{"id":2922,"date":"2014-03-13T12:56:15","date_gmt":"2014-03-13T12:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.italygreentravel.com\/?p=2922"},"modified":"2014-08-15T22:56:04","modified_gmt":"2014-08-15T20:56:04","slug":"urban-gardens-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/urban-gardens-city\/","title":{"rendered":"How it happened I found myself watering zucchini instead of answering mails of angry clients!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Never\u00a0 thought of playing a part in <strong>\u201cHamlet\u201d<\/strong> and go back home mumbling the immortal line \u201cto be or not to be\u201d while <strong>holding a tomato in your hand<\/strong>? Well, it could happen sooner or later at <strong>\u201cTeatro Franco<\/strong> <strong>Parenti\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Why? Have all actors gone vegetarian, are they supporting organic food?\u00a0 It could be but this is not the real reason,\u00a0 \u201cTeatro Franco Parenti\u201d has joined the initiative of <strong>\u201cOrtid\u2019azienda<\/strong>\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>\u201cOrtid\u2019azienda\u201d ONLUS<\/strong> promotes the <strong>cultivation of green spaces around the companies<\/strong> by employees and workers.\u00a0 Yes you are reading the truth\u2026. workers and employees from every level are welcome to join the initiative and help to seed, care and grow their own vegetables. CEO, CFO elbow to elbow with the company receptionist they seldom see while at office, senior managers with young clerks who have just started their career they all work to grow their vegetables.\u00a0 The historical theatre of Milano is not the only one to experience this new approach to a more \u201ceco\u201d way of working.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>My company grows potatoes and gets the smartest guys<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>These few examples of \u201ccompany green gardens\u201d may look like <strong>\u201chippy\u201d experiments<\/strong> and shine like fragile creatures in the grey and all concrete\u00a0 panorama of the Italian business capital but what if I were to inform you that both <strong>Google and Yahoo! have their own green gardens<\/strong>?\u00a0 Now I am sure I have your full attention and you want to know more let\u2019s take a closer look.\u00a0 We shall start from the basic assumption that American companies fight a daily fierce battle to attract the best talents. Their idea for being successful is to have the right idea and the right people to implement a plan.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2922 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/urban-gardens-city\/orti-azienda-franco-parenti\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/03\/Orti-azienda-Franco-Parenti-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2926\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2926'>\n\t\t\t\tCorporate garden at Teatro Franco Parenti  Mian, Italy courtesy of Teatro Franco Parenti gallery in FB\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/urban-gardens-city\/hortus-beppianus\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/03\/Hortus-Beppianus-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2925\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2925'>\n\t\t\t\tGarden  Beppianus  or a private garden fruit of love and passion courtesy of Marina Faggioli via Flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/urban-gardens-city\/orti-azienda\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/03\/Orti-azienda-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2927\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2927'>\n\t\t\t\tGarden in the city &#8211; Green City courtesy of Teatro Franco Parenti Milano Italy via FB\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/urban-gardens-city\/orto-a-baceno-val-dossola\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/03\/Orto-a-Baceno-Val-DOssola-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2929\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2929'>\n\t\t\t\tPrivate Garden fruit of passion and love in Val D&#8217;Ossola, Italy courtesy of Luiginter via Flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/urban-gardens-city\/orto-botanico-di-madrid-2\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/03\/Orto-botanico-di-Madrid-2-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2931\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2931'>\n\t\t\t\tBotanic Garden in Madrid Green City courtesy of Elena Merlika via Flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/urban-gardens-city\/orto-botanico-di-madrid\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/03\/Orto-botanico-di-Madrid-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2932\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2932'>\n\t\t\t\tBotanic Garden in Madrid Green City courtesy of Elena Merlika via Flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Carrots and business acumen: the recipe for a successful business<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>How do carrots attract talents<\/strong> and make sure they will stay with your company and work profitably for you? <strong>Make your employees happy<\/strong>\u2026 and working in a green garden, spend some time dirtying your hands and see fruits and vegetables grow seems to have a great part in it.\u00a0 Still skeptical\u2026 you are tough but I have more arrows to shoot.<br \/>\nA survey dated 2007 (MonsterTRACK 2007 survey) showed that <strong>companies working actively on social activities attract and retain good employees<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Even more interesting and surprising, <strong>companies focusing on strong environmental strategies<\/strong> are considered as<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>ideal working places<\/strong> from graduates (data from MonsterTRACK 2007)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>promoting more efficiently their values and mission<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>gain a competitive advantage<\/strong> creating links between society, environment, marketing and human resources<\/p>\n<p>Feeling like you giving <strong>green philosophy a chance<\/strong>? I see, the old granpa\u201d garden may turn out to be more than just the snob exercise of some eco fan.