Orti in Festa 2025 was a great meeting
between the world of science and the city
between the university and the network of community urban gardens
between institutions and the community
and between the community urban gardens themselves, some of which had never visited each other before.
Orti Urbani Valle dei Casali and Orti Sociali Arvalia did a fantastic job of welcoming everyone. Their gardeners and volunteers prepared the gardens for the day, showed visitors around their gardens and cooked for all the participants. But above all, they conveyed a great sense of community spirit.
A large number of participants from 22 community gardens of 11 municipalities in Rome exchanged ideas with guests who spoke on the topic of “Community gardens: bearers of values and value”.
Laura Silici and Professor Pasquale De Muro from Roma Tre University presented the scientific research on the impact of community gardens in Rome.
Sabrina Alfonsi, Councillor for Agriculture, Environment and Waste Cycle of Rome Capital, reaffirmed her commitment to a more sustainable city.
Giammarco Palmieri, President of the Capitoline Environment Commission, Marco Giordano, Councillor for Agriculture, Environment and Waste Cycle of Roma Capitale, and Daniela Gentili, Councillor for Environmental, Agricultural and Urban Green Policies of Rome's 11th Municipality, shared the concrete support they are giving to the community urban garden movement.
All this with the organisation and facilitation of Replay Network aps and the support of the European Erasmus+ Adult Education Programme.
