Bodø, February 8. 2013
EFCF-conference in Bodø, Norway, 2013 June 20-24 Welcome to the Arctic city farm adventure! 4H Norway and the Norwegian Federation of 4H-farms is proud to host the 2013 EFCF conference in the North of Norway and to invite you to The Arctic city farm adventure! Please find below our program, which may differ in the end in small details, and the practical information you will need. Thursday, June 20, afternoon 16.00-18.00: Arriving at the hotel Skagen and settling in 18.00-19.30: Evening soup and coming together at the hotel. Official welcome and presentation of the participants. Delegates introduce themselves and present their work. Organisational issues and information. Voluntary choices: 19.30 - 21.30 Group 1: City tour arranged by the historical museum (20 Euro) 19.30 - 21.30 Group 2: Fishing with the traditional boat Faxsen (20 Euro)
Friday, June 21 7.30-8.30: Breakfast at the hotel. Information. 8.45: Bus leaving the hotel 9.00-10.00: Visiting the out-door Kinder garten called Maskinisten 10.00-10.30: Walking along the small river (20 minutes) 10.30- 11-30: Visiting Vågønes barnehage (Kinder garten) Song-play performance 11.30: Walking to the city farm Bodin 4H-gård (20 minutes) 12.00: Lunch at Bodin 4H-gård 13.00: Information about access to nature and the public health program STImuli 14:00: Growing food in the Kindergarten. Urban Community supported agriculture University projects presented by Vivi Storsletten 15:00: Cafe breaks with waffles and cakes. Guided tour of the city farm 16.30: Out walking again, following the small river to the seaside, approx. 3 km 17.30 Bodøsjøen friluftsmuseum. Activities like reps crafting, felting wool, whittle/ carving, walk on stilts, throwing horseshoes and Viking chess (see video) 17.30 – 20.00: Activities and outdoor Dinner/ barbeque at Bodøsjøen friluftsmuseum 20.00: Bus leaving for the hotel (approx.. 15 minutes)
Saturday, June 22 7.30- 8.30: Breakfast at the hotel. Information. 9.00 – 10.00 EFCF AGM- members only 10.00-12.00 EFCF general meeting-for everyone 12. 00: Lunch at the hotel 13.00-13.30: Bus transfer to Ersvika Sami Siida (see photos) 13.30- 16.30: Visiting Ersvika Sami Siida where children normally take part in different activities and skills the Sami culture. You will, in an active way, learn about Sami crafts, history and way of living in the present and in the past. You will also experience reindeer- herder explaining about coexistence between indigenous people and nature and how to maintain the traditional way of reindeer -keeping in a
sustainable way, and in harmony with nature. In the program there will also be a taste of Sami food and of course there will be coffee and a bon fire 16.30: Bus leaving for Saltstraumen- the world strongest maelstrom, which according to the tidal timetable will be at its most powerful around 17.00 pm. You are free to sit down close to the sea side or walk around the area 18.20: Official photo of the Conference outside Saltstraumen hotel. Be there! 18.30: Bus leaving the natural phenomenon Saltstraumen from Saltstaumen hotel 19.00 -22.00 Dinner from cooking pits served in a big turf hut, accompanied by some Stone Age experiences at historical Tuvsjyen. Sami fairy- tales by Eirin Edvardsen. Bring your swimwear as you will have the possibility to swim in the sea and use the wooden tubs with a nice and warm temperature. Recommended! 22.00: Bus leaving for the hotel (35 km)
Sunday, June 23 (Midsummer Night) 08.00 09.00 Breakfast at the hotel. Information. Bus transfer to the Kjerringøy Island, 42 km North of Bodø, including a 10 minutes ferry, travelling through a very beautiful landscape Visiting an organic milk production farm, eating local food for lunch, guiding at the historical trading coastal center, visiting a boat builder and taking a look at outdoor climbing activities for children. Coffee- and tea brakes with homemade pastries. Dinner at the local hotel in the afternoon. Official end of the conference Celebration of the Midsummer Night with a barbeque and camp fire in the evening Around 22.00: Bus transfer back to the hotel, hopefully the midnight Sun is shining all night
Monday, June 24 07.30 – 08.30 Breakfast End of the conference, good bye and departures!
Practical information: Conference fee: 300 euro Pay to: 4H Norway account number 9365.11.73548, before May 1. Name of the account: FNG Address of Bank: Landkreditt Bank, Pb 1824 Vika, 0123 Oslo IBAN: NO2493651173548 Swift: DNBANOKK Online registration will be open from February 15. Click here. Read this first: The opening page of the first registration form is in Norwegian. You have to accept the first question in Norwegian as shown below to get to the form in English. If a red x appears, you have to make sure all the details are filled in before you can go on to the next page of the registration. Please do not pay attention to any pop-ups in Norwegian. See the guide for registration. Registration and pay before Mai1. Limits: 5 persons per city farm preliminary. We will open the registration for more people after May 1. if necessary How to get to the conference: Your destination is Bodø in the county of Nordland, just above the Arctic circle (The city is called Bådåddjo in sami language) By flight from Gardermoen/Oslo: www.norwegian.no or www.sas.no (75 minutes flight) Aprox150 euro By train: www.nsb.no (17- 18 hours) Tickets approx 50-100 euro Oslo-Bodø By car: aprox 1500 km from Oslo Coastal steamer goes from Bergen to Bodø. (35 hours) www.hurtigruten.no The most beautiful voyage in the world according to National Geographic. Quite expensive, however nice to combine with train one way or another Believe it or not: In Bodø it’s walking distance from the railway station, airport and harbour to the hotel Extended stay? If you come before June 20, or stay after June 24, you have to find your own accommodation Weather: normally 92 mm of rain in June. Avg. temperature is + 15 C. Coastal and windy area. Bring summer clothing, warm sweaters, raincoats, good shoes for walking, t-shirts and sandals if the weather forecast is very good.
Car transport if anyone needs for Friday 21, as we do some walking this day and you may not be fit for 30-60 minutes of walking? Ask for this in the registration form Alcohol: use of alcohol in outdoor events is not allowed in Norway. You will be served coffee, tea, juice etc with all the outdoor meals except for midsummer eve. Alcohol is also expensive compared to the rest of Europe, 5 Euro for a pint of beer in pubs, 3 Euro in shops. 13-20 Euro for a bottle of wine, only sold at the liquor store. Currency: In Norway you use Norwegian kroner only. 1 Euro is approx 8 kroner Bring to the conference: Material from your work like posters, leaflets etc Contact persons for the conference: Ingeborg Tangeraas, 4H-Nordland, phone 047 75547847 (office) 047 95974242 (cell phone) E-mail: ingeborg.tangeraas@4h.no Grete Kvavik, 047 48249896 (cell phone)