI) for

8 stops STOP: P.ZLE PRENESTINO

FRIDAY 28TH

morning

afternoon

evening

APPARTAMENTI PORTA MAGGIORE

Via Casilina 3U

U.G. TERRA D’ORTO Via Talarchiana

1- BUS 105 (TERMINI) till the end 2- METRO A (ANAGNINA) for 7 stops

STOP: COLLI ALBANI 3- BUS 663 (CIRO’) for 15 stops

STOP: APPIA PIGNATELLI/ S. TARCISIO

U.G. TERRA D’ORTO Via Talarchiana

U.G. AMICI DELLA TERRA Viale Quattroventi

1- BUS 118 (P.ZLE OSTIENSE) till the end 2- TRAIN (FIUMICINO AEROPORTO) for 1

stop STOP: TRASTEVERE

3- Tram 8 (CASALETTO) 1 STOP STOP: GIANICOLENSE/PONTE BIANCO

ISOLE DI SICILIA RESTAURANT Via Garibaldi, 68

APPARTAMENTI PORTA MAGGIORE

Via Casilina 3U

1- Walk to Viale di Trastevere TRAM STOP BELLI

2- TRAM 8 (ARGENTINA) till the end 3- BUS 40 (TERMINI) till the end 4- BUS 105 (STAZ.NE GROTTE CELONI) for 5

stops STOP: CASILINA/P.LE LABICANO

MOVING AROUND IN ROME

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SATURDAY 29th morning

afternoon

APPARTAMENTI PORTA MAGGIORE

Via Casilina 3U

CIRCO MASSIMO Via del Circo Massimo

1- BUS 105 (TERMINI) till the end 2- METRO B (LAURENTINA) for 3 stops

STOP: CIRCO MASSIMO

CIRCO MASSIMO Via del Circo Massimo

CAE – Città dell’Altra Economia Largo Dino Frisullo

1- METRO B (LAURENTINA) for 1 stop STOP: PIRAMIDE

2- BY WALK 30 MINUTES

SATURDAY 29TH

evening PIRAMIDE STATION

APPARTAMENTI PORTA MAGGIORE

Via Casilina 3U

1- METRO B (REBIBBIA) or MTERO B1 (CONCA D’ORO) 4 stops

STOP: TERMINI 2- BUS 105 (STAZ.NE GROTTE CELONI)

STOP : CASILINA /P.LE LABICANO

SUNDAY 30TH morning

afternoon

APPARTAMENTI PORTA MAGGIORE

Via Casilina 3U

U.G. GARBATELLA Parco Rosa Raimondi

1- BUS 105 (TERMINI) till the end 2- METRO B (LAURENTINA) for 4 stops

STOP: GARBATELLA

U.G. GARBATELLA Parco Rosa Raimondi

U.G. ORTO DIDATTICO LAVANGAQUADRA

Casale Garibaldi Via R. Balzani, 87

1- METRO B (REBIBBIA) for 6 stops STOP: TERMINI

2- BUS 105 (STAZ.NE GROTTE CELONI) STOP : CASILINA /BALZANI

CEMEA del Mezzogiorno Onlus

Via Argentina Altobelli 32,

00177 Roma – ITALIA

Tel. +39 06 45492629 Fax. +39 06 45493375

Webpage: www.cemea.eu Email : eugo@cemea.eu

POLICE: 113

AMBULANCE : 118

FIRE : 115

TAXI : 3570

CONTACTS

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