Villa La Pietra Living Lab

Villa La Pietra, one of a ring of grand Renaissance villas that surround old Florence is transformed into a living laboratory to develop and demonstrate resilient strategies for local food production, water harvesting and purification, and flood mitigation.

Sustainable systems are tested to create new local business, jobs opportunities and community involvement. The large park at Villa La Pietra leads the world as a model for productive urban landscapes.

Grace MacPherson
Grace MacPherson