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Österlen’s arboretum: Edible landscape, Sweden
contribute to food and water security, as an equal
goal with biodiversity, as we will not be able to
pass on the fossil energy and other finite inputs
sustaining today’s food production to the next generations.
“Even though the world has gone mad and everything seems to go in the wrong direction, I find
peace and comfort when spending my day in this
prospering greenery. The contrasts are striking;
here I mow ramson, while at the grocery store next
door they cost the earth”, Leo contemplated, while
we rested in the coolness of the trees on this hot
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day.
Kivik is known for its many apple orchards, the
first established in the 19th century. With horticulture entrepreneurs, other trees were introduced as
well; today, several large walnut trees and sweet
chestnut trees grow in gardens and in public
spaces in the area. In the future, Kivik and Southern Sweden might be known for these nut trees as
well, as they have started regenerating naturally.
