Overview
In Sweden and Norway, summer farming refers to the practice of moving livestock to outlying lands in late spring. It entails knowledge concerning animal husbandry and herding, dairy production, land management and handicrafts. It also involves herding calls, songs, storytelling and rituals. The practices and expressions of summer farming have inspired literature and performing and visual arts. Summer farms may be private or collectively run, and some organize sustainable tourism and sell dairy products. At the end of the season, the people and animals return to their homestead. Traditionally, the main practitioners of summer farming were milkmaids. Today, the entire family often stays at the summer farm and works together to maintain it. The related knowledge and skills are transmitted within families or by experienced farmers to newcomers, including through training courses. Local...
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Community and Authority
- Communities
- Sweden, Norway
- Languages
- Not specified in UNESCO dataset
- Cultural territories
- Sweden, Norway
- Countries
- Sweden, Norway
How the System Works
In Sweden and Norway, summer farming refers to the practice of moving livestock to outlying lands in late spring. It entails knowledge concerning animal husbandry and herding, dairy production, land management and handicrafts. It also involves herding calls, songs, storytelling and rituals. The practices and expressions of summer...
Sources and Evidence
Imported from UNESCO DataHub dataset ich001. Field-level provenance is retained in the record metadata.
Field-Level Provenance
- title
- UNESCO DataHub field title_en
- preferredTitle
- UNESCO DataHub field title_fr
- summary
- UNESCO DataHub field description_en
- type
- UNESCO DataHub fields type_of_element_en and type_acronym
- countries
- UNESCO DataHub field countries, ISO codes resolved with ISO-3166 regional metadata
- categories
- ARED category inference from UNESCO concepts_primary_names, concepts_secondary_names and title
- relationships
- UNESCO concepts_primary_names, concepts_secondary_names, type fields and World Heritage links
- sourceUrl
- UNESCO DataHub field http_url_en
- rights
- UNESCO DataHub dataset metadata license and license_url
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