We bring recent news from two of the Pioneer Project sites in Arran, which alongside other organic growers on Arran such as Woodside Farm and Robin Gray’s Island Gourmet, is part of a developing movement of small scale food producers around Scotland. As disruptions to our food chains due to Covid and Brexit continue, the …
Featured image shows Poppy and Flora tree planting in Lochranza Last weekend the Arran Pioneer Project planted fruit and nut trees and fruit bushes on three sites around Arran. Volunteers of all ages were given a demonstration of how to plant a variety of trees, including apples, pears, plums, cherries, walnuts and a damson tree, …
Help Us Grow Food Around Arran As reported in previous issues of the Voice, The Arran Pioneer Project CIC is a group of Islanders working together regarding the lease / donation of areas of unused land on the Isle of Arran to cultivate and grow food. They have recently launched a crowdfunding campaign to help …