Author Archives: Jenna Shea

We started our third day of Terra Madre with the Universita degli Studi di Scienze Gastronomiche (UNISG) in an Urban Foraging class. Foraging is the ancient practice of gathering wild plants, herbs, minerals, and fungi to eat. We walked around Parco de Valentino all morning exploring the natural edibles. Clover was all over the park –Continue reading “Terra Madre: Day 3”

This morning’s walk to the conference started with a reminder of home – a rooftop garden growing above my head.  When we arrived a Parco del Valentino, we had some time to explore Via Po – it was nice and quiet in the morning. Down by the shores of Via Po, was the Slow FishContinue reading “Terra Madre: Day 2”

The walk to the first day of Terre Madre was filled with anticipation. We walked back down Via Garibaldi into Piazza Castello and then down to Piazza San Carlo (where we found yet another new snail to photograph!). The tents were up and the people were starting to fill the squares. When we arrived atContinue reading “Terra Madre: Day 1”

After a long night and day of travel, we arrived at our AirBnB and quickly took off to tour the neighborhood. The architecture was stunning, plants were growing wild from the balconies, and the cobblestone streets stretched on endlessly.  Our AirBnB host, Carlo, recommended Cianci for dinner in the neighborhood. We were very impressed byContinue reading “Terra Madre: Getting Settled in Turin, Italy”