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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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Sheep News: Miracle Birth, Six-Horned Ram, Scrapie-Resistant Sheep
It’s been a busy week in the world of sheep journalism in Iceland. Here are the top stories. [su_pullquote]Become a member of the Grapevine’s YouTube channel for early access to our videos – click here for details.[/su_pullquote] RÚV reports that sheep farmers…
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Lamb: A Strange Tale of Nature And Nurture
The Icelandic environment and its folklore are inextricably intertwined. The island’s often bleak and treacherous landscape is the perfect backdrop against which the monstrous and fantastical can take form in human imaginations, and ‘Lamb’ is a worthy modern contributor to this tradition.…
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Best Of Reykjavik 2019: Best Lamb
Watching Iceland come into its own as a dining destination over the past five years has been a joy. The Icelandic restaurant scene is diversifying, and the definition of what may be deemed “Icelandic cuisine” is broadening and taking on new shapes.…
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Make Lamb Great Again: Reinventing Icelandic Lamb The Middle Eastern Way
Icelanders have been eating lamb for a while now. If you’re going to a typical Sunday family dinner, the chances are lamb will be served. Leg of lamb, covered in oregano, rosemary, thyme and garlic; some sort of creamy sauce and boiled…
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Iceland’s Looming Sheep Crisis
One of Iceland’s best known exports is lamb meat. Last January, the country saw record domestic sales of lamb meat, attributed in part to the tourism boom, and just under 6,800 tonnes were sold in 2016 alone. Statistical analysis of Iceland’s sheep…
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Buy Shit! Cushions, Blankets, Lamb, GKR Hoodie
From design classics to local produce, here are a few Icelandic products to look out for. Umemi Knot Cushion http://www.umemi.com Sometimes the best designs are the simplest. Designed by Ragnheiður Ösp Sigurðardóttir under her Umemi brand, the Knot cushion is omnipresent in…
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“Too Much Lamb” Being Produced In Iceland, Says Farming Head
The high exchange rate and the closing of the Russian market has created a serious situation amongst sheep farmers in Iceland, the head of the Farmers Association of Iceland (BÍ) says. “As the situation is now on the foreign market, we’re losing…
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Iceland May Be Overproducing Lamb
Concerns surrounding the sale of Icelandic lamb on the international stage might come down to one simple factor: overproduction. As reported, the Icelandic government wants to earmark 100 million ISK in order to promote the sale of Icelandic lamb in foreign markets.…
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100 Million ISK To Promote Icelandic Lamb Meat Abroad
Iceland needs to sell tonnes more lamb meat abroad to keep the market from falling, and the government will be devoting some 100 million ISK to promoting it. RÚV reports that anywhere from 800 to 1,000 tonnes of Icelandic lamb meat must…
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Lunch Dish Of The Week: Ga-LAMB-orama At Apótek
In Iceland, “I’ll meet you tomorrow” means anything from five days to a month. It’s a confusing and hopeless act that leaves many people questioning if it’s really a statement any longer. Perhaps it has become the Icelandic version of the American,…
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Reykjavík’s Newest Gastropub, Sæta Svínið, Just Opened
We were lucky to be among the first customers at today’s opening of Reykjavík’s newest Gastropub, Sæta svínið, because after having visited the friendly joint, we are convinced it’ll be fully packed soon. It doubles as a restaurant and bar, making it…
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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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Best Of The 24-Hour Live Sheep Farm Extravaganza
RÚV has put together highlights from the 24-hour live broadcast of sheep giving birth on a farm in north Iceland. In case you missed the action, public broadcasting company RÚV streamed live coverage from the farm of Syðri-Hofdalir in Skagafjörður from noon…
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Matur Og Drykkur Dusts Off Some Recipe Books
Matur og Drykkur is a brand spanking new restaurant from the people who gave us renowned Westmann Islands restaurant Slippurinn. The restaurant opened for business in mid-January at Grandagarður 2 in the old Allianz house, a 90-year-old building where they used to…
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Artificial Christmas Trees More Popular Than Actual Pine
If you spend your holidays at an Icelandic household, you will most likely see the living room decorated, or perhaps occupied, by green plastic in the shape of a pine tree. The artificial Christmas tree seems to be taking over. It is…
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Migrant Butchers Working Seasonally In Iceland
Every year, several dozen butchers commute from provincial New Zealand to rural Iceland – for just two months’ work, reports the BBC. As work commutes go, the journey takes some beating, roughly 22,300km (about 13,850 miles) each way. The roughly 30 butchers…
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Ravens Disembowel Lamb, Farmer Plots Revenge
A conspiracy of ravens killed a little speckled lamb on Tuesday, at the farm Skjaldfönn in the Westfjörds, Ísafjörður newssite BB.is reports. According to farmer Indriði Aðalsteinsson, ravens often hang around the farm in the fall, anticipating the arrival of sheep who have been…
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Lamb Getting Ready For Whole Foods
The autumn cull of lambs has already begun in some parts of Iceland, to be sent to Whole Foods stores in the US. MBL reports that about 600 sheep were slaughtered in Hvammstangi yesterday. The meat from the cull will be shipped…
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Six-Legged Lamb Born In Norðfjörður
A still-born six-legged lamb was recently born on a farm in Norðfjörður. “[I have never seen anything like it,] not where all the legs are the same length,” Farmer Axel Jónsson told Vísir. “Sometimes they’re born with [extra] stumps.”Despite the lamb’s additional set…