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A Bændablaðið interview highlights concerns that the global economy’s focus on growth and simple metrics has contributed to the climate crisis. Overreliance on such frameworks is seen as consuming Earth's finite resources.
Halla Sif Svansdóttir Hölludóttir was named among 100 women heroes in agriculture by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. The honour recognises contributions to rural development and agriculture. She grows vegetables in a solar greenhouse in Iceland.
Barley from tens of hectares was driven underground by local farmers seeking protection for the ripe grain. The unique storage comes as the fields turned yellow in the autumn.
Interest in gathering wild mushrooms has never been greater in Iceland, with digital communities growing as more people take to the outdoors each autumn.
