LANDSBYGDSVECKAN | Lillhärdal

We are participating in Rural Week May 5-11! 🌻✨
During the week, a variety of activities are arranged all over the country. Together we raise important issues and highlight everything exciting that is happening in our Swedish countryside.

Check out the program at www.landsbygdsveckan.se

Below you will find the activities that will be held in the village. If you click on the Rural Week website above, there are a lot of activities taking place online and in the local area as well.

Experience Lillhärdal - a sparsely populated area that dares to live

Monday 5 May, Wednesday 7 May and Friday 9 May. Conversations, children's sports, buggies, hiking, open house. Even remote villages can offer an active life. Come and experience Lillhärdal.

Even small and remote villages can offer an active life, but it often requires individuals and associations to take a great deal of responsibility. Come and experience how it works in Lillhärdal.

May 5: Conversation

3:30-4:00 PM. Discussion about Lillhärdal Together organizational arrangements for a long-term commitment.
Location: Härdalshubben, Mobacka 1

May 7: Children's sports and exercise

1:15 p.m.: 5 years to grade 3
2:15 p.m.: Grades 4-6
Location: Gymnasium, Lillhärdal School

May 7: Bug workshop for everyone who likes dance and music

Never danced or are you a professional - come and experience the community dance can bring.
6-7:30 p.m.
Location: Lillhärdals People's House

May 9: Guided hike

Hiking along the Romboleden stretch through Lillhärdal village.
Start at 1:00 PM - estimated return at 2:30 PM.

May 9: Open House at Witches' Time

A non-profit-run exhibition and mini-museum about the witch trials of the 17th century. Discover the witch trials and their consequences and talk with the non-profit forces that run the exhibition about how to draw connections from what happened in the past, and what is happening now, to build commitment and thoughtfulness. Cost 100 SEK.

All activities except the open house at Häxornas Tid are free. No registration is required.

Date and time: May 5, May 7, May 9.

Times see above.

Location: Lillhärdal. See calendar on Lillhärdal's website for addresses to each activity.

Organizers: Lillhärdal Together, Lillhärdals Folkets hus, Lillhärdals Sports Association, Lillhärdals Hometown Association, Gränsdansarna and Härjedalen Municipality

Contact: styrelse@lillhardal.se

Inspiration Day – Together we create pleasant neighborhoods to live and reside in

Saturday, May 10 in Hede. You can participate on site or digitally. There will be a lecture and workshop.

Lecture and workshop on working with place attraction and hospitality. How small efforts make a big difference!

Performing arts in the countryside

Saturday, May 10th at 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM in Lillhärdal. The performance "If you have to die, you have to live with it" followed by a conversation about performing arts in the countryside.

See the performance "If you have to die, you have to live with it" and participate in conversations about performing arts in rural areas, opportunities and limitations.

Tickets for the show can be purchased at TicksterLink to another website.

Day and time: Saturday, May 10, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Location: Lillhärdals People's House

Registration: Buy your ticket to the show at TicksterLink to another website.

Organizers: Lillhärdal Together, Mosippans Riksteaterförening and Härjedalsblomman

Contact: mosippan@riksteatern.se

Get started with your cultivation – Lillhärdal

Monday, May 5th at 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM.

An inspiring lecture that gives you basic knowledge to start your own cultivation.

Do you want to get started with growing but don't know where to start? This inspiring lecture will give you the basic knowledge to start your own cultivation - regardless of whether you have a garden, balcony or just a small growing area.

Mikaela Lindman is an experienced grower and gives her best tips:

- What is cultivation and how easy is it to get started?
- Cultivation zones and what they mean
- Materials and tools: seeds, soil, nutrients and anything else you need
- Soil and soil improvement – the foundation for successful cultivation
- Pre-cultivation and direct sowing – what is best for different plants?
- Cultivation in pallet collars, raised beds and directly in the soil

During the lecture, Mikaela will also show some different materials, seeds and soil.

Welcome to an inspiring introduction to cultivation!

Prerequisites: None. The course is suitable for both beginners and those who want to refresh their knowledge.

It costs 200 SEK to participate. You can register at the link below.

Day and time: Monday, May 5th at 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Location: Härdalshubben, Mobacka 1, Lillhärdal

Registration: Register here

Link to another website.

Organizers: Jämtland County Adult Education Association

Contact: harjedalen@sv.se

Young people in rural areas in the past - conversations and interviews across generations

Thursday, May 8th, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM in Lillhärdal.

Older villagers talk about what it was like to grow up in a sparsely populated area during their youth.

What was it like to be young in the countryside in the past and how is it different from now? Older villagers (80+) will be interviewed (semi-structured) about what it was like to grow up in a rural area during their youth. Finally, there will be a group or panel discussion where we will summarize the results together and discuss the changes that have occurred with a focus on differences and similarities with what it is like to be young in a rural area now. The interviews will be archived by the local history association.

It is free to participate and no registration is required.

Day and time: Thursday, May 8, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Location: Mobacka 1, 842 95 Lillhärdal

Organizers: Lillhärdal Together, Lillhärdal's local history association, FAFM and Härjedalen Municipality

Contact: styrelse@lillhardal.se