Our Kitchen Garden

Cultural heritage garden

In the garden you can see a number of cultivated plants which have been used in Iceland through the years. The history of our cultivated plants, and their meaning for our livelihood and culture in the Nordic countries, has in recent years become a topic of enormous interest both to scholars and scientists and to the general public. Traditions of farming, gardening, cooking and sharing food in local communities, have become important elements of our identity.

The increasing focus on New Nordic Food, the origin and history of our plants play a vital role in defining the essence of our region, and the plants contribute a key element of authenticity to our food. The garden gives us a beautiful living example of our cultural heritage in edible gardens. Dill Restaurant uses the harvest from the garden in their kitchen.