SEEDS - Volunteering for Iceland

SEEDS 042. The Hot Spring capital - Sustainable future in the flower town

16.06.2019

The work camp was held in Hveragerði, a town that is renowned for greenhouse gardening and its geothermal springs. Since the whole town was preparing for the upcoming Flower festival (Blóm Í Bæ Festival), our main tasks were mostly connected with the preparation of...

SEEDS 039. Botanical gardens in Reykjavik (4:9)

15.06.2019

I volunteer to make the world a better place. When I meet other volunteers from all over the world I see the hope. People from: Korea, Mexico, Spain, Serbia, UK that came a long way in Iceland to contribute with their energy, time, ideas for our cultural exchange in the Botanical Garden camp....

SEEDS 038. The Highlands North of Vatnajökull glacier

14.06.2019

My first camp it’s just finished! We left Reykjavik the 2 nd of June at 7 in the morning and after 8 hours we finally reached the camp location. The host is set in the Highlands of Iceland (literally in the middle of nowhere), and it is the highest farm of the country. Here the...

SEEDS 036. Photomarathon under the midnight sun

01.06.2019

The formula for a happy stay in Iceland while participating in a photomarathon with SEEDS: spend the arrival evening having a picnic in the Botanical Garden of Reykjavik. Next day, set out on an adventure to Viðey Island to see Reykjavík from a different angle and have a look at the Imagine...

SEEDS 032. May Photomarathon in Reykjavík

20.05.2019

Yet another Photomarathon has come to its end! Here are our volunteers at Kaffi Lækur during their photo exhibition. Thank you for having us and thanks to our participants, who managed to capture Iceland in their own unique way. Takk, takk. Lelde...

April Photomarathon in Reykjavík

08.05.2019

What did SEEDS volunteers do after their morning work and workshops? Oh, lots of things! Take, for instance, exploring streetart and other art forms in Reykjavík; during our trips, Slav-squatting for photos and somersaulting in front of the Öxarárfoss waterfall in Þingvellir...

Botanical garden/Summer season opening!

05.05.2019

We have just finished our first Botanical Gardens camp of 2019! And this means that... Summer is just around the corner!! This is the first of 9 camps that will be carried out until September, in the Grasagardur botanical garden of the city of Reykjavik. Botanical garden was my first outdoor...

Photography & Easter Aurora Hunting in April

23.04.2019

Between the 13th and the 22nd of April, we had the Photography & Easter Aurora Hunting workcamp. Our volunteers participated in activities together with the Environmentally Aware camp, such as workshops about photography, and environment protection and conservation. During their free time...

Beach clean up with Sea Shepherd Iceland

08.04.2019

Góðan daginn! Did you know that there are an estimate 26 millions tons of plastic that are wasted globally, and thrown into the sea every year? In SEEDS, we think that every little step counts and that is why last Sunday we organised a beach cleanup with Sea Shepherd Iceland in...

Whale protest

25.03.2019

On Sunday, we participated in the anti-whaling protest with other local associations in front of the Parliament. Our volunteers were really motivated to take part in this strike and they used their drawing talents to create some signs and banners! This strike was in response to the decision...