What if you’re a farmer approaching retirement age without succession arrangements in place? Sue Manning and Tober Brown, the current owners of Tombreck Farm in Perthshire, are facing this dilemma – as do many farmers in Scotland. At the beginning of December, a group of participants from
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By Ashley Robinson It’s Saturday morning and 13 people are stood round a table with their hands deep in dough. We’re here to make and eat bread – crusty wholesome loaves of sourdough delights. But we’re also here to discuss ideas around accessibility – how do
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The first weekend of, dreich and blustery as we might have known, saw the latest gathering of participants in last year’s Food Leadership Programme, a chance to support and galvanise one another in working towards a better food system in Scotland and to share ideas with others
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As storm Desmond descended on the 5th of December, a gathering was taking place at Whitmuir Farm just south of Edinburgh. The yurt on the hill, where we sheltered, shook so much in the wind we could barely hear each other speak. Fearing loose branches from the
Read more →This blog post by Mandy Thomson is the seventh of a series of reflections by participants of the Food Leadership Programme, organised by Nourish from the 12th – 17th of July. My thoughts since the Leadership Programme keep coming back to the idea of connectivity. These thoughts
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This blog post by Sarah Duley is the sixth of a series of reflections by participants of the Food Leadership Programme, organised by Nourish from the 12th – 17th of July. Are you a valued guest in the kitchen of the state? In July I took part
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This blog post by Charlie Hanks is the fifth of a series of reflections written by participants of the Food Leadership Programme, organised by Nourish from the 12th – 17th of July. hospitality (n.) from Latin hospitem “guest, host”. From PIE *ghostis- “stranger”. Who do you eat with?
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This blog post by Clem Sandison is the fourth of a series of reflections written by participants of the Food Leadership Programme, organised by Nourish from the 12th – 17th of July. Blogs are supposed to be immediate, about the present, right? So let me set
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This blog post by Ally Aiken is the third of a series of reflections written by participants of the Food Leadership Programme, organised by Nourish from the 12th – 17th of July. The week for me was intense and deeply nourishing as I was in a room
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This blog post by Oriane Brunet is the second of a series of reflections written by participants of the Food Leadership Programme, organised by Nourish from the 12th – 17th of July. I had the great pleasure of taking part in Nourish’s first Food Leadership Programme
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