- Stavanger Urban Folkehøgskole StUF
- Telephone: 930 86 277
- E-mail: post@stufskole.no
- Course length: All year
- Study tour: Urban safari gjennom Europa
- Foundation: Liberal
The liberal folk high schools are built on values that are not based on one particular belief. They encourage students with different interests and beliefs to apply. -
Food: Vegetarian, veganMost schools will accommodate food allergies and other dietary needs. If you have questions, please contact the school directly.
- Location: Stavanger
- Start-up date: 22.08.2024
- Price: from 125 000,-
Do you like sowing seeds, gathering wild plants, growing food gardens in the city?
Do you like getting dirt under your nails and nurturing knowledge & vegetables at the same time? Choose this program to put your green ambitions into practice!
Stavanger Urban Folkehøyskole aims to be a contributer in development of sustainable cities, promoting knowledge about sustainable food production and business development within urban agriculture. As a student at this program you will collect knowledge from all of theese fields. Themes you will study are; food production and spatial planning, keeping of animals, social inclusion, entrepreneurship, ecology and economics. The program is closely linked to established contributers in the city today, such as ecological restaurants and cafès, city farmers and other educational institutions.
Contents in Urban farming includes
- Urban gardening - Ecological sustainability in the city
- Create and operate urban cultivation areas as a collaborative project with local restaurants
- Organze the "Ugly vegetables" market
- Composting
- Menu planning
- Prosessing and handling food, based on season
- The social aspect of urban farming
- Budgeting
