Harvest Work to Continue into October

A warm spell in August helped improve this year’s harvest in Hrunamannahreppur, where farmers and artisans gathered for a harvest festival in Flúðir over the weekend.

The event included a church service in Hruni followed by a market at the community hall. Visitors could buy cabbage, root vegetables and other farm products, along with a range of handicrafts made by local artists.

“ The harvest is good, and the warm period that came in August made a particular difference. Growth picked up then, which made all the difference,” said horticultural farmer Páll Orri Þrastarson. He was working with his family at their plant nursery’s storage facility, where they displayed several varieties of cabbage, including kale, red cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and white cabbage.

They also offered beetroot, which has become more popular as Iceland’s Ukrainian population has grown. Harvest work is expected to continue through October.

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The harvest is good, and the warm period that came in August made a particular difference. Growth picked up then, which made all the difference.