How to get involved at Losæter?
Losæter er en moderne park med spiselige planter og pulserende liv.
Losæter is a public space and you are always welcome to visit this beautiful area in the middle of the city. Workshops, courses, open house, festival, and so on are offered throughout the season.
There are many ways you can get soil under your finger nails, and actively get involved at Losæter. Below are some suggestions.
Volunteers
You have the possibility to be a volunteer at the urban farm in the middle of the city of Oslo. Together with the city farmer you will take care of this magical urban farming project. You will be handed tasks, be supervised by a farmer. You are welcome to show up on Wednesdays from 10 a.m.
If you are interested, please send an email to bybonden@loseter.no.
Harvesting for a communal dinner with guidance from the city farmer. Photo: Monica Løvdahl.
Weekly community dinners from April to September
From mid-March until the end of the cropping season you can participate in the casual dinners from 17 p.m. to 20.00. We will harvest, cook and eat food together! The baking community makes bread. Everyone is welcome!
Questions about the Wednesday dinners can be directed to bybonden@loseter.no.
Foto: Monica Løvdahl, 2018
Regular partners
Losæter is developed by groups of volunteers and regular partners with a particular interested in sustainable food production and sustainable urban development. They work together with the city farmer at Losæter growing vegetables, grains and fruits. They furthermore actively use Losæter as a base for their other activities. Our partners who are currently working like this are Herbanists, Sansehagen, Food studio, GrowLab, Herligheten, Spire and Oslo Aviary and Apiary.
Several groups and volunteers were harvesting, weeding and preparing for the fall in 2015. Photo: Vibeke Hermanrud
Community of bakers (“Bakelauget”)
Bakelauget is a group of people who love to bake and consist of more than 400 members.
You can show your interest here.
Photo: Monica Løvdahl
Guided tours and talks
We offer guided tours to the public and groups interested in urban farming. Maybe you even want to break out in a practical working session and get some soil under your finger nails? Inquiries can be directed to info@loseter.no.
Guided tour of professionals from the agricultural sector at Losæter by project manager Anne Beate Hovind and farmer Andreas Capjon. Photo: Vibeke Hermanrud.
For press and general info about Losæter please contact: info@loseter.no
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