The Scottish Government is currently consulting on a new Agriculture Bill, asking people to give their views on the future of farming. The Bill will consider the shape of our new farming subsidy system, and is an opportunity for both farmers and the general public to contribute to the way farming in Scotland develops now …
Scotland’s Good Food Nation Bill is here, what next? An article by Ian M, published on the RSPB Scotland website, 18th Jun 2022. In this blog we look at the outcome of the recent Stage 3 debate for the Good Food Nation Bill, and at the future of Scotland’s food system. We know that Scotland’s …
Kenneth Bone of Glenkiln farm in Lamlash was last months featured farmer in November’s Eco Savvy Food Update and in the following he discusses the ways in which the farm has diversified over the years. You can find produce from the farm at the Drift Inn in Lamlash and keep an eye out for more …
Soya and it’s relationship to Brazil’s Cerrado Destruction A report by Sally Campbell Rachel Carson in 1962 in Silent Spring wrote… “The history of life on earth has become the history of interactions between living things and their surroundings…Only within the moment of time represented by the present century has one species. man.. acquired sufficient …
Woodside Arran: Farm Open Day and Members Only Day The four directors of Woodside Arran CIC are excited to announce our first ever Farm Open Day on Saturday 27th of July to which all are invited to attend from 10 am to 4pm. We will also have a Members Only Day on Wednesday 24th of …
We spoke to Andy who was in the van on a beautiful May morning at its weekly Brodick stop. Andy and Jenny McDonald, of Woodside Farm in Kildonan, are the organic growers, and brains, behind the Real Food Shop. Andy had been up and ‘cropping’ salad and herbs for the shop that morning at 7 …
by Jane Powell, published on the Sustainable Food Trust website One of the positive aspects of Britain’s departure from the EU is that it has sparked off a debate on the future of UK farming, requiring us to question fundamental assumptions. Should we see food as a commodity for export, or to feed ourselves? What …
The mass of flying insects in parts of Germany has fallen by three-quarters in the last 27 years. Since the territories sampled were all nature reserves in some way protected from pesticides and other disturbance, the implications are alarming: winged insects may be flying to oblivion across much of Europe, according to the Climate News …
The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has welcomed the Scottish Government commitment to continue the process reforming crofting legislation within this parliamentary session, as indicated by the consultation launched this week. “This is another stage in the long process of crofting law reform,” said Russell Smith, Chair of the SCF, “and we are pleased that the …