Among the different projects aimed at sustainable development, we recommend the Green Factory Festival, dedicated to promoting the culture of sustainability through creative and artisan works.
During the festival, workshops, conferences, exhibitions and recreational activities are organized focused on protecting the environment and ways to reduce environmental impact.
If you are interested in green themes, we recommend the first terrarium and paludarium showroom in Italy, located in Via dei Vanni 52, where you can immerse yourself in nature in the heart of Florence.
There are truly unique gifts on sale here, from terrariums in small jars to large tanks with waterfalls, for an all-round immersion in stunning scenarios.
To find other original ideas, we recommend heading over to Via del Filarete 10, the site of Habitat, the name of the workshop where mini forest habitats are created in bottles.
You can take part in courses and themed botanical experiences here in a setting in which nature invades urban and industrial spaces. In addition to the old mechanical press and vintage workbench, the stars of the show are the trees and plants that you can take home in the ready-made mini terrariums or ones that can be customized.
If you’re interested in venturing outside Florence, we recommend Ova, i.e. Orto, Verde e Animali (Vegetable garden, Green and Animals), a farm that occupies three hectares of land in Via Poccetti.
It ranges from agricultural vegetable gardening to an educational farm with animals for visits by families with children and schools, plus activities in the park. During the summer, it also hosts the Estate Fiorentina, an exceptional summer festival with various cultural programs.
If, on the other hand, you are interested in an outdoor green workshop in Florence, then La Fattoria dei Ragazzi is what you are looking for.
Located in the heart of the Quartiere 4 district, this farm features a large farmhouse with outbuildings and surrounding land.
Ratafià, on the other hand, is a textile decorating and creative workshop in Via del Casone, where the emphasis is on natural textiles for making kitchen and furnishing accessories or bags.
Starting with raw fabrics that are sewn, washed, dyed and painted, unique products are then created, such as the highly original aprons.
Atelier Biologico combines handicrafts and sustainability, where slow fashion interprets knitted garments with elegance and beauty.
This knitting workshop creates hand-made, tailored garments and offers the option of restyling and modifying old clothes.
If, however, your interest lies in interior decorating accessories made of natural fibers and dyes, then head over to Diamantina Palacios.
The materials used are short supply chain silk yarns, local sheep’s wool, as well as Tuscan alpaca and cashmere, plus linen, cotton and hemp fibers.
The best address for cosmetics is Divina Essentia, a Made in Italy company that produces and sells high-end natural cosmetics with selected raw materials and 100% natural ingredients, with no synthetic substances and cruelty-free.
The idea behind Orti Dipinti is highly original. It is the first urban community garden created in a former athletics running track. This is an urban garden of Eden that cultivates friendship and awareness, where chefs, artists and plant enthusiasts get together. It is a place where you can learn the secrets of Mother Nature or spend an alternative evening surrounded by medicinal and rare plants.
The project revolves around themes of botany and horticulture, nutrition and sustainability; a place where anyone with an interest or passion and professionals can increase their knowledge.
