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SEEDS 036. Outdoor Work on the South Shore
20.05.2018
Main task of this camp was to support a local farm in their endeavour to afforest the surroundings. Over the timespan of ten days the volunteers planted over 6000 trees on the slope of a hill behind the farm. The work was physical demanding but was rewarded during the work with a beautiful outlook...
SEEDS 021. Photo Marathon in Reykjavik
21.04.2018
Our cozy house is situated in the middle of a green area, just outside the centre of Reykjavik. This camp consists of photo marathon and environmental participants together in one house.
Only one week ago we woke up to a house covered in snow but today we are taking pictures of new plants in the...
SEEDS 015. Photography & Easter Aurora Hunting
12.04.2018
I share with you some of the highlights of a successful photo marathon
camp at SEEDS.
My favourite day was definitely the Snæfellsnes excursion. Packed with two full
vans we drove our way into the peninsula stretching our legs every half hour
because the view asks...
SEEDS cleaning the coastline of Reykjavík
28.03.2018
SEEDS has organised three coast cleanings in the west part of Reykjavík in the past weeks. The cleanings were a part of our Environmental and Photomarathon camps but we also engaged the local public by creating public facebook events. The cleanings were very successful and the group managed...
SEEDS 118. Island of Viðey
20.09.2017
Duiring our camp island of videy, participants from United States, Estonia, Spain, Portugal, France and Hong Kong enjoyed the scenic view of the island while engaging in some interesting manual work.
Our tasks included cleaning a majority of the coastline of the island and other lanmarks on the...
SEEDS 086 Nature conservation in the East fjords
31.07.2017
This camp consisted in two main tasks: removing lupines and rebuilding a path. Lupines are invasive in this part of Iceland. We removed as much as possible in riverbanks to keep the seeds from spreading in water streams. The path we worked on is very popular in this area. We worked with a path building...
SEEDS 068 Growing Gardens in Reykjavik
14.07.2017
During this camp, we were working in a garden that grows plants and trees for the city of Reykjavik. Participants from Germany, Taiwan, Italy and France cooked an amazing international dinner with food from all our countries.
We had time to do something after work every day, such as visiting Reykjavik...
SEEDS 051 Revegetation in the South of Iceland
23.06.2017
During this camp, our main tasks were to plant and measure trees, and… spread horse manure! This work was sometimes physical but with this nice group, it was a lot of fun!
With this group of 7 volunteers from Poland, China and France, we worked with Bjorn, leader of the association Gróður...
SEEDS 046. Work & fun in the East fjords
17.06.2017
Our journey took us through the north and on the middle of road 1 we turn on off road 926 and stayed at the charming family farm in Húsey.
We did some hard work that was rewarded with horseback riding and a trip to Borgarfjordur where we visited the puffin colony.
The great team that...
SEEDS 045 Strandir in the Westfjords of Iceland
15.06.2017
The 2 weeks we spent in Hólmavík, Westfjords were very enjoyable for all. We worked with the municipality to repair hiking trails and staircases around the small town of Hólmavík.
We worked hard through the days and then spent many evenings in the local pool relaxing...