Vegetarisma, heilsukostur og biodynamiskur landbúnaður. Eitt rák um mat, heilsu og náttúru í Føroyum (1970-árini til 1992)
During the 1970s and 1980s, a segment of Faroese people became vegetarians, embraced health food practices, and promoted biodynamical agriculture, including the consumption of biodynamical goods. They founded the biodynamical store Spíran in 1983, organized health courses, and published a vegetarian cookbook in 1989. The trend connected concern with food, health and nature. The inspiration came particularly from Denmark, and this study examines the circulation of knowledge underlying the trend. The trend declined in visibility in early 1990s with the closure of Spíran in 1992. The downturn was linked to the economic crisis in the Faroe Islands in the early 1990s, in addition to some of the active members having died. Úrtak Í 1970- og 1980-árunum gjørdust summir føroyingar vegetarar, fóru at eta heilsukost, at mæla til biodynamiskan landbúnað og at eta biodynamiskar vørur. Tey stovnaðu biodynamiska handilin Spíran í 1983, skipaðu fyri heilsuskeiðum, og í 1989 varð ein vegetarisk kókibók útgivin. Talan var um eitt rák, sum knýtti mat, heilsu og náttúru saman. Íblásturin kom í stóran mun úr Danmark, og hendan vitanarflytingin verður kannað í greinini. Í 1992 lat Spíran aftur, og rákið fánaði so smátt burtur við búskaparkreppuni í Føroyum í fyrru hálvu av 1990-árunum umframt at summi av teimum virknu doyðu.
Authors
- Tráin Petursson Nónklett
Institutions
- University of the Faroe Islands (FO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Fróðskaparrit - Faroese Scientific Journal
- Published
- 2026-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18602/0bh7xg53
- Primary Topic
- Food, Nutrition, and Cultural Practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00