Sheep Farming Tradition In Iceland | Mind Feeder

Réttir, the annual sheep round up is a very special social event in sheep farming. Farmers work together to herd the sheep from the highlands into a collective fold, where the sheep are separated into compartments that belong to each farmer. Will you be attending next year? | Icelandic Lamb

I got 2 Icelandic sheep last week! They're a primitive breed brought to Iceland by Vikings over 1000 years ago. They are smart and have retained much of their wild ancestors instincts, because they were mostly turned out into the wild to fend for themselves, and then rounded up once a year for meat and shearing. Nowadays, we're a little more involved in raising them than that. They are raised for meat, milk, wool, and I will be tanning the lamb skins, making them a quad-purpose sheep. (though, s

For 1100 years, the Icelandic sheep has forged it's own network of paths across Iceland. You might have mistaken them for man made hiking trails while travelling in Iceland, but they are actually made by flocks of sheep treading the same path for hundreds of years. | Icelandic Lamb

Check out this great video about the Icelandic Lamb. You can bring the Icelandic wool to your home with Icewear. 40% discount on our Elís sweaters! Only $108 -> www.icewear.is/us/elis-icelandic-wool-sweater | Icewear

The composition of Icelandic wool is what makes it different from all other wool in the world. It is uniquely composed of tog and thel, giving it double the warmth and double the comfort: | Icewear | Facebook