The Italian Garden Project The Italian Garden Project The mission of The Italian Garden Project is to celebrate the joy and wisdom inherent in the traditional Italian American vegetable garden preserving this heritage and demonstrating its relevance for reconnecting to our food our families and the earth. Featured blog post The Italian Garden Project Hall of Honor A space to celebrate our heroes of selfsufficiency and ageold wisdom who have connected us to food family and the earth. The Garden Gallery Takea slideshow tour of some thebeautifulItalian American vegetable gardens we visit throughout the country. Archives of American Gardens Documenting a traditional Italian American vegetable garden for the Smithsonian Institutes Archives of American Gardens Tools of theGarden In an Italian garden it is not unusual to find tools that have been handed down from one generation to the next beautiful weathered works of art.