Garðheimar Blómabúð Já is

Discover cozy cottages in Blönduós, North Iceland. Since tomatoes are about 90% water, the quality of the water the plant receives is essential. Enjoy a unique food experience in our restaurant, where the tomatoes grow all around! Our staff is ready to help you and make your stay comfortable and pleasant. Great beds, location, and friendly staff. We are a family-friendly guesthouse.

• The main house where we stayed was beautiful, everything looked new and built with wood.
• Emphasis is placed on a smooth tölt, with a good foot lift and fast pace, preferably spacious five-gaited horses.
• We also breed horses, and put on a horse show – in fourteen languages.
• At Friðheimar, the principle has been to grow tomatoes with optimum taste quality, while maintaining eco-friendly standards.
• The cold water we irrigate in the greenhouses is the same water we drink at home and serve to our guests in the restaurant.
• In our tomato shop, you can find all kinds of products made from our harvest.

There is also an extra bed in the rooms if needed. Cozy bungalow with a double bed and a bunk bed. A refreshing drink packed with energy and goodness.

Green Tomato Drink

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 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.

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.

Iceland has been harvesting renewable energy for more than a century. It is now aiming for carbon neutrality by 2040.

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.

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

welcome to Friðheimar

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 non gamstop under artificial lighting in greenhouses.

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.

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.