Yeah: it is official! #AED19

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At the end of March Ludwig wrote something about the Agroecology Day… and on Friday we printed our posters and the program flyers! So, there is no way back anymore. 😉 Our theme this year will be on Food Security and how the role of Agroecology is imperative to this. With the various lectures we… Continue reading Yeah: it is official! #AED19

Field season has started

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Since last week the weather is continuously getting better and the most of the days are sunny and the day temperatures are quite nice. That means that the fields are dried up and the seedbed preparation and the drilling of the first crops has started. As well on the farm were Ludwig is working the… Continue reading Field season has started

Agroecology in transition

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Here comes a special insight into the development of the Agroecology programme at Alnarp that seems to be currently stuck in its own development. Since nine years the programme is existing now. But still there is not the success, in terms of applicant numbers and participants, that was aimed by the founders. Furthermore, the programme… Continue reading Agroecology in transition

Events at Alnarp

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Hej hej, today I want to talk a bit about events that are going on here at Alnarp because there is always an interesting event to participate. So, if you are bored from your studies, you can always get inspired by another lecture 😉A few weeks ago we attended an event organised by the Lantmästare… Continue reading Events at Alnarp

Excursion!

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Today we visited several sustainable entrepreneurships in the Swedish agricultural sector! We started in the morning by bus and visited at first Johan Widing and its eco farm Bokeslundsgården. The first thing we got to see were his free-range pigs and poultry. He is working with landraces and is also keeping bees. In recent years,… Continue reading Excursion!

Botanical Garden Lund

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Today we visited the botanical garden in Lund.The garden is for free and you can explore a lot of different things. The large greenhouse alone consists of more than six different departments with different climatic conditions.In one compartment there were even small partridge-like birds. In summer time, a small cafe will be opened there, too.We… Continue reading Botanical Garden Lund

Skåne, Sweden, Denmark …

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Did we ever wrote about the stones on campus which are always (almost every day) repainted in different colours? The reason might sounds a little bit strange: until the 17th century Skåne (southernmost province of Sweden – so where we are) belonged to Denmark. During the Second Nordic War, Denmark declared in June 1657 war… Continue reading Skåne, Sweden, Denmark …