Orto diffuso
by maribux
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Title
Orto diffuso
Headline
A project of mapping vegetable gardens in Milano
Concept author(s)
mariella bussolati
Concept author year(s) of birth
1957
Concept author(s) contribution
I made up the blog and the map.
Other author(s) Country
Italy
Friendly Competition
Love Conflict Imagination (2010-2011)
Competition category
Mobilization
Competition field
nonacademic
Competition subfield
activist
Subfield description
Orto diffuso is a project of mapping vegetable gardens in Milano. As everyone knows metropolis and vegetable gardens are the opposit. Anyway a growing number of people (due to economic crisis but also to the pleasure of Diy) are demanding more spaces to do vegetable gardening in town. many are squatting abandoned lots, some require a more istitutional recognization. But the town of Milano in anwering very slowly to those requests. Orto diffuso is collaborationg also with Libere rape metropolitane, the network of urban gardens in Milano.
Check out the Love Conflict Imagination 2010-2011 outlines of Memefest Friendly competition.
Description of idea
Describe your idea and concept of your work in relation to the festival outlines:
Orto diffuso is a map but also a project to let people know underground urban vegetable gardens.
In a town like Milano a growing number of people are interested in urban gardening. They are squatting private and public spaces and sometimes they are evicted.
Milano is approaching to the 2015 Expo, which will be dedicated to food and environment. It's very sad that the municipality does not care of private efforts and desiders.
A map it's a very easy way to be aware of a problem. In the map you have an istant approach to the complexity of the situation, with textes and photos. And if you live near to a garden, you can contact people to do what you want.
What kind of communication approach do you use?
The blog with the map-
What are in your opinion concrete benefits to the society because of your communication?
If one understand be a member of a big group of people sharing the same problems and not a single case, he can join the other and fight better to reach what he wants.
What did you personally learn from creating your submitted work?
When the project started it was almost a joke. Instead the number of people interested in it let it grow and also win an award (Aicare Award 2010, http://www.aicare.it/award
I nedd to do more work because people want to be connected.
Why is your work, GOOD communication WORK?
My website is a blog on an open project server, I use open source maps where people can publish their own data (now only with authorization, ina few months with a wiki map).
I work togheter with the network of Libere rape metropolitane and we made a public metteting in december. Now we are planning weekely events, and I will present orto diffuso in Fondazione Pomodoro, Milano and in the local libraries.
Where and how do you intent do implement your work?
Improving the map to link also video and audio files, using the wiki (so everyone can publish) . let more people know the project.
Did your intervention had an effect on other Media. If yes, describe the effect? (Has other media reported on it- how? Were you able to change other media with your work- how?)