Florence food and sustainability A hands on experience
“We learned so much about Florentine cuisine and the food systems in Italy, how food travels from the field to our forks. Most importantly, we fostered new lifelong relationships with a handful of wonderful people we met throughout the week!”. A great opportunity for engaging with local community for Jason, Brianna and Maureen, three young American undergraduate students, enrolled in the “Sustainable Food & Environmental Systems Program” offered by the International Studies Institute at Palazzo Rucellai: a full week of hands-on experience where the 16 program participants have worked side by side, instructed and supervised by local vendors, coordinators, and chef. Partners included CFT Transportation and Logistics, Caritas Soup Kitchen, S. Ambrogio market, La Bottega della Frutta grocery shop, as well as the restaurants La Spada, Buca Lapi and Centopoveri.



“We learned so much about Florentine cuisine and the food systems in Italy, how food travels from the field to our forks. Most importantly, we fostered new lifelong relationships with a handful of wonderful people we met throughout the week!”. A great opportunity for engaging with local community for Jason, Brianna and Maureen, three young American undergraduate students, enrolled in the “Sustainable Food & Environmental Systems Program” offered by the International Studies Institute at Palazzo Rucellai: a full week of hands-on experience where the 16 program participants have worked side by side, instructed and supervised by local vendors, coordinators, and chef. Partners included CFT Transportation and Logistics, Caritas Soup Kitchen, S. Ambrogio market, La Bottega della Frutta grocery shop, as well as the restaurants La Spada, Buca Lapi and Centopoveri.
Thanks to strong relationships developed between the Institute (a consortium of American and Australian Universities in Italy) and local professionals of the food industry, all the 16 students had a full immersion week dedicated to the exploration of the Florentine food sytem (from production to consumption). An important occasion to increase student awareness on Italian food culture and on sustainable food systems to better understand what they have learned in the classroom.
International Studies Institute
Tra i partners che hanno aderito al progetto annoveriamo CFT trasporto e la logistica, Mensa Caritas di Novoli, negozianti del Mercato di S. Ambrogio, La Bottega della Frutta alimentari, così come i ristoranti La Spada, Buca Lapi e Centopoveri. Grazie a solide relazioni stabilite tra l’Istituto (consorzio di università americane e australiane in Italia) e professionisti dell’industria alimentare, tutti i 16 studenti hanno partecipato a una full immersion di una settimana dedicata all’esplorazione del sistema alimentare Fiorentino (dal produttore al consumatore). Un’occasione importante per rendere gli studenti più consapevoli della cultura alimentare italiana e i sistemi alimentari sostenibili per meglio comprendere ciò che hanno appreso in classe.





