Working with local food and organic food production in Trøndelag Trøndelag is a beautiful region close to the sea and the Trondheimsfjord and with much farming and a nice landscape. The area is good for biking and walking. The farmers produce wheat in the best areas near the fjord and oats and barley on the […]

In earlier times draft horses were very important for the work in Norwegian agriculture and forestry. Even to day some horses are used in the forestry in Norway. One period in the winter the student at the horse-training department are using the horses out in the forest to learn practical use of horses.  In the […]

Small animals department at Stend, Bergen, Norway In the small animals department we feed and take care of all the animals. We perform health checks on all of the animals every time we are there to make sure they are healthy. We also clean their cages, aquariums and terrariums so we know that they are […]

The sheep production and lambs at Stend Vidaregåande Skule, Bergen, Norway Written by first grade students of Animal Care program at Stend   At the sheep department, we learn how to feed and shear the sheep. In the spring, we divide the sheep into groups based on how many lambs they are going to have, […]

Entrepreneurship and an Erasmus+ project 2018-2020 When the oil comes to an end…. The attitude and skills of being creative and come up with ideas for new businesses and the knowledge of how to develop and run an enterprise is highly wanted in Norway. The last decades the Norwegian economy is highly dependent on the […]

The canine department at Stend Vidaregåande Skule Written by first grade students of Animal Care program at Stend, Bergen, Norway At the canine department, we train dogs. There are no dogs living there, but the students are allowed to bring their dogs during daytime. At the department, we learn how to handle dogs, perform health […]

And for the second time this month the latest news entry is coming to you from our youngest EUROPEAns, the first year students of Stend Vidaregåande Skule, Bergen, Norway: The farm-shop and the nursery are open to the public and everyone can come and buy products. At Stend, we grow different vegetables and flowers and […]

This news entry is coming to you from our youngest EUROPEAns, the first year students of Stend Vidaregåande Skule, Bergen, Norway: ‘In the 1700s, there were many big, beautiful gardens all over the country. One of those, was at Stend. It was one of Norway’s most beautiful gardens and it was well known. But eventually, […]

One of the 1000 members of EUROPEA: Stend Vidaregåande Skule …is a 153 years old institution in the countryside close to the second biggest city of Norway, Bergen. At moment the age doesn’t bother us. We claim that age is just a number and nothing to worry about, and like any successful elderly organization, we […]

Did you know that only 3 % of Norway is arable land? – And that only 30% of this again can be used for grain production? Or that Norway is more than 2500 km long from south to north, so that if we  keep the southernmost part of our country in place and turn the […]

Did you know that only 3 % of Norway is arable land? – And that only 30% of this again can be used for grain production? Or that Norway is more than 2500 km long from south to north, so that if we  keep the southernmost part of our country in place and turn the […]

Island of Senja (NO), 6-7 May 2019   Rita Backer Natvig, our Norwegian National Coordinator on the Annual Meeting of EUROPEA-Norway: “We arranged our annual meeting for the agricultural schools in Norway this week on the beautiful Island of Senja in the northern part of Norway (an hour by boat from Tromsø). We visited Gibostad […]