The Rainbow Garden: the vegetable garden at the Della Rossa preschool in Pallanza.

A garden where children grow fruit and vegetables, an area dedicated to composting and rainwater collection, and much more: this is the project of the "Della Rossa" school in Pallanza to teach children about respect for the environment and the value of healthy eating.

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PERMACULTURE FOR CHILDREN –

More and more Italian schools are dedicating their time to gardening, an important project as it allows them to grow up in contact with nature, understanding the importance of respecting seasonal produce and a good, healthy diet. Today, in particular, we travel to Piedmont, to Pallanza, to tell you about the splendid initiative carried out by the Della Rossa Nursery School which welcomes 95 children, aged 3 to 6.

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THE GARDEN OF THE “DELLA ROSSA” SCHOOL IN PALLANZA –

Inside the school, in the redeveloped green area where there is a garden, an edible forest and an area dedicated to composting, the practice of “Permaculture” is carried forward, whose fundamental principles are the care of people and the land, the fair redistribution of excesses and the reduction of consumption.

"The Rainbow Garden," the name of the project developed by the children and teachers of the Pallanza school, is divided into three sections, each one a socially and environmentally sustainable ecosystem.permaculture-children-garden-preschool-della-rossa-pallanza (3) (600x800)

SCHOOL GARDEN: THE PALLANZA EXPERIENCE –

The first batch features the “rainbow snake,” a play tunnel with intertwined willow plants.

The second lot is instead dedicated to the compostingThere are three compost bins where school food waste is transformed into rich organic material. And that's not all: the second lot also features an organic and biodynamic garden where high-quality food is produced using sustainable methods, a rainwater harvesting system inside a 1000-liter container, and an aromatic herb spiral created from river pebbles and soil.

The last lot consists of a forest-garden created with plants that are directly and indirectly useful to humans as they provide edible products, wood (for firewood, construction, tools), fibers for weaving, materials for coloring, etc.

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THE OPEN-AIR SCHOOL –

The entire project gives life to a new teaching method: “The open-air school".

 The project is competing for the 2015 edition of the Non Sprecare Award. To learn more about the competition and participate, go to here! 

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TO KNOW MORE: School gardens, that's where they grow. Let's expand them across the country.

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