Adding value to an Icelandic dairy farm

12-05-2022 | |
Farmland in north Iceland is very rugged and can be difficult to grow grass on. Photo: Chris McCullough
Farmland in north Iceland is very rugged and can be difficult to grow grass on. Photo: Chris McCullough
Many dairy farmers add value to their milk by producing and selling their own butter, cheese or ice cream, but very few build a restaurant in their cow barn. That’s exactly what one family did in Iceland and are now enjoying extra income from the local and tourist trade, firmly putting their farm on the map. Based in the north of Iceland in the Myvatn area lies Vogafjos Farm, which has been owned by generations of the same family since 1890. Traditionally a cattle and sheep farm, Vogafjos h


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