Oslo transnational “Growing” workshop programme & presentations
Thursday 10 September 2013
Morning Welcome Workshop: “Multiple functions of growing in urban context” at “Slottsbiblioteket”, National library of Norway
- Key note presentation by Erik Joner, Bioforsk: Is urban pollution a menace to urban agriculture?
- Partner exchanges (based on partner contributions) Recreational, educational, social cohesion, production…new uses of public & private spaces.
- Site visits:
- Geitmyra School and Community Garden
- Geitmyra Culinary Center for Children
- Sagene Community Center
- Sogn Allotment Garden lodge: Speed presentation night
Presentations:
- Konstantina Tsamourtzi, Plato’s Academy, from Athens
- Stefan Dudan, Primaria Vaslui, from Vaslui
- Daniela Catanoso, Il “Cozzo” and “Orto-gether”, from Messina
- Lilian Pellegrino, //FU// Urban Farming on the riverbanks, from Lyon
- Susanne Alfjord, “Stadsnara Odling”, from Gothenburg
- Jérome Veriter, Aquaponiris, from Brussels
- Gus Hoyd, Feed Bristol, from Bristol
- Eemstad Boederij, from Amersfoort
- Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Agroecology, from Oslo
- Ann-Mari Nylund, Buzzling Gardens, from Oslo
- Daniel Staphanek, Geriljagardening, from Oslo
- Mads Pålsrud, Growlab, from Oslo
- Anne Dubrau, Epleslang, from Oslo
- Ruth Østerdal, Økohagn pa Sogn, from Oslo
- Susanne Thomaier, TU Berlin / Zfarming, from Germany
Wednesday 11 September 2013
Site visits: Bogstad Fram
| Educational kitchen & flower garden | nicely situated
Keynote presentation by Susanne Thomaier, Technische Universität Berlin: Urban farming of the future: Business models for zero-acreage farming
Partner exchanges: Actionplanning
| Creating Action plans | In groups of 4 to 5 people the participants developed new Action plan strategies from upcoming ideas.
Site visits: ByBi (urban beekeeping), Hærligheten wasteland garden
| Wasteland garden | Shared land in between 2 streets of the harbor area. Every member has a private box.
Micro-Consulting: How can we create synergies between multiple heterogeneous initiatives?
| Micro consulting with Majobo | What could be new strategies for the public sector to provide growing space and strengh initiatives and stuctures within this field?
Mathallen
| Market with local food producers | Mathallen is the first market at Oslo which provides local food. Agriculture products as well as dishes and finished products.
Networking Dinner: Oslo Spiseforetning (Norwegian cuisine)
Thursday 30 May 2013 “Wrap-up & Next steps”
Conclusion of the outcome by Lead Expert François Jégou
Morning Wrap-up: Oslo City Hall
- Drawing lessons for our Local Action Plans
- How to move forward with our Local Support Groups? Sharing experiences from LSGs, national capacity building seminars & summer university
- Next steps (transnational meetings dates, sub groups & project management