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The Islanders: Juggling Two Worlds
Icelandic farmer Pálína Axelsdóttir Njarðvík balances farm life and city life “Look, there is one there that is breathing a bit weirdly in the corner. We should keep an eye on her,” says Pálína Axelsdóttir Njarðvík as she walks around the farm…
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Grapevine Day Out: A Sheep Farm In Lambing Season
We spent a day in south Iceland with Pálína Axelsdóttir Njarðvík. She showed us around her family’s sheep farm at the peak of lambing season, and we were lucky enough to witness the birth of a lamb! Pálína opened up about the…
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Ghost Driven Off Farmstead By Professional Exorcist
On an old farm near Hvolsvöllur, an alleged ghost was driven off by an exorcist. Power company Landsvirkjun hired Reverend Kristinn Ágúst Friðfinnsson to perform the ceremony. It is unusual for a high-tech company such as Landsvirkjun to hire an exorcist to…
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The Cows Came Home
The cows at Hvanneyrarbúið spent a night on the town after opening their barn door and letting themselves out in the middle of the night, according to a report from the farmers on Facebook. They returned this morning, just in time for…
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Island Life: Malnourished Lambs & A Mouse Lottery In Iceland
58 lambs on a farm in east Iceland needed to be put down because they were malnourished. Authorities have reportedly made repeated complaints about conditions at the farm, although the location of the farm was not revealed, and no word has been…
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Island Life: Ski Season, Privacy Laws And Iceland’s Beloved Plover
A little-known ruling for the Data Protection Authority (DPA) could have far-reaching consequences for Iceland. Last month, they ruled that a labour union taking pictures of work conditions at Móðir Jörð, an organic farm near Egilsstaðir, and subsequently publishing those photos in…
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The Mysterious Chronicles Of Mosfellsbær’s Unruly Cocks
An Icelandic man’s long battle over preventing his chickens from being confiscated by the police has finally come to an end. According to local news outlet Mbl, the Supreme Court recently rejected the decision of the District Court of Reykjavík to allow…
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Ewe Got The Love: First Lamb Of 2016 Born
Farmer Kristinn Guðnason was caught by surprise yesterday when he realised that one of his sheep was labour much earlier than expected, reports RÚV. The ewe later gave birth to a strapping young ram lamb who is happy and healthy and scuttling…
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Reindeer Farm Faces Setback
Government officials have denied a permit for the creation of a reindeer farm, but the would-be founders are hoping to appeal to the Environmental Minister. Stefán Hrafn Magnússon, a reindeer farmer based in Greenland, and Björn Magnússon, a former farmer with a…
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Two-Headed Calf Born In Iceland
A two-headed calf was born to Nótt the cow following a four hour Caesarean section this weekend, reports Vísir. Unfortunately, the Siamese calf did not make it and died during delivery. “The calf has one body, but two heads and two spines,”…
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Gathering Sheep: They’re Bloody Stubborn!
It was a tough climb to the top of the hill, and I was tired from the ascent. Luckily it wasn’t raining. Once we reached the top, I turned around and looked across the valley and found that, yes, autumn had set…