Every Wednesday from 5 pm on, children and parents are invited to share in our Community Garden at the Nidiaci, in Via d’Ardiglione (Oltrarno), just behind the Carmine church. Directed by expert agronomists, a chance to learn, have fun, help life grow… and get some exercise! We’ll also soon be starting singing lessons, with a […]
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The Nidiaci Garden of Florence, an Oasis of Commoning in a Busy City
Riprendiamo dal blog di David Bollier The Nidiaci Garden of Florence, an Oasis of Commoning in a Busy City David Bollier Tue, 03/28/2017 – 11:36 The beautiful city of Florence, Italy, is nearly overwhelmed by throngs of tourists much of the year, which leads one to wonder: How can residents live and enjoy the city […]
Proud to love my backyard
A manipulative expression politicians love to use is “Nimby“: if you love and protect the place you live in instead of accepting that it be used as a waste bin by somebody richer than you, you are a selfish enemy of Progress. We see it differently. As usual, a tiny example from our tiny world […]
Community Gardening behind the Carmine church
Literally in the shade of Santa Maria del Carmine, where the Renaissance began, here we are planting tomatoes, cucumbers and other good and healthy things. Our community garden is small, but growing! This little corner of San Frediano/Oltrarno which we are saving from real estate speculation and institutional neglect (to put it mildly) is beginning […]
The Nidiaci garden in Oltrarno – in English
The Nidiaci garden and play centre/toy library (ludoteca) is the only public park area for children in the San Frediano district of Florence’s Oltrarno. Our volunteers keep the Nidiaci garden open on every Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon from 4.30 to 7.30. Entrance is from Via d’Ardiglione (a small L-shaped street joining Via Santa Monaca to […]
