Recap of the day - On this fourth and final day, the participants of the «optional excursion» again braved the busy Roman traffic to pay an early-morning visit the urban market of Testaccio, where they tasted a few Italian specialities, and learned about how the food is sourced and who frequents the different types of markets in the city. An interesting bit of trivia revealed that the Testaccio market was built on the site of an ancient Roman market, thereby linking it to a food tradition harking back 2000 years. After that, following the food trail back, the group headed out to the organic cooperative farm Agricoltura Nuova beyond the southern outskirts of Rome. Here they toured the farm with an Italian farmer, studied the production and processing capacities of the cooperative, and compared notes on the challenges of farming in Italy and elsewhere. They also learned how the cooperative markets their products to consumers, be that locally or nationally. After a hearty lunch, the group headed back to town to go their separate ways, be that by train or plane.

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