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Gróa: The Long Road To A Good Salad
In the last issue, I wrote a eulogy for Iceland’s vegan boom. Trend came, trend went, true believers survived. And then I kept thinking about vegetables. Why is eating vegetables so difficult in Iceland? Why is it so hard to buy good…
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Farmers Markets In Iceland: Are There Any?
Where to go if you urgently need an heirloom tomato, and Bónus has none Coming from a culture where a vegetable market is never more than a few streets away — where summers burst with fresh produce and flowers, and walking past…
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Help? Call Charlie! Campsites, Expensive Vegetables, Beautiful But Harmless Eruption & More
Unsolicited advice from an unreliable advisor Help is a four-letter verb meaning “to make it easier or possible for someone to do something by offering one’s services, resources, or advice.” So, I have no idea why you’ve come to me for it.…
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Nurse And Mother Criticises School Meal Policy In Akureyri
Eyrún Gísladóttir, a nurse and mother in the north Iceland town of Akureyri, was very displeased to discover what preschool and grade school children in town are being fed, and has filed a complaint with town council, RÚV reports. Eyrún, who works…
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Missing In Iceland: Artichokes
When it comes to vegetables, Iceland simply seems unable to get its act together. Don’t get me wrong, Icelanders really do their best. You can easily find delicious strawberries and three different types of avocados at the supermarket, alongside the occasional nectarine…
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Don’t Ask Nanna: About Being Cold
Dear Nanna, My wife is Icelandic and this week it snowed a lot here in Copenhagen. Since the bad weather my wife has been complaining a lot about being cold and I tell her – but you’re Icelandic! Of course I am just…
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Greenland Hopes To Import More Icelandic Produce
In the face of increasing consumer demand for Icelandic dairy product, skyr, Greenlandic supermarkets are looking to increase import from Iceland, reports the Arctic Journal. As an autonomous country within the Danish Kingdom, Greenlandic supermarkets typically import most of their produce from…