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simple phenomenon was born the "Free garden of San Marco Park"


Martina Nasato

Parco San Marco is a large green area just outside the ring road of the capital of Latium, near the hospital. Used mainly by citizens to jog or take a walk the dogs, has long been semi-abandoned to itself in a state of progressive degradation, slowed by periodic (as summary) works in the garden. Young people "vandals" who inhabit this vast park at all hours of day and night are all too familiar to residents of the neighborhood, not to mention drug addicts, syringes used to give the beds. There is a reason, therefore, if the potential of the area have not yet been fully exploited, if the parents are unwilling to take the kids to play there and if nobody has ever bothered to groped a work of "cleaning ". Fortunately, there are battles that are being undertaken not for the certainty of victory, but for the nobility of their aims. Thinking about the importance of green areas (very low and Malten in Latin) and the meaning of "public" (that's all, and not of anyone, as many mistakenly believe), a group of volunteers met in the morning Saturday, February 12 to create a "free vegetables" in a large bed of the park, rather isolated. A real action of "Guerrilla Gardening", the international movement to free gardening, which promotes direct action and non-violent protest, but most of the proposal. Fifteen young trees, fruit and were buried during the morning, complete with a label that indicates the type of plant and how it should be treated. The initiative has inevitably caught the attention of passers-by and received great acclaim and enthusiasm by local residents. They said they were skeptical about the success of the project, because of frequent vandalism, but willing to actively engage in the maintenance and preservation the small garden. The volunteers have produced a short guide, which urged all citizens to enjoy the fruits of the garden in moderation, but, in parallel, to care for it, and maybe even expand it. One rule, no chemistry. Are only allowed to fertilize organic waste products in house, banned pesticides and fertilizers. "Free garden of San Marco Park" is not yet recognized by the institutions on the other hand, as Voltaire said, "Men argue, nature acts." However we hope that recognition takes place as soon as possible, taking with them the appropriate protection for this first step towards re-training.