The agriculture produktion in Koltur is organic certifikated by TÚN in Island.

Sheep-farming                  

Prime sheep are Koltur’s hallmark. Succulent fresh grass and abundant white clover are the secrets behind our mutton’s characteristic flavour and texture.

Nature itself makes it easy  to maintain internationally recognized standards of organic farming on Koltur.

Our sheep follow their natural instincts; roaming freely, eating seaweed on the beach in winter and juicy pastures on steep hillsides and cliff terraces in summer. Koltur’s outfield is divided into 2 sections and there are 4 flocks.

We slaughter on the island and most of our customers want the mutton cured here; they feel that the conditions on Koltur flavour it. Furthermore, our mutton’s marked transparent fat distribution makes it particularly well-suited for the national delicacy skerpikjøt (air-dried mutton).

Cattle-farming                 

There have been cattle on Koltur for as long as there have been people. There is abundant succulent pasture and Koltur’s bullocks are renowned, they even have their own entry in the Faroese dictionary.

As the number of inhabitants decreased, so did the cattle and eventually they disappeared.

When we took over the tenure, we imported Scottish highland cattle. This species is suited for self-recruiting beef production.

Bullocks are kept for breeding and reared according to internationally recognized organic standards. Our beef, like our mutton, acquires a characteristic flavour and texture, often compared to game.

We sell the beef on the private market, ready to cook and in family portions following a special concept.

Koltur is well-placed on the Faroese map.

As the islanders moved away from Koltur instead of altering its buildings or common, they left behind an extraordinary unchanged village society from when the Faroe Islands were a farming society.

Practically all man-made structures are now protected, by law or agreement. The copyholder is bound to preserve the relics of the past. However, the minister of trade and industry, who is the competent authority, acknowledges that this is too much for the tenant to shoulder and has thus decided to grant funding for this special task. Furthermore, the minister has brought together specialists, the Agency for Agriculture and Aquiculture and the copyholder to issue recommendations regarding making Koltur a national heritage site.

The idea is to maintain Koltur as unaltered as possible, while allowing tourists to observe and experience our ancestors’ way of life.

As part of making Koltur a national heritage site, there are plans to breed Faroese domestic animals here.