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Stadsjord (Gothenburg)

Gothenburg, Sweden · Operator: Stadsjord(Niklas Wennberg 主宰)

Overview

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

Citizen participation

Citizens cultivate together and take part as 'foster-keepers' (faddrar) of goats and pigs; in partnership with housing companies and congregations it creates neighbourhood meeting places.

Operating model

Non-profit neighbourhood farming funded through community cooperation, a citizen foster-sponsorship scheme and project grants.

Impact

Widely covered as a Swedish urban-farming case for citizen participation and building a local-food, sustainable-living culture.

Crops

  • mixed vegetables
  • goats
  • pigs
  • fish

Scale

市内複数拠点での近隣型都市農業。栽培に加えヤギ・ブタの放牧や養魚(アクアポニクス)を組み合わせる。総面積は出典に明記なし。

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