Veltan – Trap The Faroe Islands

The Veltan community is the result of a development plan where agriculture and local enthusiasts have teamed up to grow vegetables under the motto ‘Sandoy – the green island’. Local food supply, quality and transparency in production are the cornerstones of the initiative.

In 2019, Veltan won the Nordic Food Awards, Embla, as a Nordic Food producer. Veltan is also behind the annual potato festival Eplafestivalurin held in Trøðum. Local products are presented and sold at the festival and cultural events take place.

In 2018, the public folk high school Mat og Moldmentanarháskúlin opened. The school is connected to Veltan (though organisationally independent) and focuses on soil, food, sustainability and culture. The original idea was that the public folk high school should be Veltan’s communicative element. In 2020, a folk high school association was established with the aim of supporting the folk high school and creating good connections between the students and between the school and the local community.

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