Garðheimar Blómabúð Já is

Green energy, pure water and biological pest controls make for tasty and healthful tomatoes. The tomatoes are now grown all year, using state-of-the-art technology in an environmentally-friendly way. We would love to hear about your stay at our guesthouse or cottages.

Green and lean

Surrounded by nature’s beauty, our cottages provide a cozy and comfortable retreat. Green energy, pure water, and biological pest controls make our tomatoes tasty and healthy. The tomatoes are grown all year, using state-of-the-art technology in an environmentally friendly way.

What can we offer

Find Icelandic expertise in renewable energy and circular solutions. In total, there are around 40 horses at Friðheimar. Currently, there are two to three award-winning breeding mares on our farm no gamstop and we only use award-winning stallions for breeding. Emphasis is placed on a smooth tölt, with a good foot lift and fast pace, preferably spacious five-gaited horses. It is a valuable resource for us Icelanders to have access to good and abundant spring water for irrigation. Visits to the greenhouses are available all year round for prebooked groups.

Private toilet, no shower

• Their five children, Dóróthea, Karítas, Matthías Jens, Arnaldur and Tómas Ingi, all play an active part in the family business.
• Green energy, pure water and biological pest controls make for tasty and healthful tomatoes.
• It is a valuable resource for us Icelanders to have access to good and abundant spring water for irrigation.
• We offer double or twin rooms with private bathrooms, towels and bed linen.
• There is also an extra bed in the rooms if needed.

The cottage also provides a private entrance and a toilet. Comfortable and cozy cottage featuring a terrace with furniture and a bbq. We offer 9 different cottages in all sizes, from 2-person up to 10-person cottages. In our tomato shop, you can find all kinds of products made from our harvest. From the beginning, the main focus has been on breeding beautiful horses with a good temperament and who are willing to work. The cold water we irrigate in the greenhouses is the same water we drink at home and serve to our guests in the restaurant.

Friðheimar is very much a family affair, run by Knútur Rafn Ármann and his wife Helena Hermundardóttir.

At Friðheimar, the principle has been to grow tomatoes with optimum taste quality while maintaining eco-friendly standards. At Friðheimar, the principle has been to grow tomatoes with optimum taste quality, while maintaining eco-friendly standards. At Friðheimar, we grow tomatoes all year round, despite Iceland’s long, dark winters under artificial lighting in greenhouses.

We also breed horses, and put on a horse show – in fourteen languages. We welcome visitors to see our greenhouses, and then enjoy a taste of the crop. Their five children, Dóróthea, Karítas, Matthías Jens, Arnaldur and Tómas Ingi, all play an active part in the family business.