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Self-sufficiency

Do you dream of being a part of the green transition? In this subject, we go into the wonderful garden of the school, use our hands to create something from scratch. Here, we will gain more knowledge on how to solve some of the world’s climate challenges. Do you want to join?

Foundation

We will strengthen and re-create our connection with nature, food, and our hands. We shall experience how we can make a difference, as individuals and society

In a time where we move further and further away from nature, food, and ourselves, and where we are constantly told to consume to balance the economic growth, there is a need for a stop and to take a step back. To contribute to a greener world, we must slow down. We must get our hands dirty, create from scratch, and ‘wear the big glasses’. This way allows for a greater perspective on the challenges of our climate and world.

What will we be doing?

Grow groceries, debate, visit green projects, and develop capabilities in the world of recycling and upcycling.

In self-sufficiency, we will explore how to live more sustainable, greener, and healthier. In the garden, we will grow groceries, get our fingers dirty, and explore the exciting biology of the plants. We will create food and generate life for wild insects.

We will ferment, maintain, and collect herbs, make homemade tee, and grow eatable mushrooms. We will create our own soap, lotion, sew in leather, give life to old furniture, clothes and do fun projects like plant colorings. We will visit exciting green project and food productions. We will debate and grow together with the intension of becoming smarter on how we in practice generate the green transition – in our own life.

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Keywords of the subject

Overview of the subject components

Ecological farming of groceries

Recycling and upcycling

Artisinal craftmanship of natural materials

The globale climate crisis

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Before I started at Nordfyns Højskole I could barely keep a single plant alive and I had no knowledge or practical skills whatsoever in terms of sustainability. Now I have a massive urge to grow things and be more self-sufficient in my everyday life.

Olha Minchenko

Self-sufficiency

Teacher

Your teacher in Self-sufficiency is

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Marie Junker Boesen

Marie is an ecological farmer with a big heart for self-sufficiency, health, and sustainability. She is an advocate of the ‘from earth to table’ concept and is often to be found in the School’s kitchen garden