UNHIDE Agroforestry - A Knowledge Exchange Latvia- Sweden 2023-25 - Report - Page 30
Österlen’s arboretum: Edible landscape, Sweden
nut into deciduous forests in Scania? According to
the group, the answer is yes—provided this is done
with great care for native species and existing
natural values. The landscapes of the future, they
argued, will need to contribute to food, timber and
water on equal terms with biodiversity, as the fossil
energy and other finite inputs sustaining today’s
food systems cannot be passed on to future generations.
“Even though the world has gone mad and everything seems to be moving in the wrong direction,
I find peace and comfort spending my days in this
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prospering greenery. The contrasts are striking—
here I mow ramson, while in the grocery store
next door it costs a fortune,” Leo reflected, as
we rested in the cool shade of the trees on a hot
summer day.
FUTURE FORESTS IN
SOUTHERN SWEDEN
Kivik is well known for its apple orchards, first
established in the nineteenth century. Alongside
