This is Iceland’s annual rettir ... who then keeps it within their marked compartment with other sheep until the entire flock is ready to head back to the farm. Gunnarsdóttir and her husband ...

See also: Why milking robots are a good fit for Iceland’s dairies She has been forced to sell her 500-head sheep flock in the face of hikes in feed and fertiliser prices. Lamb returns have ...

As we head upstairs to the cozy ... a long curly one that keeps the sheep dry thanks to its water-repellent properties, and a shorter, insulating hair. Iceland averages 10 to 14.5 days of rain ...

Icelandic food is, in its simple form ... Svið is made from the sheep's head by splitting it in half, removing the brain singing off the fur, and boiling it for a few hours.

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She also organizes tours that take a deep dive into Icelandic wool culture, including visits to sheep farms, spinning factories and dyeing studios. And because she is a former hiking guide and a ...

Our writer brushes up on her knitting on a driving trip from Reykjavik. Sheep graze near the Ring Road in west Iceland. The country is drawing tourists interested in one of the country’s most ...