reflect that. Fromcontemporaryurban
farmers’market
Torvehallerne
(torvehallernekbh.dk) togreen lifestyleshop
Gågrøn
(gagron.dk), hip furnitureemporium
Hay
(hay.dk) andorganicskincaremecca
PureShop
(pureshop.dk), youdon’t have
to look far inCopenhagen to findan
ecologicallysoundpieceof that paredback
Danishaesthetic tocall your own.
GREENGASTRONOMY
Yes, Copenhagen ishome to theworld’s
most talkedabout restaurant but its
organiccredentialsarewhat reallymake
it standout from thecrowd. Start
lookingout for theofficial gold, silver
andbronzeØsymbols (denoting the
percentageof organicproduceused)
andyou’ll soonnotice they’re
everywhere. Ultrahip,Michelin-starred
Relae
(restaurant-relae.dk) scoresa
goldenØ for itson-trendNewNordic
cuisine, asdoes laid-backorganiccanteen
BioMio
(biomio.dk), oneof thecity’soriginal
organiceatingpioneers. Seasonal local
may2014
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copenhagen
fourtimesdaily.
brusselsairlines.com
EUROPEANGREENCAPITAL
fish isorder of thedayat buzzy
Kødbyens Fiskebar
(fiskebaren.dk)
and if youwant asideorder of social
responsibilitywithyour coffee
head to
TheCoffeeCollective
(coffeecollective.dk),whichbuys its
beansbydirect trade toensure
farmersarepaidmore, or hip
Café
Retro
(cafe-retro.dk), anon-profit,
volunteer-staffedenterprisewhich raises
funds for projects in IndiaandAfrica. You
can’t even indulge inoneof thecity’s
Anders
Selmer
Chef,KødbyensFiskebar
Copenhagen isaverygreencapital
where food isconcerned.Therearemany
talentedchefsherewhohavediscovered that
seasonal, local andnon-chemical food isnotonly
better for theenvironmentbut tastier too. I love
thatwe’rerediscovering localherbsandweeds,
and forgottenvegetablesand fruits that
weren’t evenused inourkitchens
10yearsago.Foraging isall
partof that.
Mikael
Colville-
Andersen
UrbanmobilityexpertandCEO
ofCopenhagenizeDesignCompany
Copenhagen impresses theworldbecause
itdoesn’t think in termsof ‘eco’or ‘sustainability’.
Thecity justhasa rational,modernapproach: if
youmakecyclingsafe,peoplewill ride.Not
necessarilybecause it’sgreen,butbecause
it’s the fastestway toget fromA toB.
Copenhagen justgetsonwith it.No
eco-soapboxpreaching, just
commonsense.
Berit
HaahrHansen
Projectmanager,Agenda21:
AGreenerandBetterEveryday
Life forCopenhagen
MostCopenhagenerswant to leadgreener
everyday livesandprotect theenvironment.
Thecitysupports thiscommitmentbyproviding
citizenswith ideasand tools to facilitateefforts
to ‘gogreen’ indaily life.What’sgreat about
thecity’sGreenCapital yearandSharing
Copenhagen is thatmanyof the
initiativesareaimedatdoing
this in2014.
