Hyllegaard
Høje
For the first time, the Positive Trace Festival will take place at Hyllegaard Høje, an ambitious community project working to create a shared living space rooted in nature, creativity, and sustainability.
Surrounded by rolling fields and home to sheep, chickens, and cows, Hyllegård Høje spans 57 hectares of beautiful land. The community aims to develop a long-term, sustainable land management plan that supports both people and the planet.
As part of the festival, we will contribute to this vision by helping establish a marked garden, food forest, nut savanna and by enhancing biodiversity across the property. In the future, the site may even grow into a young forest….
(C) Johanna Lundell
Positive Trace Projects
2026
We work together with the residents of Hyllegaard Høje on projects that help the land, support local wildlife, and bring the community closer to nature. The projects are designed to be practical and manageable, and the residents will take care of them afterwards, making sure the benefits last for years to come.
Marked Garden
Learn how to design and create a marked garden, where you will explore practical planning skills, simple layout techniques, and planting methods based on regenerative gardening practices.
Increase Biodiversity
Learn how to support and create different habitats for small insects and mammals by imitating natural processes in a manipulated system. We will also increase the native vegetation.
Nut Savanna
Help plant a nut savanna – a productive, low-maintenance landscape of nut trees, grasses, and herbs. Learn how to grow delicious nuts while supporting biodiversity, improving soil, and creating wildlife habitat.
Food Forest
Learn hands-on how to construct a food forest based on Permaculture principles. The goal is to make resilient, low-maintenance systems that will be an example of “Use and value diversity” which you can implement in your own home.
Are you curious to deepen your understanding of permaculture, regenerative agriculture, biodynamics, or biodiversity?
Before the Positive Trace Festival you’ll have the chance to learn from experts, co-design a real project on the land, and bring it to life during the festival. This is a hands-on, community-based learning experience where you’ll gain both theoretical insight and practical skills that make a lasting impact.
What the role involves
Design Weekend (Spring 2026 - Hyllegaard Høje)
Get introduced to the project, explore the theory behind your chosen topic, and meet the rest of the facilitation team.
Festival (August 19 - 23, 2026)
Join a team of facilitators guiding 30–50 participants each morning (9:00–13:00) through engaging, hands-on learning sessions such as marked gardens, fruit and nut plantations or biodiversity enhancement.
What you’ll gain
✅ Free participation in the rest of the festival
✅ Practical and theoretical learning in your chosen field
✅ Nourishing meals and a vibrant community experience in nature
✅ A unique opportunity to leave a positive trace
All activities will be conducted in English.
If this sounds like your kind of adventure - we’d love to hear from you!
