In a time when the relationship with the environment seems increasingly compromised, a day in the farm can become a precious opportunity for ecological education
Extraordinary experience a Castellana Grotte in the province of Bari. The pupils of the second classes of the primary school of the Tauro Viterbo Comprehensive Institute were the protagonists of an experiential visit to the Masseria Redentain the heart of the Murgia Bari.
A day with bees
To welcome them, the spicy mimmo beekeeper, passionate popularizer and expert guide, has been able to accompany the young participants. All to discover the fundamental role of bees for the balance of ecosystems.
A journey into the complex organization of a hive, between foals, fires and queen bees, with a focus on “Dancing language” deciphered by the ethologist Karl von Frisch. The latter made it possible to understand how these insects communicate to each other to report the position of the sources of nectar. The bees, as Mimmo recalled, “They teach us the value of work, cooperation and respect for nature”.
A powerful message in an era of climatic crisis and loss of biodiversity
In addition to the scientific part, there was no lack of practical workshops: the children made candles with beeswax, observed the action of earthworms in the production of humus starting from the equine manure and learned to recognize the spontaneous plants of the Mediterranean flora. A concrete and multisensory approach to sustainabilitycapable of arousing amazement and awareness.
The Masseria Redenta, an example of social and territorial redemption
Founded by Don Michele Stasollapioneer of the Rural School, the Masseria was one of the seven structures built to return dignity and future to the farmers of Santeramo in Colle, through the model of sharecropping. Its name recalls the Risorgimento history of the “Irredent”young Italians under foreign domination: a symbol of liberation and cohesion, which today is renewed in the values of social ecology and agricultural regeneration.
A day that has left a profound mark in the hearts of the little participants
The children left the farm with a smile and with a gift that knows of care and responsibility: a basil seedling, to be raised with love. A small gesture, but with great meaning.
