Botildenborg is a farm with a restaurant located in the region of Rosengård in Malmö, Sweden. The organisation grows over six tons of food annually and trains professional urban growers. The activities delivered by the farm aim to develop an increased interest and up-take of organic food production in Sweden in order to secure the long-term food supply in the country and reduce agriculture's climate impact. To raise the number of growers, and conscious consumers in Sweden, the farm needed to increase its reach to engage a larger target group in an innovative manner so that further interest and knowledge in small-scale agricultural cultivation and food production could be generated.

The idea for the Grön Framtid project application was based on developing best practice examples for several different cultivation methods, including hydroponics focusing on indoor cultivation. Instead of using soil, the technique of hydroponics uses a water-based nutrient solution or other growing media to grow plants.

In addition, further awareness-raising activities, training, inspiring events and conferences were needed to spread knowledge and interest among teachers, young people, and the general public.

The application's purpose was to inspire more future growers and develop an innovative visitor destination where topical courses and experiences around food and cultivation could become an attraction and contribute to acquiring practical knowledge about sustainability.

The aim of the Green Future project 'Grön Framtid' was to create practical solutions to achieve ecological sustainability for the benefit of all. The objective was to raise awareness and increase growers' interest in becoming more active in the cultivation of food. To achieve this goal, the project sought to develop an innovative visitor destination where courses and experiences around food and farming would become a key attraction.

By utilising the project's specific location not far from Malmö, there was a good potential to engage people of different backgrounds, ethnicities and ages. The project was designed to motivate consumers and growers to become more informed, knowledgeable and entrepreneurial in their food choices, thereby increasing their sustainable consumption. As such, it was a keen interest of the project promoter to work from a sustainable perspective at all levels and in all contexts.

From the outset, the project's main activities involved developing more types of cultivation as a learning basis for future participants. This also involved setting up a hydroponics system and training the farm’s own staff at Botildenborg to strengthen their competence in the various cultivation techniques.

Particular emphasis was given to producing training courses (both physical and digital) for target groups such as teachers, the general public and pupils. The main themes of the training courses included growing microgreens, pallet collar cultivation, mushroom cultivation, hydroponics and refinement – apple juice production and fermentation.

In addition, a number of educational videos were created and published utilising Botildenborg’s established communication channels, such as social media (Instagram), a digital education platform and a website.

Further activities involved running markets (harvest festivals) with local food artisans, organising workshops for the public, and holding conferences for professionals in urban cultivation development, the food industry, authorities, and food crafters.

In parallel with project implementation, the project involved the ongoing tasks of project management, project control, reporting, progress monitoring, finance, administration and communication.