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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Cara Anna

As the world discovers the Faroe Islands, there's a push for local food

The farmers’ market looked — let’s be honest — sad.

Conditions aren’t friendly in the Faroe Islands for growing food. Raked by north Atlantic winds and nibbled by thousands of sheep, the nearly treeless islands have poor soil and little room for planting. Potatoes and rhubarb are local staples.

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