LOCAL FOOD= INCREASED PREPAREDNESS
-How can we together get more local food on our plates?
Conference
Do you want to help develop food security within Upplandsbygd's 5 municipalities* with extra focus on Sigtuna?
Are you a food producer or processor?
Do you handle the purchasing of food for your company or other business?
Are you a decision-maker or municipal official who wants to accelerate work on food preparedness?
Do you work or do you want to work with logistics and distribution of local goods?
Do you want to help simplify and shorten various food chains?
Or are you otherwise involved in issues surrounding local food and food security?
Then this is something for you! – Feel warmly welcome on
NOVEMBER 3-4
November 3 at 9:00-17:00
November 4th at 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Place: Sigtuna Foundation, Sigtuna.
Organizers: Upplandsbygd Locally Led Development, Sigtuna Municipality, Uppsala Food Council, Food and Flavors in Northern Stockholm, etc.
Cost: Free of charge. Upplandsbygd covers all costs including food.
Registration: Limited number of places, first come, first served! Register now here
NOTE: Email jenny.kangas@upplandsbygd.se regarding reserve places for accommodation at the Sigtuna Foundation.
RegistrationArrangement of the days:
Conference program "Local food = Preparedness"”
Sigtuna Foundation, November 3-4, 2025
| Time | What? | Where & who? |
| 8.30 | Coffee | Rosengård Hall |
| 9.00 | Welcome and practical info from the organizing team | The Great Hall |
| 9.15 | Intro | The main hall, Moderator Staffan Lindberg |
| 9.30 | Who are we on site? | The Great Hall, Staffan Lindberg |
| 10.05 | Food strategies and a current situation analysis | The Great Hall, Rebecca Waterhouse, |
| 10.20 | Local producers' perspective | The Great Hall, Presentation of Jädra Rectory (Linda Fidjeland and Torbjörn Öckerman)
Panel: The Green of the Nose (Sven Secher) & Langhard Agriculture (Helena and Joakim Langhard) |
| 11.00 | Pause | The Great Hall |
| 11.10 | Local processors' perspective | The Great Hall,
Presentation of Skogsbacken's cheese (Marih Jonsson), Panel: Pommeriet & Charlottenlunds trading post, (Mikael and Louise Durling) Peasmakers AB (Eva Fröman) &Jädra Rectory (Linda Fidjeland and Torbjörn Öckerman), |
| 11.45 | Leg stretchers | |
| 11.50 | Logisticians and distributors' perspectives | The Great Hall, Presentation of FoodHost (Britt-Marie Stegs)
Panel: Pommeriet & Charlottenlunds trading post, (Mikael and Louise Durling) Uppsala Food Council (Rebecca Waterhouse), Farmer's food in Uppland (Marih Jonsson), Reko Ring (Linda Lönnkvist) and Food and flavors in North Stockholm (Helena Langhard) |
| 12.40 | LUNCH | The restaurant |
| 13.40 | Research - Roles and collaborations of municipalities and regional actors for resilient regional food systems | The Great Hall, Malin Andersson, Uppsala University, https://www.uu.se/kontakt-och-organisation/personal?query=N13-2063 |
| 14.15 | Reflections in the tables? | The Great Hall |
| 14.35 | Our municipalities, how do they work or can they work to strengthen resilient, regional food systems? | The Great Hall,
Presentation by Sebastian Fjäll, Vallentuna Municipality 10-15 min, approx. Vallentuna Food Market Panel: Henrik Andersson, Urban farming Hågaby etc., Uppsala Municipality, Ewa Westergren, Trosa municipality, Janine Österman, Lund Municipality, Sanaz Kalantari/ Rana Toprak, Uppsala Municipality |
| 15.10 | Coffee | Rosengård Hall |
| 15.40 | Private purchases of locally produced food (Restaurant & catering) | The Great Hall, Presentation of Johanna & Food (Johanna Mellberg) and presentation of Happy Food (Lena Hägg). Then conversation |
| 16.20 | Summary & conclusion of the first day | The Great Hall, Staffan Lindberg |
| 16.40-17.20 | Guided tour of the foundation for those interested/ | The Foundation |
| 18.00 | Dinner | The restaurant |
Day 2 Tuesday, November 4
| Time | What? | Where & who? |
| 7.30-8.30 | Breakfast | The restaurant |
| 8.30 | Summary of day one | The Great Hall, Staffan Lindberg |
| Reflection in the tables | The Great Hall, Staffan Lindberg | |
| 8.55 | Local food as the best crisis plan | The Great Hall,
Maria Gardfjell, Expert/food and emergency preparedness, environment and climate. Previous political assignments as a member of parliament and municipal councilor. |
| 9.15 | Strategic decisions from municipalities as a way to get more local food on your plate | The Great Hall,
Ewa Westergren, Trosa Municipality Vallentuna Municipality Sanaz Kalantari, Uppsala Municipality Rana Toprak, Uppsala Municipality
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| 10.00 | COFFEE | Rosengård Hall |
| 10.30 | Funding and projects as a way to increase local food security | The Great Hall,
My Sellberg, Uppland region, Sara Thorseus, Company, Cyrille Gaubert, microphone |
| 11.00 | Speed dating | The Great Hall,
My Sellberg, Upplandsbygd |
| 11.30 | Focus Sigtuna | Main Hall, Panel Discussion
Mattias Askerson Chairman of the Municipal Board in Sigtuna, (M), Marie Axelsson Opposition Councilor Sigtuna (S), Bengt Hellström sits on the Municipal Board in Sigtuna (KD), Tord Olsson small business owner Herresta Lada, Kristian Svensson, food producer and small business owner, etc. |
| 12.15 | Evaluation | The Great Hall |
| 12.30 | Termination | The Great Hall |
| 12.45 | LUNCH | The restaurant |
For Upplandsbygd, this is part of the project We Ecopreneurs