Meet Sabatino DiNardo

The Italian Garden Project™ is proud to share a video about one of the gardeners we document, Sabatino DiNardo, who emigrated in 1957 from the town of Gamberale in Abruzzo, Italy to the US and settled in Pittsburgh, PA. He has donated a fig tree to our Legacy Fig Tree Garden.

Seed Saving with Fenice

Delightful Fenice will warm your heart as she teaches how to save the seeds of the most classic Italian vegetables.

Nicola and Fenice's Garden

Come along for a visit to the Mercurio’s and meet warm and welcoming Fenice and Nicola. Nicola gives us a tour of his beautiful, classic Italian American vegetable garden, home to 18 fig trees!

Pasquale's Garden

Get a glimpse into the garden of Pasquale and Luigina Cesario of Norridge, Illinois. They grew up in the same town of Rovella in province of Cosenza in Calabria, and throughout their 67 years of married life their incredible garden has grown and thrived right alongside their beautiful family!

Tomato Staking and Pruning

If your tomato plants are quickly outgrowing the cages or stakes that looked more than adequate just weeks ago, here’s a tried and true old-school solution.

Rufina's Squash Blossoms

Rufina Ranieri, of Staten Island, explains how she prepares her fried squash blossoms. Read the blog post Squash Blossoms Three Ways which includes the recipe.

Tommasina Digs Fig Shoots for Replanting

Tommasina demonstrates how to carefully remove shoots of her fig tree so that they can be replanted to grow into separate trees. For more information, read our blog post Fig Trees Are for Sharing

Caring for New Fig Tree Shoots, Part 1

Rodolfo Ranallo of Pittsburgh talks about how to care for the new shoots that have developed from the roots of his fig tree that died during the winter. For more information, read our blog post Caring for Fig Shoots, Part I

Caring for New Fig Tree Shoots, Part 2

Rodolfo Ranallo of Pittsburgh talks about how to care for the new shoots that have developed from the roots of his fig tree that died during the winter. For more information, read our blog post Caring for Fig Shoots, Part II

Mr. Ciccone and the Apple

Giovanni Ciccone carefully peels an apple and reveals a whole lifestyle. Read our full blog post here.

Accessing Wisdom: Caring for Pole Beans

Maria Macchione demonstrates how to care for climbing Italian Roma beans.

Accessing Wisdom: Chamomile Tea

Maria Macchione teaches how to make chamomile tea from the flowers she grows and dries. For more information, read the blog post Growing and Using Chamomile

Accessing Wisdom: Caring for Fig Trees

Michele Vaccaro talks about caring for fig trees.

Accessing Wisdom: Onion and Garlic Braiding

Teresa Tarantino demonstrates her skill at onion and garlic braiding. For more information read the blog post Braiding Onions and Garlic

Stories From the Garden: Sam Amelio

Sam shares a fond and humorous memory of his Italian mother-in-law.

Stories From the Garden: Teresa Amelio

Teresa shares memories of her mother, Rosalinda Sauro Sirianni.

Making Sausage with Mariano Floro

Mariano explains how he makes his fresh and dried sausages. For more information, read our blog post Mariano Makes Sausage and Cured Pork Loins

Curing Pork Loins with Mariano Floro

Mariano describes how he makes cured pork loins which he refers to as 'capicolla'. For more information, read our blog post Curing Pork Loins with Mariano Floro

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