Testbeds Angered and Skogome

The object is to combine low entry levels with essential infrastructure and focus on developing knowledge required to successfully run a commercial business using sustainable farming practises.            

The test sites Angered and Skogome were initiated in order to increase urban food production and further green entrepreneurship in and around the city centre. Arable land owned by the municipality is currently underutilized and focus is often on recreation rather than food production. The test sites offer a starting ground for developing small scale agricultural businesses with minimal investment needs and allows for incremental growth within the test sites as well as the possibility of relocating to larger plots of land within the municipality. The test sites offer basic and essential infrastructure including fencing, water distribution and lockable tool sheds. In addition, the city can provide financing for polytunnels and greenhouses with long term payment schedules added to the rent, enabling investments that are especially hard to finance using traditional bank loans among green entrepreneurs. The test sites are one out of three foundations for successful green entrepreneurship, the other being the model farm offering a mix of hands-on examples of best practise and the third the incubator with focus on viable business models.