Progress report for
Circular Regions - Circular Economy Coalition
Achievement at a glance
Pilot project Nesoddliv (in peri-urban community of Nesodden, Norway)- Successful at on boarding local producers and establishing a local food distribution system supporting regenerative local agriculture
- 35 food cycles with lower food miles, ‘harvest on demand’ (reducing food waste) and a transparent pricing system
- Local ‘Maker Day’ in conjunction with European Maker Week enabling an entire community access to technology and the maker movement free of charge
- Children’s day to learn about beekeeping and how to keep hens
- A dedicated website and graphics for the Resource cafe (ressurskafe.no) providing free food and clothes to those in need while promoting inclusion and collaboration.
- More than 12000 hits on pilot project website in a community with a population of 18000.
Challenges faced in implementation
reaching more of the community at large in order to reach the critical mass to outsource a part time job with the local food system.Next Steps
Building the new platform to encourage communities across the country to support themselves.Beneficiaries
Local Producers, local community
Actions
The local producers have been given access to a market enabling them to sell their produce and plan for the coming growing season. By connecting our producers, we have enabled a discussion to encourage cooperation vs competition reducing price wars, with a goal of enabling complimentary crops in coming years.The Maker Day event: Brought the latest in technology (3d printing, Virtual Reality, littleBits, Makey Makey, a coding group and more) to our community free of charge. Encouraging old and young alike to think out of the box and see what technology is available.
Farm Days & Children's hen and beekeeping: Dedicated to teaching our children where our food comes from, as well as how it is produced, multiple Open Farm Days were held including special events for hands on access to bees and hens.
A dedicated website established to support the Resource Cafe (ressurskafe.no) where everyone has access to free food and clothing encouraging integration and social innovation.