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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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The construction of a 3,000-square-meter greenhouse for lettuce and spinach, run by the company Lambhagi, was recently completed in Úlfarsárdalur in Reykjavík. Construction began around two years ago and 1,500-square-meters of the greenhouse were put into use about a year ago.
Now that the building has been completed, production capacity will be doubled by around 250 tons per year. According to owner of Lambhagi Hafberg Þórisson, as the building is largely automated the increase in production capacity will not require many more additional staff.
”This is a hi-tech greenhouse, everything is controlled by computers and the equipment among the best in the world. Everything is automated, the heating, irrigation, seeding, electricity and climate control. Our production is all very environmentally-friendly,” he told Morgunblaðið.
Lambhagi is a family company which was established around 30 years ago. The number of permanent staff totals 14.
Investment in the greenhouse reportedly totals ISK 250 million (USD 1.97 million, EUR 1.45 million).
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Mountaineer Leifur Örn Svavarsson became the first Icelander to reach the peak of Everest, the world’s highest mountain, by the North Face from Tibet just before sunrise yesterday morning.
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Iceland’s new government formally took power today following a state council meeting at Bessastaðir, the presidential residence.
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One of the last tasks of Steingrímur J. Sigfússon while in office as minister of industries and innovation was to issue a regulation on Monday extending the reserve for whales in Faxaflói bay, off Reykjavík in Southwest Iceland. The regulation took affect at midnight.
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The Identification Committee of the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police yesterday completed its investigation of human remains found by travelers on the beach Kaldbaksvík in Strandir, the eastern West Fjords, on Saturday.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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REVIEWS
The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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