{"id":2913,"date":"2015-11-26T02:45:41","date_gmt":"2015-11-26T02:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.joomexp.com\/wordpress\/wp-organic2\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2023-02-12T21:41:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T21:41:28","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/modirjord.is\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT US"},"content":{"rendered":"
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M\u00f3\u00f0ir J\u00f6r\u00f0 is an inpedendent family owned organic farm and food producer. We grow cereals and various types of vegetables, our product line is inspired by ingredients we grow or forage at our farm. The Vallanes farm is open for visits from May - October. Couple Eymundur Magn\u00fasson and Eygl\u00f3 Bj\u00f6rk \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir welcome guests to stay and visit the farms guesthouse and vegetarian caf\u00e9 open in the summer.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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ORGANIC FARMING<\/span><\/h2>\n\t
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M\u00f3\u00f0ir J\u00f6r\u00f0 specializes in growing grain, organic barley in particular. Barley has played a part in Icelandic culinary history ever since Iceland\u2019s settlement in the 9th century. For a few centuries it was forgotten in Iceland, but it has recently started to make its way into Icelandic contemporary cuisine. M\u00f3\u00f0ir J\u00f6r\u00f0 \u2013 Vallanes is known for its pioneering role in Iceland in re-introducing barley for human consumption when Eymundur Magn\u00fasson started organic farming in 1985. Together with his wife, Eygl\u00f3 Bj\u00f6rk \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir, they focus on growing grains and vegetables, and on producing specialty food products made from local, Icelandic ingredients.
\nM\u00f3\u00f0ir J\u00f6r\u00f0 is situated on a farm called Vallanes in beautiful east Iceland, near a glacial lake, midway between Egilssta\u00f0ir and Hallormssta\u00f0ur. This area is known for its forests and relatively mild climate. The fields around Vallanes have been shaped by the planting of over 1,000,000 trees, some of which make shelterbelts that protect the growing crops.
\nEverything grown and\/or produced in Vallanes is certified organic by the certification office TUN in Iceland.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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L\u00cdFR\u00c6NAR V\u00d6RUR<\/span><\/h2>\n\t
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Our products are available in shops and supermarkets in Iceland, and in our webshop.<\/p>\n

Our product categories are:
\n- Cereals (barley and wholewheat)<\/p>\n

Fresh vegetables and herbs<\/p>\n

- Rapeseed oil (vegetable oil)<\/p>\n

- Whole grain crisp bread
\n- Breakfast barley porridge, pancake mix and breadmix<\/p>\n

- Sweet pickled vegetables or chutneys, Brilliant Beetroot, Golden Turnip, Fennel delight, Curried Carrots
\n- Jams (berries and rhubarb)
\n- Fermented vegetables (krauts)
\n- Vegetarian burgers (suitable for vegans)
\n- Fresh pesto
\n- Herbal tea infusions<\/p>\n

- Massage oil, body and face oils<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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EYGL\u00d3 BJ\u00d6RK \u00d3LAFSD\u00d3TTIR<\/span><\/h3>\n\t
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Eygl\u00f3 Bj\u00f6rk \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir er vi\u00f0skiptafr\u00e6\u00f0ingur fr\u00e1 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands og gekk til li\u00f0s vi\u00f0 M\u00f3\u00f0ur J\u00f6r\u00f0 \u00e1ri\u00f0 2010.\u00a0 H\u00fan hefur \u00e1ralanga reynslu af matv\u00f6rumarka\u00f0i h\u00e9r heima og erlendis. Eygl\u00f3 er einn af stofnendum Slow Food hreyfingarinnar \u00e1 \u00cdslandi og er forma\u00f0ur VOR\u00a0 sem er f\u00e9lag l\u00edfr\u00e6nna framlei\u00f0enda. Eygl\u00f3 er forma\u00f0ur fagr\u00e1\u00f0s \u00ed l\u00edfr\u00e6num landb\u00fana\u00f0i fr\u00e1 \u00e1rinu 2019.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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EYMUNDUR MAGN\u00daSSON<\/span><\/h3>\n\t
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Eymundur Magn\u00fasson er b\u00fafr\u00e6\u00f0ingur a\u00f0 mennt og \u00fatskrifa\u00f0ist fr\u00e1 Landb\u00fana\u00f0arh\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands \u00e1 Hvanneyri \u00e1ri\u00f0 1973. A\u00f0 loknu n\u00e1mi starfa\u00f0i hann erlendis vi\u00f0 b\u00farekstur \u00ed Bretlandi, Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0 og Noregi. Eymundur h\u00f3f b\u00faskap \u00ed Vallanesi \u00e1ri\u00f0 1979 me\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskyldu sinni og lag\u00f0i fyrst stund \u00e1 k\u00faab\u00faskap og s\u00ed\u00f0ar gr\u00e6nmetis- og kornr\u00e6kt til manneldis fr\u00e1 \u00e1rinu 1985.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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AWARDS<\/span><\/h2>\n\t
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Our farm has received recognition for sustainable farming and product innovation<\/p>\n

2004 \u2013 Eymundur Magn\u00fasson \u2013 Iceland\u2019s Agriculture award \u2013 for the use of Agroecology and forestry in farming<\/p>\n

- 2011 \u2013 Eymundur Magn\u00fasson \u2013 The Order of the Falcon \u2013 the Knight\u2019s Cross \u2013 given by the President of Iceland<\/p>\n

- 2012 \u2013 Eymundur Magn\u00fasson \u2013 Nomination for the Nordic Council Nature and Environment Prize For his organic farm and planting shelterbelts with local varieties of trees which form the starting point for ecological systems where other plants thrive for 25 years. He has also provided human diversity: young volunteers from the WWOOF organisation have worked with him every year and created an international community that is loyal to the earth and learns respect for their surroundings.<\/p>\n

- 2015 \u2013 M\u00f3\u00f0ir J\u00f6r\u00f0 \u2013 \u201cFj\u00f6reggi\u00f0\u201d food award \u2013 given by the Food and nutrition society of Iceland and the Federation of Icelandic industries<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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2018 \u2013 Eymundur Magn\u00fasson, \u201cPremio Langhe Cerretto\u201d award given by the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo, Italy and the Cerretto winery in Langhe, Piedmont. For planting forrest and shelterbelts and created feasible conditions for growing food in the Vallanes farm and with his work, contributed significantly towards sustainability in agriculture, protecting the environment and biodiversity.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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