Sagene è un quartiere urbano nel centro di Oslo con circa 35.000 abitanti. Il nostro gruppo è nato nel novembre 2010 e da allora ha realizzato diversi progetti nella comunità. Ecco un breve elenco di ciò che il nostro piccolo gruppo è riuscito a realizzare con un piccolo budget e tanto entusiasmo!

annual bike repair workshop (donations given to an ecological orphanage in Thailand) “exchange markets” (byttemarked på norsk) storytelling course the Garden Trailer – challenging the street parking paradigm in Oslo the “Wish Tree” – local democracy in action! permaculture park gardening soil building project/local food production movie screenings with guest speakers and small group discussions vermiculture course sour dough bread baking course homebrewing course edible weeds in the city walk/cooking course lactic acid fermentation course gardening at kindergardens information displays – raising awareness about Omstilling Sagene and the Transition movement seed bomb stand permaculture dance workshop fruit press and jucing stand on Park(ing) Day with local pears and apples from the parks LETS.no – Norway’s first local exchange trading system herbal butter demonstration stand jam and chutney course Friendship North/South cooperation with Ecobarrio Villa4Alamos inner Transition cabin trip (hytte tur på norsk) seminar about the “New Economy” in cooperation with Grønn Hverdag presentations and support for neighboring Transition Initiatives

Tutti i nostri corsi sono offerti gratuitamente o a basso costo (le donazioni sono sempre gradite). (Chiunque può frequentare i corsi o partecipare ai nostri progetti, indipendentemente dal luogo in cui vive.

Check out our Facebook page to see pictures from our past events and hear about upcoming courses! Click here for an article about Omstilling Sagene in Pengevirke – Cultura Bank’s magazine (in Norwegian).

If you live in Norway and would like to start a Transition initiative, please do not hesitate to contact us at omstillingsagene@gmail.com. We would love to help you get the process started and cooperate with your group! We also can to send people to host lectures and workshops.