Copenhagen is...

Copenhagen, as every city, has some really cool things to offer. Which “cool things” am I talking about? I’m gonna give you a few examples right now.

For example, I’m talking about Food Sharing Copenhagen. As the name suggests, the project aims at sharing food coming from markets or supermarkets which otherwise would go wasted. A few people started with this idea a couple of years ago or so, now there are usually more pick up days and pick up places every week. The word spread out quickly in town, especially among students, thanks also to the motto “sharing is caring”. However, the volunteers are never enough and the work –collecting the food, transporting it, washing and making a selection of it- is a lot!

I’m talking also about The Floating City, little crazy, hippy, anarchic community.  They are committed to save objects that were thrown away but can still be used in many ways (with some creativity and after a good cleaning). In the warehouse near the central station where they are based there’s space for a laboratory of metal sculptures, another space where to fix and create artistic bikes, a “corner of the free things” and a stage for music and scene.

The Candy Factory (Bolsjefabrikken) is a space that was created out of an old candy factory in Norrebro. Every wall is marked with a graffiti while the air around is always filled by some slow beats of the music. I admit I only went for parties there, however there’s also a community kitchen going on once a week and a bike repair corner.

What I think that these 3 places share is their commitment to the re-use of abandoned spaces and resources to share it with the community. You probably won’t find about them in the Lonely Planet guides, but it’s great (and very underground!) what they are doing, so that’s why they should be supported.