Eating healthy and learning the rules of nature at school today is no longer a dream: in Pergola, in the province of Pesaro-Urbino, an organic school garden has already existed for two years, in a land of 2000 square meters made available by the Municipality and certified by the IMC (Mediterranean Institute of Certification).
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Eating healthy and learning the rules of nature at school is no longer a dream today: a Pergola, in the province of Pesaro-Urbino, a organic school garden, in a land of 2000 square meters made available by the Municipality and certified byBMI (Mediterranean Institute of Certification).
Il 5nd June, at 10, will be presented in the Primary school in Viale Martiri della Libertà this interesting project, which involved the students in the rediscovery of the ancient craft of the farmer, of the territory they belong to and of genuine food. Some farms in the area also contributed to the construction, including Bottaro houses, for some time engaged in the experience of educational paths within the company.
In the presentation meeting it will be possible to visit, in addition to the garden itself, also an exhibition set up for the occasion and view the brochure "Organic garden at school - open-air laboratory", born to tell this important experience.
The initiative, carried out in collaboration with the Municipality of Pergola and the Province, allowed the school children to try their hand at manual garden work, know the cyclical nature and be able to take advantage of the products it offers directly. In fact, the result of the cultivation work flows directly into the school canteen, ensuring the children attending agood, clean and fair nutrition, as Carlo Petrini of slow food.
It is no coincidence that Slowfood launched in partnership with L. Bonduelle Foundation the idea of school gardens with the project "Vegetable garden in conduct": a three-year program for schools, based on thefood and environmental education, which also combines theoretical lessons in the classroom with the practical cultivation activity.
With the result of making children understand the importance and ways of a correct diet and to develop a new interest in everything that revolves around the world of work in the fields. A world made of memory e knowledge that it is good that the new generations preserve and pass on.
Eleonora Cresci
