SEEDS - Volunteering for Iceland

SEEDS 41. Grettir the strong - Viking festivities

15.08.2010

A group of 10 SEEDS volunteers from Belgium, Italy, Japan, USA, England, South Korea, and Germany spent the second half of July in the northwestern Icelandic town of Laugarbakki. The workcamp was organised around the local Viking festival, Grettishàtith, which took place in a local...

SEEDS 61. Vestmannaeyjar - The Westman islands festival

10.08.2010

Visiting Vestmannaeyjar we discovered one of Icelands' best kept secrets! As our group of with Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, American and German volunteers caught a closer sight of the towering cliffs filled with birds reaching into the gleaming turquoise water, we realized that we arrived...

SEEDS volunteers map bicycling routes in the south of Iceland!

07.08.2010

Between the 24th of July and the 6th of August a team of 8 SEEDS volunteers cycled through the south of Iceland. Our main task was mapping enjoyable bicycle circuits in villages in the south of Iceland. The routes that we mapped will be made into pamphlets that will be available for people bicycling...

SEEDS 37. Forest & Herring adventure

03.08.2010

From the 20th of July to the 3rd of August, 12 SEEDS volunteers from France, Spain, Germany, China, the Czech Republic, and Italy worked on projects in Siglufjörður, a village in the northeast of Iceland. Here, we helped the community organize their Herring Festival; we painted...

SEEDS 40. The Blue Mountains of Iceland - Bláfjöll (2) - Fight Against Erosion

28.07.2010

to unite their effort and to help to SEEDS 40. Project - The Blue Mountains of Iceland - Bláfjöll (2). Revegetation was our main topic. The idea of our project was to develop good conditions for grass to grow on the slopes and to prevent erosion there. 13 volunteers from Italy, France,...

SEEDS 35. Reykjavík - Engagement & Support

26.07.2010

Between the days 11th and 25th of July, 8 volunteers from Portugal, Germany, Hungary, United Kingdom, Spain, and Latvia volunteered in a charming old house for those with mental health problems people in Reykjavik. We enjoyed staying in this beautiful house where we had access to pianos and a...

SEEDS volunteers travel back in time!

23.07.2010

When 9 volunteers from Spain, Belgium, UK, USA, Russia and Latvia stepped into the minivan that transported them to their workcamp location, they were actually stepping into a time machine! During the first week, we built a village of traditional Viking tents consisting of only natural materials:...

SEEDS 24. Þórshöfn & Langanes - Happy days festivities!

19.07.2010

For the fifth time this year, the community of Þórshöfn and the Langanes Peninsula welcomed a group of SEEDS volunteers to help with local projects. From the 4th to the 19th of July, 7 volunteers from Austria, Spain, Canada, Norway, Estonia, and Germany planted and cultivated...

SEEDS volunteers fight against erosion and act as extras in a film!

15.07.2010

Nine SEEDS volunteers spent two amazing weeks in the Blue Mountains of Iceland. We were real soldiers in the war against erosion; we spread grass seed all across the Blue Mountain ski slopes to promote vegetation growth. One of the most unique experiences of our workcamp was acting as extras in...

1 workcamp, 2 amazing locations!

11.07.2010

A group of 9 volunteers from 6 different countries - UK, USA, France, Spain, Romania, and Latvia spent 2 amazing weeks in 2 different places in Iceland. We spent the first week in farm near Neskaupstaður with our friendly hosts. The farm is located in a place with breath-taking view...