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- Icelandic Lamb, Borgartun 25, PO 105, Reykjavik Iceland
Coming from a pure lineage of 1,100 years, Icelandic Lamb grazes freely in wild pastures, acquiring delicate flavors of berries and arctic herbs. An integral aspect of our heritage and true to a tradition dating back to the Viking age, premium quality Icelandic lamb offers a taste experience beyond compare.
Icelandic lambs are released to graze freely in the rolling valleys and mountain pastures of our pure, unspoiled and nutrient-rich landscape. This means they are free-range and free from growth-promoting antibiotics, growth hormones, and are non-GMO. They are quite simply reared on the goodness of the Icelandic environment.
The sheep are born in spring and roam free until autumn. All year round, they are followed closely by our farmers, while living their natural life cycle.
Our Icelandic lambs graze in Iceland’s wild mountainous pastures on luscious green grass, herbs and berries which make Icelandic Lamb instantly recognizable for its delicious and distinctive game-like flavor. Always looking for newly sprouted grass, the freshest herbs and the purest Icelandic spring water, our Icelandic lambs work their way from the lowlands to the highlands, where they are then brought down by farmers in the autumn.
As the Vikings set foot on Iceland over 1,100 years ago, their unique breed of sheep kicked and jumped past them into Iceland’s rich green pastures. That was the beginning of our sheep farming tradition, which we can proudly say is as old as the Icelandic people themselves. Today, the Icelandic Lamb Marketing Board is a collective of farmers, producers and abattoirs proudly continuing these long-standing traditions where all sheep- and lamb farms are small family-owned businesses.
Our Icelandic lambs graze in Iceland’s wild mountainous pastures on luscious green grass, herbs and berries which make Icelandic Lamb instantly recognizable for its delicious and distinctive game-like flavor. Always looking for newly sprouted grass, the freshest herbs and the purest Icelandic spring water, our Icelandic lambs work their way from the lowlands to the highlands, where they are then brought down by farmers in the autumn.
Sheep farmers in Iceland take a personal approach to animal welfare. In May, at thestart of lambing season, Icelandic farmers prepare for the birth of a new flock. This is a special time when each newborn lamb is welcomed. Farmers take great care to trackwhich lambs have come from which ewe and as they grow and develop in these first few weeks, they keep a watchful eye on them. By having a close relationship with their sheep, filled with care and concern, risk factors in health and disease are minimized.
Icelandic Lamb is the first Icelandic agricultural product protected by the Icelandic Geographical Indications Quality Scheme for agricultural products and foodstuffs. It was registered as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) in early 2018. The scheme originates in regulations of the European Union on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs which aims to ensure that only products genuinely originating in that region are allowed to be identified as such in commerce.