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SEEDS VC 106. Environmentally Aware
16.11.2020
Due to the new wave of COVID-19 multiple countries are closing borders again, experiencing yet another lock-down.
For many it is impossible to travel and volunteer in Iceland, but with the virtual camps it is still manageable to meet new people from all over the world, to learn new skills...
SEEDS Coastal cleanup with Blue Army
03.11.2020
Earlier last week, on a nice sunny and beautiful day, SEEDS Iceland long-term volunteers had yet another coastal cleanup with the Blue Army. This time we again managed to collect about 700 kg of trash, and most of it was small pieces of broken fishing nets.
Since winter is coming, meaning the...
SEEDS VC 105. Environmentally Aware
27.10.2020
In this virtual camp we had participants from Germany, Spain, France and Sudan.
We learned about zero waste, slow travel, eco-building, urban agriculture, DIY face scrub & hair masks and more. Went trash hunting in our neighborhoods and shared tips & tricks about how to be more sustainable...
SEEDS VC 104. Environmentally Aware
11.10.2020
Our camp leaders are enjoying their first experience of hosting a Virtual Camp!
Sharing their DIY ideas with participants on how to reuse plastic bottles and skyr cups, and hosting an online DIY deodorant workshop was really exciting!
World Cleanup Day 2020
19.09.2020
Today was World Cleanup Day. The Blue Army & SEEDS organised a coastal cleanup at Selvogsviti.
Despite the tough weather, dozens of volunteers (and a dog) came the long way to pick up beached waste.
SEEDS volunteers, foreign diplomats, and many other volunteers joined the effort and...
SEEDS 085. September Photo Marathon / SEEDS 086. Environmentally Aware & Trash Hunting
14.09.2020
Our combined camp Photo Marathon / Environmentally Aware & Trash Hunting was a success!
After a number of online workshops to get prepared, our volunteers went out to collect trash, shoot pictures in the beautiful Icelandic landscape and relax in the hot river at Reykjadalur.
SEEDS 080. Botanical Gardens in Reykjavík
24.08.2020
These days our current camp participants were remarkably busy wrestling through the jungle of overgrowing weeds and help transforming it into a proper garden by cutting, weeding and maintaining the beauty of the Icelandic flora.
They definitely deserved some time off with our excursions...
SEEDS 075. Botanical Gardens in Reykjavík
04.08.2020
Our volunteers at the Botanical Garden had an opportunity to have a guided tour and learn about the various plants growing there. Did you know that in some seeds may take 10 years or more to sprout after planting?
The weather was nice for weeding and enjoying the blooming flowers all around.
We...
SEEDS 068. Summer Photography in Reykjavík
27.07.2020
Beside great travel opportunities, summer in Iceland provides unique motives waiting to get captured with the camera.
The participants from our photography camp demonstrate their skills by catching the Icelandic summer glow in Reykjavík and thundering waterfalls at the South Shore and its...
SEEDS 062. Forestry & hiking trails in the West
23.07.2020
Forests in Iceland might be a rarity, but our SEEDS volunteers from our camp SEEDS 062. Forestry & hiking trails in the West have worked hard to expand and increase the forests.
They stayed in a nice cabin along with a "hot pot" of course, where they could relax and revitalise after...