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-2922 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/urban-gardens-city\/a-healthy-spinach-in-a-scholl-gardem-susana-secretariat\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/03\/A-Healthy-Spinach-in-a-scholl-gardem-SuSanA-Secretariat-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-2935\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-2935'>\n\t\t\t\tHealthy Spinach in a school garden SuSanA Secretariat\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/urban-gardens-city\/a-watering-a-gum-tree-in-a-school-garden-curtesy-of-susana-secretariat-via-flickr\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/03\/A-Watering-a-gum-tree-in-a-school-garden-curtesy-of-SusAnA-Secretariat-via-Flickr-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-2936\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-2936'>\n\t\t\t\tWatering a gum tree in a school garden curtesy of SusAnA Secretariat via Flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/urban-gardens-city\/a-school-garden-courtesy-of-susana-secretariat-via-flickr\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/03\/A-School-garden-courtesy-of-SuSanA-Secretariat-via-Flickr-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-2937\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-2937'>\n\t\t\t\tSchool garden courtesy of  SuSanA Secretariat via Flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/urban-gardens-city\/aa-gardening-at-frascati-school-in-italy-courtesy-of-brunifia-via-flickr-jpg-1\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/03\/AA-gardening-at-Frascati-School-in-Italy-courtesy-of-Brunifia-via-Flickr.jpg-1-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-2943\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-2943'>\n\t\t\t\tGardening at Frascati School in Italy courtesy of Brunifia via Flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/urban-gardens-city\/aa-gardening-at-frascati-school-in-italy-courtesy-of-brunifia-via-flickr\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/03\/AA-gardening-at-Frascati-School-in-Italy-courtesy-of-Brunifia-via-Flickr-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-2942\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-2942'>\n\t\t\t\tGardening at Frascati School in Italy courtesy of Brunifia via Flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/urban-gardens-city\/aa-gardening-at-frascati-school-in-italy-courtesy-of-brunifia-via-flickr-jpg-2\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/03\/AA-gardening-at-Frascati-School-in-Italy-courtesy-of-Brunifia-via-Flickr.jpg-2-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-2944\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-2944'>\n\t\t\t\tGardening at Frascati School in Italy courtesy of Brunifia via Flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Little farmers grow up: kindergarten and school orchards<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Is your kid covered with mud when getting back from the kindergarten?\u00a0 If s\/he shots you a smile to you and lift\u00a0puffy hands <strong>holding a bunch of spinach leaves<\/strong>, there is just one answer to your fears\u2026. the <strong>schoo<\/strong>l <strong>green garden<\/strong> and the spinach season. And if you hoped for some perfumed roses, well direct your glance to the kid\u2019s father or more efficiently reach the closest flower kiosk and pick up your favorite flowers\u2026to go with the spinach leaves.<br \/>\nMany schools of different levels have introduced some kind of green activity with multiple goals:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>teach kids some basic notions on Nature and agriculture<\/strong> (I got shocked when a survey showed many kids raised in urban areas though strawberries grew under the\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ground surface\u2026it is really something a \u201cmature girl\u201d who used to escape from her granny\u2019s control to pick the first wild berries along the river sides cannot imagine)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 help them realize <strong>\u201cthere is a time for seeding and a time for the harvest\u201d<\/strong> and <strong>strawberries in winter are probably not locally grown<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 make them familiar with the concepts of <strong>collaboration<\/strong>, consistency and <strong>shared work<\/strong> as it is necessary in the management of a public area: in a society where the relevancy to individual values is undeniable, we have almost forgotten \u201cpolicy\u201d comes from the idea of \u201cmanaging every aspect of the public life so as to satisfy all citizens\u2019 needs\u201d and this means have some understanding of the art of collaboration and compromise at its highest level.<\/p>\n<p>The approaching <strong>deadline of EXPO 2015<\/strong> is urging more and more companies and schools to contact social players (WWF, Orti d\u2019Azienda, etc) to start their <strong>green project<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-2922 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/urban-gardens-city\/aa-arcimboldo-vegetables-courtesy-of-franz-conde-via-flickr\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/03\/AA-Arcimboldo-vegetables-courtesy-of-Franz-Conde-via-Flickr-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-2940\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-2940'>\n\t\t\t\tArcimboldo  vegetables courtesy of Franz Conde via Flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/urban-gardens-city\/aa-arcimboldo-seated-figure-summer-courtesy-of-erg-sap-android-app-via-flickr\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/03\/AA-Arcimboldo-seated-figure-summer-courtesy-of-Erg-Sap-Android-App-via-Flickr-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-2939\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-2939'>\n\t\t\t\tArcimboldo  seated figure summer courtesy of Erg Sap Android App  via Flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/urban-gardens-city\/aa-arcimboldo-the-spring-courtesy-of-erg-sap-android-app-via-flickr\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/03\/AA-Arcimboldo-The-Spring-courtesy-of-Erg-Sap-Android-App-via-Flickr-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-2941\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-2941'>\n\t\t\t\t Arcimboldo The Spring courtesy of Erg Sap Android App via Flickr\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The theme of the Italian exposition is <strong>\u201cFeed the planet\u201d<\/strong> and the logo is a funny veggy creatures who revamped the name of the <strong>Arcimboldo<\/strong> , a Milanese painter of the 15th century who assembled different vegetables, flowers and other objects to create portraits of the most powerful lords and ladies of his time.<\/p>\n<p>Would you have ever imagined the multiple results of some pepperoni and some onions in a garden?<\/p>\n<p><strong>feeding the planet<\/strong>,<\/p>\n<p>cleaning the air,<\/p>\n<p><strong>teaching the basic of collaboration in working places<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>attracting the smartest talents<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>providing companies with <strong>economic advantages<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2026and even <strong>inspiring painters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Can we ask for more?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>You might also like:<\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/how-a-big-metropolis-can-become-green-grownny-and-the-diffusion-of-urban-gardens-in-new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\">How a Metropolis can become &#8220;Green&#8221;: GrownNYC and the urban gardens diffusion<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/incredible-edible-cities-eating-local\/\" target=\"_blank\">Incredible Edible Cities. Eating local vegetables has never been that easy\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/nature-life\/\" target=\"_blank\">How Nature can change your Life<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Never\u00a0 thought of playing a part in \u201cHamlet\u201d and go back home mumbling the immortal line \u201cto be or not to be\u201d while holding a tomato in your hand? Well, it could happen sooner or later at \u201cTeatro Franco Parenti\u201d. Why? 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