Losæter Urban Farm
Oslo, Norway · Operator: ロースエーテル（オスロ市・ビョルヴィカ地区の文化機関）／市民ボランティア
Overview
A public urban farm in Oslo's Bjørvika redevelopment that links urban farming, art and community — an ancient-grain field, gardens, a public bakehouse and allotments on a former container port, growing food and green space in the heart of the city.
Citizen participation
Begun in 2011 as an art project, Losæter created an ancient-grain field, vegetable gardens and a public bakehouse on former port land in the redeveloping Bjørvika district. Residents grow vegetables in the 'Herligheten' allotments and take part in courses, events and communal work, in a place that links art with urban food production and community-building.
Operating model
Run as a public cultural institution on public land, combining allotments, education and art programming, sustained by public support, grants and volunteer participation as a non-commercial initiative.
Impact
A pioneering example of securing citizen-involved food production and green public space in the middle of dense urban redevelopment. By fusing art and urban farming, it has drawn attention as a model of participatory urban agriculture in Norway.
Land tenure
Sited on public land in the Bjørvika redevelopment and run on a lasting basis as a cultural institution with the city's involvement.
Crops
- 古代穀物
- 野菜
- ハーブ
Scale
オスロのビョルヴィカ再開発地区にある旧コンテナ港の一角。古代穀物畑・菜園・彫刻的なパン焼き小屋（ベイクハウス）と市民区画（Herligheten）を併設
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