Not just another flea market
One of the Transition Group members talking to the vendors about the group's work. Photo: Ylva Lundin. I know I keep going on about the Transition Group in my childhood town Alingsås, but they just...
View ArticleBikes, bikes, bikes in Alingsås
Tilda Dahl giving her grandfather a ride in a box bike. Photo: Ylva Lundin. I know everyone’s not as bicycle fanatic as I am, but who wouldn’t love a bicycle day? In the town where I grew up, Alingsås,...
View ArticleHoney is the new money in Lund
The Djing notes. Photo: Mats Lindqvist. Or, rather, the Djing is the new money in the building society Djingis Khan in Lund [map]. With economies shaking all over the world, the initiator Mats...
View ArticleBuilding 4-star hotels – for insects
Photo: Anki-itte (CC BY-NC-ND) Insects. I sometimes get the feeling most people see them as either a nice decoration in their gardens (butterflies) or something you would rather not have at all (the...
View ArticleFixing local food – together
Staffan Börjesson weeding at Tillsammansodlingen. In the background Christian Gustavsson. Photo: Sara Jeswani. If you’re looking for the seeds of a more local food future, Tillsammansodlingen just...
View ArticleGreening a small town
The architect students' own image of a sustainable Alingsås. Earlier I’ve written about the 25 architect students from Chalmers University of Technology who have been concentrating on how to turn the...
View ArticleTransition in Sweden
The transition group of Alingsås gathers to make new visions for their city. Photo: Omställning Alingsås. Ever felt that much needs to be done in order to save the planet, but that the world leaders...
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