Local food wit­hin the geo­park area

A geo­park tells the sto­ry of how geo­lo­gy, bio­lo­gy, peop­le, and cul­tural histo­ry are con­nec­ted. That also inclu­des the local food tra­di­tions. Sup­por­ting and high­ligh­ting local­ly pro­du­ced food and pro­ducts is somet­hing a geo­park work acti­vely with.

Milli­ons of years of geo­lo­gi­cal events have cre­a­ted a fasci­na­ting lands­cape in Pla­tå­ber­gens Geo­park. Bed­rock, topo­grap­hy, soil con­di­tions, and access to water pro­vi­de dif­fe­rent con­di­tions in dif­fe­rent places.

The lands­cape we see today was to a gre­at extent for­med by the last ice age, which began around 115,000 years ago och avslu­ta­des för 10 000 år sedan. The land­forms and mate­ri­als left behind by the ice cre­a­ted the basic con­di­tions for human, ani­mal, and plant life. Bil­li­ons, tril­li­ons of small clay par­ticles cre­a­ted the clay soil that now covers the flat Väst­gö­ta Plain.

For mil­len­nia, peop­le have lived on and far­med the land on the mountains. The dif­fe­rent rocks have cre­a­ted dif­fe­rent con­di­tions for agricul­tu­re. On the lower slo­pes of the mountains, weat­he­red limesto­ne, sand­sto­ne, and sha­le have cre­a­ted good agricul­tural soils. The clay soils of the Väst­gö­ta Plain are among the most pro­ducti­ve agricul­tural are­as in Swe­den and the tab­le mountain area offers a throng of gre­at ingre­di­ents, local­ly grown food and products.

Here we have gat­he­red some links for you who want to visit dif­fe­rent farm shops, may­be are curi­ous about REKO rings, whe­re you can order local­ly pro­du­ced food, or want to know more about whe­re you can go to expe­ri­ence this pantry of fan­tastic food cul­tu­re in the area.

Farm shops, cafes & restaurants

Farm shops & local food in Skaraborg

Fal­byg­dens osteria

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Fal­kö­pings mar­ket hall

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Mäjens Ice cream & meringue

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Lug­nås­ber­gets eko-grönt

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Näre­bo farm shop

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Adelså­sens farm shop

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Cafés, restau­rants & farm shops around Hornborgasjön

Varn­hems klostercafé

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Café Dop­ping­en

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Fred­riks­sons Pen­sio­nat Sjöbacka

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Herr­torps Qvarn

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Mellom­går­den Café & farm shop

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Cea­sar­stu­gan

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Farm shops in the Sköv­de area

Lyc­ke Lamm

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Sör­gårds­mjölk

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Präs­ta­kvar­na

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Orme­bac­kens farm shop

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Mos­ter Susan­nes eko-eggs

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Aske­torps egg farm

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Local food in Troll­hät­tan & Vänersborg

God­hem

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Fristorps gård

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Eng­el­brekt gård

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Cafes in Troll­hät­tan & Vänersborg

In Troll­hät­tan and Väners­borg the­re are many cafés and they all have their own cha­rac­ter. Choo­se between old city envi­ron­ment, the locks of Troll­hät­te canal, Lake Vänern or tab­le mountains as a fund for coffee.
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Restau­rants in Troll­hät­tan & Vänersborg

Troll­hät­tan and Väners­borg offers a lar­ge tab­le set of dif­fe­rent fla­vors and environments.
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Mar­kets and events

Mal­ta Johan­na marknad

Eve­ry Satur­day in July, August and Sep­tem­ber, you are wel­come to Mal­ta Johan­na Mar­ket on Sto­ra Tor­get in Fal­kö­ping. Here you buy local­ly pro­du­ced food and crafts direct­ly from the pro­du­cers who let you take part in local cre­a­ti­vi­ty and tas­te — eve­ryt­hing from KRAV-grown vege­ta­bles to good sau­sa­ges and honey.
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REKO-rings

A way to sell local­ly pro­du­ced food com­ple­tely wit­hout inter­me­di­a­ri­es. Buy raw ingre­di­ents and pro­ducts direct­ly from the pro­du­cers. Buy­ers and sel­lers get in touch with each other through spe­ci­al Face­book groups.
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Fal­byg­dens food & culture

The asso­ci­a­tion runs the annu­al events Kon­strun­dan, eve­ry eas­ter, and Konst­nat­ten (Art night). The asso­ci­a­tion arranges acti­vi­ti­es for local food, local cul­tu­re and for the deve­lop­ment of the hos­pi­ta­li­ty industry.
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Networks and organizations

Lokal­pro­du­ce­rat i Väst is a resour­ce cen­ter for small-sca­le food pro­du­cers in Väst­ra Göta­land that pro­vi­des advice, coaches and deve­lops small-sca­le food com­pa­ni­es to cre­a­te growth and employment in the regi­on. Their vision is for Väst­ra Göta­land to become the lea­ding regi­on in local food.

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Sma­ka på Västsve­ri­ge is a network that pro­mo­tes wes­tern Swe­den as a food regi­on and works to make local food and local meal expe­ri­ences visib­le. Good food pre­pa­red from local ingre­di­ents from the local area, toget­her with won­der­ful sur­roundings and fri­end­ly hos­pi­ta­li­ty is what you get during a stay in Västergötland.

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During 2020–2022, Grästorp muni­ci­pa­li­ty is run­ning a pro­ject to inve­sti­ga­te how more food that is pro­du­ced local­ly also can be eaten local­ly. The pro­ject is a col­la­bo­ra­tion with four other municipalities.

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The idea of Lokal Meny (local menu) is to pro­fi­le sub-regi­o­nal are­as as are­as with attracti­ve restau­rants with an incre­a­sed pro­fi­le towards local­ly grown high-qua­li­ty food.

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The­re is so much to disco­ver in our regi­on. We have many skil­led food crafts­men who use local ingre­di­ents to pro­du­ce superb fla­vor com­bi­na­tions and are good at lifting each other.

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All pro­ducts marked with this sym­bol con­tain at least 85% grain grown on the Väst­gö­ta plain, one of Euro­pe’s most fer­ti­le lands.

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