Parco agricolo del Ticinello, Urban park in south Milan, Italy.
Parco Agricolo del Ticinello is a large green space in south Milan along a canal. The grounds combine open fields with pathways for walking and cycling throughout.
Milan's 1982 urban plan fixed the park's area and functions, following a committee of citizens and associations that promoted it. The project paired the working farm at Cascina Campazzo with a public park, but nearly thirty years on it was never fully completed: ownership of part of the land stayed private, and in 2010 the municipality owned about half the grounds while negotiating with the property company holding the rest.
The name comes from the Cavo Ticinello, which resurfaces after a long culverted stretch and crosses the grounds in the open. At Cascina Campazzo the old Milanese proverb "Sant Antoni, un'ora bonna" marked 17 January, when a bonfire of stubble and vine cuttings was lit on the farmyard; the tradition was renewed yearly until 2011, when the eviction also banned public events on the property.
The park has no fences and covers 880,000 square metres, with 70% given over to crops. Entrances are on via Dudovich and via Selvanesco to the south, and at Cascina Campazzo and Cascina Campazzino. A wooden boardwalk runs the length of the Ticinello canal, and picnic tables, benches and eighty allotments sit near the large car park.
The park actively grows crops in the middle of the city and produces food. This operation allows wild animals and plants to thrive in an urban setting.
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