Join us for a Bioregional Kick-off Workshop at Lerfald Gård, our multifunctional farm near Trondheim. This gathering marks the continuation of our bioregional journey — driven by curiosity and a desire to deepen our connection with the landscape.

We will begin our bioregional weaving alongside engaged local stakeholders from diverse fields—wool, product and circular design, biology, architecture, food, and farming. Embracing a "bioregional curious" approach, we will learn, sense, and co-create with our environment, exploring the layers of connection that shape our landscape.

Together with my family and Kjersti Kviseth, I previously hosted the CAS ETH Regenerative Systems: Beyond Systems Thinking group during their field design trip in Norway. Collaborating with local hosts and the DRRS team helped us see beyond our farm’s ecotones to understand the broader system. Developing our bioregional weaving map — linking forests with the nearby river system — expanded our understanding of the interconnected landscape.

 

On the evening of the 9th, we will deepen our exploration by engaging with the Gaulosen and Leinøra nature reserve, sensing the land and waters, and learning about migratory birds with a local biologist. A lively conversation over our farm-produced ingredients and a delicious “un-traveled” dinner will strengthen our place-based connection.

At 19:10, we will tune into the keynote speech on Indigeneity & Bioregioning by Dr. Lyla June Johnston, who will reflect on Indigenous knowledge, cultural resilience, and regenerative practices within the bioregional movement. Inspired by her insights—drawing from Native American bioregional landscape management and Indigenous Regenerative Ecosystem Design Strategies—we will engage in a system dialogue rooted in relational ecology.

 

Focusing on regenerative materials, we will explore the relational cultural ecologies of wool through a giga-mapping session—tracing the intricate links between ecological health, cultural stories, and social-economic flows. We will reflect on opportunities for regenerative futures, emphasizing circularity—understanding the ongoing reciprocity of flows across scales, with social exchanges playing a key role (Luthe, 2022).

Recognizing that the bioregional scale is ideal for fostering impactful, cross-scalar interactions, we aim to leverage shared resources and space-harvests to support a transition toward a regenerative economy (Wahl, 2016). This scale offers enough diversity and complexity to stimulate systemic change—harnessing the power of circular flows, community knowledge, and collective imagination to co-create a resilient, regenerative future.