Urban Farm DB

Urban farming in Sweden

7 citizen-driven urban farms recorded in Sweden. Each entry documents who runs it, how the land is held, and where the information came from — nothing is listed without a source.

Community garden
2019

Botildenborg

SEMalmö, Sweden

A social urban farm in Malmö's Rosengård district that uses food and farming for ecological, economic and social sustainability, linking the inclusion of immigrants with the training of a new generation of urban farmers.

CommunityFood educationWelfare+1

malmo.se+2

Community garden

Stockholm Community Gardening Programs

SEStockholm, Sweden

Stockholm Municipality-led community gardens. Studied as sustainability and community building model. Research focus on incentives and participation mechanisms.

CommunityOrganic cycleFood education+1

cambridge.org

Community garden

Malmö Urban Farming Model

SEMalmö, Sweden

Malmö city-wide urban farming initiative. Integrates social interaction, health, biodiversity, and climate action. Multiple formats deployed across parks and squares.

CommunityBiodiversityFood education+1

talkofthecities.iclei.org

Gap space
2012

Stockholm Garden on the Track (Trädgård på spåret)

SEStockholm, Sweden

Stockholm community garden on a reclaimed abandoned railroad track, founded in 2012 by non-profit association. Demonstrates both innovative land use and challenges of tenure stability.

CommunityDIYOrganic cycle

towardsthehumancity.org

Community garden
1903

Gothenburg Colony & Allotment Gardens

SEGothenburg, Sweden

Gothenburg's colony and allotment gardens, begun in 1903 inspired by the German colony movement. Alongside around 3,000 colony plots, shared urban-farming gardens run by growing associations have spread in recent years, actively supported by the city.

CommunityBiodiversityFood education+1

gothenburggreenworld.com+1

Community garden
Interim use2012

Trädgård på Spåret (Garden on the Track)

SEStockholm, Sweden

A mobile community garden on a disused Stockholm railway track, started in 2012 and inspired by Berlin's Prinzessinnengärten and New York's High Line, where citizens farm collectively and create a hub for food and culture.

CommunityFood educationBiodiversity

axfoundation.se+1

Other
2009

Stadsjord (Gothenburg)

SEGothenburg, Sweden

A neighbourhood urban-farming project begun in Gothenburg's Högsbo and Bergsjön that combines cultivation with citizen 'foster' sponsorship of goats and pigs.

CommunityOrganic cycleFood education+2

stadsjord.se+1

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