Green living in Sweden's Ecological Village of Solbyn
Ingeborg Löfgren, a pillar of the Solbyn community. Photo: Gillian Thomas.
Solbyn is an ecological village of fifty apartments, situated on a forested hill near to Lund and Malmö in Southern Sweden. I moved here two months ago with my young children and partner. We arrived at the start of winter, which is not the best season for admiring all the carefully tended trees and plants.
On this February day it is minus 5 degrees C, the light reflects off the snow, and the wide stretch of south-facing windows means my living room and kitchen are bright.
Solbyn is attractive, with its pretty beige and black two story buildings, the wide gravel pedestrian lanes between the homes, the sinewy trees and the huge expanse of allotments. Even without an allotment of our own for now, we have a sizeable patch outside our door, and we could create a winter garden in our glass house extension.
Read on: http://www.theecologist.org/green_green_living/2741999/green_living_in_swedens_ecological_village_of_solbyn.html
Love Always
mudra
Ingeborg Löfgren, a pillar of the Solbyn community. Photo: Gillian Thomas.
Solbyn, a sustainable community in southern Sweden, is a cold place to spend the winter, writes Gillian Thomas. But for all the snow outside, the well-insulated homes stay warm in the harshest conditions - and the welcome is warmer still. Come summer, there's an organic farm to nurture, but February is a month for friendship, making plans, and brilliant starry nights.
Solbyn shows us that a neighborhood can be a source of beauty and scientific discovery; a place to teach our children how to interact with nature; and a place to build relationships with a shared ethical commitment.
Solbyn is an ecological village of fifty apartments, situated on a forested hill near to Lund and Malmö in Southern Sweden. I moved here two months ago with my young children and partner. We arrived at the start of winter, which is not the best season for admiring all the carefully tended trees and plants.
On this February day it is minus 5 degrees C, the light reflects off the snow, and the wide stretch of south-facing windows means my living room and kitchen are bright.
Solbyn is attractive, with its pretty beige and black two story buildings, the wide gravel pedestrian lanes between the homes, the sinewy trees and the huge expanse of allotments. Even without an allotment of our own for now, we have a sizeable patch outside our door, and we could create a winter garden in our glass house extension.
Read on: http://www.theecologist.org/green_green_living/2741999/green_living_in_swedens_ecological_village_of_solbyn.html
Love Always
mudra
