The Fragrant Garden is a path which has been planned and designed to stimulate the senses: it's a place in which the main players are sight, touch, smell and taste.

The sensory itinerary is broken down into several segments:

• The first part envisages an introduction on the importance of the senses and on the characteristics of the plants found in the garden through specific cards and images;

• The second part involves active discovery by the pupil who will be blindfolded and guided by the operator to discover the aromatic and other herbaceous plants.

Finally, the last part involves a manipulation activity in which the child will prepare a jar of aromatic herbs to take home.

Duration
The activity is estimated to last around one hour and 30 minutes.

CONTACTS
tel: +39 055 01073 | cell +39350 0530527 | email: [email protected]

Giocabosco is a magical wood inhabited by a large family of gnomes and fairies. Gnome Palagino, the character who features along the path, loves to tell stories about the forest and the animals who live there.

During the tour, the pupils will be guided in recognising the various plants found in the farm's wood and in observing the animal footprints, the aim being to develop their feelings for the nature which surrounds us and their behaviour towards it.

The children will also be asked to become real "woodland artists" during the activity, by creating a design using elements from nature.

Duration
The activity lasts approximately two hours.

CONTACTS
tel: +39 055 01073 | cell +39350 0530527 | email: [email protected]

This idea of this activity is to let pupils find out how the food they eat every day is produced and how it can be prepared for proper nutrition.

The itinerary is divided into two distinct segments:

• Part one in the garden: in this segment the life cycles of some well-known vegetables, such as carrots, lettuce, tomatoes and potatoes, are explained. The pupils are involved in the sowing, transplanting, watering, care and harvesting of these vegetables.

• Part two in the kitchen: pupils have an opportunity to taste some of the products collected in the garden and prepare a simple but tasty dish themselves.

Duration
The activity lasts approximately one hour and 30 minutes.

CONTACTS
tel: +39 055 01073 | cell +39350 0530527 | email: [email protected]

The itinerary on bees aims, through games, cards and workshops, to introduce pupils to bees; the world in which they live and how they interact with it, underlining their role in the evolutionary cycle of plants.

The activity is divided into several segments:

• A first segment finding out about bees, how they organise themselves and the hive, including the observation of a beehive.

• A second segment finding out more about pollination: what it is, how it happens and why it’s important for biodiversity.

• Finally, the pupils will be able to recognise and taste various types of honey, as well as work the wax to produce a candle which they can then take home.

Duration
The activity lasts approximately two hours.

CONTACTS
tel: +39 055 01073 | cell +39350 0530527 | email: [email protected]

Animals have always been the typical representation of the countryside.

This activity includes a walk around the farm to get to know the animals found there: cows, donkeys, ponies, farmyard animals (chickens, rabbits, geese etc.) and pigs.

Depending on the age of the participants, each animal has an associated story which explains how it lives, what it eats and how it helps human beings. In addition, pupils will have an opportunity to be able to "take care" of the animal: feed them, stroke them and clean them.

The guide gets the pupils involved with questions and activities about the animals and the farm.

Duration
The activity lasts approximately two hours.

CONTACTS
tel: +39 055 01073 | cell +39350 0530527 | email: [email protected]

This activity is designed to explain the harvest and let children get some experience of it.

The workshop envisages both a segment on harvesting grapes in the vineyard, and on the transformation and the tasting of the product obtained, the must.

The pupils will actively participate throughout the itinerary and will thus have an opportunity to understand how the products they usually find on their tables are produced.

In addition, the cellars can be visited to observe the industrial tools used in the production and bottling of wine.

There is an educational vineyard on the farm where children can see the different types of vines (Tuscan Trebbiano, Sangiovese Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malvasia Nera, Colorino del Valdarno and Italy).

Duration

The activity lasts approximately two hours.

CONTACTS
tel: +39 055 01073 | cell +39350 0530527 | email: [email protected]

In order to explore the farm while having fun, the children will discover, by means of various tests, what activities take place on the farm and what animals and products are made there. Meanwhile, they will be learning to orient themselves in the midst of nature with the help of a map.

The tests proposed will be organised and differentiated according to the age of the participants.

Duration
The activity lasts approximately two hours.

CONTACTS
tel: +39 055 01073 | cell +39350 0530527 | email: [email protected]

This itinerary is designed to explain the transformation processes which turn grapes into wine and let the children experience them.

The workshop includes both a segment of activity in the vineyard (which is agreed on the basis of the plant's age and the season) and a segment in the cellar in which each child will have the opportunity to bottle the wine direct from the wine vat and prepare a personalised label to take home.

The pupils will actively participate throughout the itinerary and will thus have an opportunity to understand how the products they usually find on their tables are produced.

There is an educational vineyard on the farm where children can see the different types of vines (Tuscan Trebbiano, Sangiovese Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malvasia Nera, Colorino del Valdarno and Italy).

Duration
The activity lasts approximately one hour and 30 minutes.

CONTACTS
tel: +39 055 01073 | cell +39350 0530527 | email: [email protected]

This itinerary takes place inside the estate's wood and the children will have the opportunity to follow a CAI [Italian Alpine Club] path and be able to discover various curiosities of this habitat during this itinerary.

During the itinerary, the pupils will be guided to recognise the various plants and to observe the tracks of the animals, with the aim of developing feelings and behaviour of respect for the nature which surrounds us.

Duration
The activity lasts approximately two hours.

CONTACTS
tel: +39 055 01073 | cell +39350 0530527 | email: [email protected]

This itinerary is designed to explain and let children experience the transformation processes which lead to the making of pasta.

The child will have an opportunity to "collect" all the raw materials necessary for making pasta. The eggs will be collected from the chicken coop and the area sown with wheat will be visited together. Here the children will be able to see the various cereal cultivars according to the season and the grains which are obtained to produce the flour.

With everything they need, the children will begin to get their hands on ... some dough, and will be able to create everything from tagliatelle to the most imaginative shapes of pasta possible!

Duration
The activity lasts approximately two hours.

CONTACTS
tel: +39 055 01073 | cell +39350 0530527 | email: [email protected]