MY NATURAL GARDEN

The recreational and educational work-shops inside the synergistic garden were born from the desire of sharing our love for nature, art and teaching. Our intention was to promote the respect for nature and to support the knowledge of traditional natural practices through creative activities that facilitate a true and complex discovery of nature. This is why we use an experiential methodology, combining traditional knowledge and practices with modern digital technologies and art.

The work-shops are designed as laboratories where different themes are treated:

• ‘Germogli’ (‘Sprouts’) - teaches about the natural processes and the lifecycle of the plants. The participants can discover the old pleasure of planting, adopt a plant and follow the growth of its sprout. They have also the chance to learn and try traditional rural practices in taking care of their plants.
• ‘In what ‘sense’?’ – discovery of plants through games that encourage the use of all the 5 senses: touch (exploring the various surfaces of the garden and plants); sight (noticing the many shapes of the garden); smell (using absorbing paper the participants play catch of the various scents of the garden) and hearing (using rolled paper the children explore the sounds of the garden).
• ‘Lillac Flowers’ – teaches about the principle characteristics of the synergistic garden and promotes the respect for the nature. Discussion about the bees and their ecological role in agriculture.
• ‘Artistic creations using natural colours and recycle materials’ – the nature is explored as an artistic tool. The work-shop develops participants’ creativity in using natural elements (branches, leafs, little stones, etc.) for different purposes. The participants are taught to create different objects for decoration  using the natural elements and to prepare natural colours for painting them.
• ‘Herbarium’ – it aims to reestablish the natural connection between earth, gardens and food. The work-shop includes laboratories of vegetal colours; natural cosmetics; herbal tea; medicinal herbs.
• ‘Recycling’  - generate awareness regarding the recycling process and its impact on the environment. The work-shop implies the construction of a compost using recycled materials.
• ‘Resources’ – introduction on the use and importance of the natural resources using games and experiments. Uses the creation of tools for meteorological reading: thermometer, rain gauge, hygrometer.
• ‘Growing with the rhythm of the earth’ – paths designed for each season to teach basic agricultural techniques, experiment the use of the agricultural tools, learn about the seasonal and daily rhythms of plants
•  ‘Theatre Forum’ – gives children the possibility to represent their expectations and desires about the sustainable use of urban green spaces