SEEDS - Volunteering for Iceland

SEEDS 095. Local festival in the East fjords

03.08.2015

Last July, the Blacksmith Festival was held in the town of Seyðisfjörður. We helped in all the stages of the preparation, as well as during the festival, working with local people and artists. The work was accompanied with traditional food, good music and our amazing and funny...

SEEDS 072. Meet us - don’t eat us (4:6)

28.07.2015

The volunteers of Meet Us Don’t Eat Us workcamp stayed two weeks in Reykjavik, taking part in a campaign aiming at informing the tourists about whaling in Iceland. They were approaching people in the streets of Reykjavik in order to talk about this issue and sign anti-whaling postcards for the...

SEEDS 020. Growing Gardens in Reykjavík (1:4)

19.05.2015

6 people from 6 different countries, all new to the world of gardening, got their hands green and dirty helping the Reykjavik gardening station for 2 weeks. We took care of baby flowers, we dug tree beds, we prepared fields for new plants, we barbecued and drove around club cars. There are not many...

SEEDS 003. Winter Photo Marathon in Reykjavík (2:2)

19.02.2015

During the latest Photomaraton in Reykjavík we enjoyed the company of participants from 13 countries from all around the world. The workshops were focused on improving the quality of photos, including using different settings, backgrounds, objects. At the end of the project the participants...

SEEDS 004. Environmentally aware: in Reykjavík

06.02.2015

A very lucky small group of volunteers spent 8 days in Reykjavik learning about environmental issues and sustainability in Iceland, recycling, and helping the whale protection movement. The work camp was set in the capital, with the accommodation in front of a park which allowed great views of...

SEEDS 002. Environmentally aware: in Reykjavík

29.01.2015

In the beginning of January participants from France, Japan, Korea, Colombia, Russia and UK took part in the workcamp SEEDS 002. Environmentally aware in Reykjavík. They participated in various sessions; they learnt more about recycling in their houses, environment in Iceland and other countries,...

SEEDS 108. The Highlands of Iceland - The Famous Kjölur Road (2:2)

10.09.2014

The highlands are a spectacular place within the least populated area of Iceland. Rough roads, glaciers on all sides and extreme climate. It’s very unique, due to the fact it’s quite isolated and unreachable - and of course extremely beautiful, almost from another planet. Our...

SEEDS 095. Forestry in the land of fire and ice (3:4)

25.08.2014

If I should say just one word for this workcamp, I would say: “Time”. The perception of time, or its absence, was constant for me during these days. Strange feelings start to arise when you plant a tree: you know that, if it will survive, it will live much longer than you. Kids and families...

SEEDS 091. Eyrarbakki - Stepping back in time

22.08.2014

This camp is placed in a strategic and historical trade spot in the south of Iceland. It has welcomed us again, after our first workcamp in June. This time the main goal has been to cooperate with the hosts in tasks related to the festival ‘stepping in time’....

SEEDS 077. Rey Cup - Football Festival for kids

03.08.2014

What a big and nice group we were in this workcamp! The volunteers where from all around the word and we had a really good time all together. The “Bed guys” worked hard, cleaning floors and football fields, cutting grass, working for security at kids' parties… and we also showed...