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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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The party council of the Independence Party and central committee of the Progressive Party have been called to separate meetings tonight to discuss the planned coalition of the two parties in Iceland’s next government.
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Trips to the top of Iceland’s highest peak, Hvannadalshnjúkur (aka Hvannadalshnúkur), have proven popular this year, according to Icelandic Mountain Guides. Hvannadalshnjúkur is a peak on Öræfajökull in South Iceland measuring 2,109 meters in height.
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The Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme (GEST) at the University of Iceland was formally approved as a member of the United Nations University (UNU) network earlier this month.
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Sales of Icelandic vegetables are at a record high according to managing director of The Marketing Association of Horticultural Producers (Sölufélag garðyrkjumanna) Gunnlaugur Karlsson.
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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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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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