The village

As the world urgently need to move from industrial, centrally driven models, the village is the needed tool to generate a shift – where the local and the handicraft can be turned into the accessible and affordable through digital tools and efficiency. In order to do so – which is one of the key issues in the need to handle the transformation to a more sustainable way of life – it is necessary to work with the entire social structure and not singular solutions. That is what has been the key for the development in Duved. In this way the necessary goal can be set – to develop a more self-sufficient society (which the pandemic as well as now also the war in Ukraine has learnt us is necessary) – and then gradually developed by matching and curating a process where different entities collaborate to generate a larger system change.

In urban areas the focus is on specific, singular solutions, often through start-ups, which can generate positive results. But in Duved a necessary broader context, the village, is the starting point. Through this each solution can be paired with others so that a system change can happen. The food system is Duved is designed to generate a long term and scalable change, where the different agents of the system are brought together to achieve a sustainable system. Local farmers, like Forsa Fjälljordbruk, provide local restaurants with locally produced and sustainable meat. A restaurant, Trägårn, has been established that is much more than a restaurant. It is the starting point of the sustainable food system, serving a new "people's food" totally based on local produce - which, in the North, means to handle preservation for all seasons. A local garden was started in the summer of 2020, which provides with enough greenery. A greenhouse has been commissioned to Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, based on the wishes of the citizens. Step by step a sustainable system is being put in motion, already in use, and will continue to be developed in the coming years. It is based on local engagement and unites small handicraft partners with larger, national players.