The farm’s history was the start of a four year long research and mapping phase (2006-2010) covering all four seasons. We observed and asked questions, took samples and had them analyzed, commissioned the landscape architect and collected necessary documents from different authorities:
- Inspection of residential building (OBM, Ystad)
- Gathered maps
- Invited two of the former owners to the farm
- Interviewing and researching photographs
- Visiting the monasteries and talking to the neighbours
- Well and drilling protocols (Geological Survey of Sweden, wells archive)
- Water analysis of private well (ALcontrol Laboratories)
- Vegetation and topography (Landscape architect Mellanrum, Vitaby)
- Medicinal plants, edible plants, wild vegetables
- Insects, birds, wild animals etc
- Spatial analysis of the landscape (Landscape architect Mellanrum, Vitaby)
- Maps of ditches and veins of water
- Maps of soil types and bedrock (Geological Survey of Sweden)
- Excavation test of groundwater level and types of soil
- Soil samples (Eurofins, Kristianstad)
- Noise measurement (Vägverket)
- Meeting with the forest manager (Susab)
- Winds
- Solstice, sun traps, shadows
- Water flows, the earth’s uptake, rain water collection etc
- Environmental threats
- Natural building materials available
- Test farming
- Climate data (SMHI)
- Radon inspection (Radonanalys GJAB)
- Existing drain (Tomelilla municipality)
- Existing geothermal heating system (Tomelilla municipality)
- Energy consumption