My name is Mia Frances LaRocca, one of the women who carries on the nickname setteuarciate. I am a beekeeper by practice — I love bringing people together through food and learning alongside plants. I host an artist residency that centers ecological relationships.
If you would like to learn more or work with me please reach out at setteuarciate@gmail.com.
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services— beekeeping consultation, events, private cooking, education, creative direction, floral design, writing, editing, gardening.
To read more about projects I have contributed to:
Gardening residency at Anna Tasca Lanza in Sicily.
Editing for The Critical Seed Library with ATerraTerra- August 2024
Beekeeping consultant for exhibit by Eliza Collin at The Design Museum in London / Exploring how the scents emitted by plants are changing in response to climate breakdown
Portfolio of floral arrangements - Spring 2024
Co-facilitating agro-biodiversity + biodiversity discussions with ATerraTerra for Cook the Farm - Spring 2024
Entangled Landscapes Vol 1: Abruzzo / Rewilding Abruzzo: Nurturing Nature, Cultivating Change, By Chiara Carlucci
The Sour Milk School by Milk Trekker x Alla Casa Vecchia - March 18 - 22, 2024
Millefiori, a raw-milk goat cheese with pollen + honey - made in collaboration with Alla Casa Vecchia x Rewilding Apennines
What does biodiversity taste like? An informal, ongoing discussion with Rewilding Apennines
Anti-Extraction Beehive - Designed by Christian Cummings and Nik Gelormino
Nocino: solstice gatherings in Los Angeles / June and November 2023
The New Gastronome / Immigrants Feed America — Beyond the Statement, By Mia Frances LaRocca
Reactivating the edible landscape of a mountainous community: ecology, culture and spirituality in Pacentro, Italy - Master’s thesis at The University of Gastronomic Sciences, By Mia Frances LaRocca
Pastori della Majella, an exhibit honoring the shepherds of the Majella with Alla Casa Vecchia - August 2023
