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Austurlands Food Coop

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  • Digging A Way Out: Austurlands Food Coop Tries To Recover

    Digging A Way Out: Austurlands Food Coop Tries To Recover

    Austurlands Food Coop, an initiative started by Jonathan Moto Bisagni and Ida Feltendal in 2019, was a boon to Seyðisfjörður and Iceland as a whole. The coop sought to bring fresh organic produce to Iceland—something very lacking on our cold North Atlantic…

  • Austurlands Food Coop Sushi Pop-Up: Just Eat It!

    Austurlands Food Coop Sushi Pop-Up: Just Eat It!

    Remember that landslide in Seyðisfjörður in December? Austurlands Food Coop, the Seyðisjörður initiave that seeks to bring hitherto unavailable fresh produce to every corner of Iceland, got hit hard by it. You might know them from their Thursday markets at Skúlagata 13…

  • Gnægtahornið: A Little Cove of Cornucopia

    Gnægtahornið: A Little Cove of Cornucopia

    There was a collective sigh of despair when Kjöt og Fiskur downed shutters on Bergstaðastræti. In a short span of time, the neighbourhood had seen Frú Lauga, Kjöt og Fiskur and Matarbúr Kaja open and close; each opening met with cheers and…