‘I gave up a council job to become a Highland cow herder’ – Grace Noble on the lure of Aberdeenshire farming Rosalind Erskine January 10, 2020 Producers As famous a symbol of Scotland as haggis and whisky, the Highland cow is a much-loved beast. This iconic status, coupled with a growing desire to...
Scran episode 5: Down on the Buffalo Farm with Steven Mitchell Rosalind Erskine January 10, 2020 Food, In the News, Producers This week's Scran takes a trip to Fife to find out more about Steven Mitchell's Buffalo farm, which featured on BBC's This Farming Life. On...
Premium Scots chocolate brand COCO teams up with Glasgow’s Timorous Beasties to create two new limited edition bars Sean Murphy December 18, 2019 In the News, Producers Ethical chocolate maker COCO - The Art of Chocolate will work with Timorous Beasties on the design of the packaging for the bars, as part of its...
Mackie’s unveil new flavour that could be the most Christmassy ice cream yet Sean Murphy December 17, 2019 In the News, Producers The pine needle ice cream – made using real pine needles - will be on offer at Mackie’s of Scotland's Marischal Square outlet. Following last...
Farmers could be breeding more environmentally-friendly cattle by next year, scientists Sean Murphy November 27, 2019 In the News, Producers Farming experts said that the livestock industry will reduce its carbon emission by breeding cattle that grow faster but eat less so that...
Keeping the Plot: A journal of growing and cooking Scottish produce – The October Harvest Joe Hind November 26, 2019 In the News, Producers I expected this to be my final entry for 2019 and that the allotment would, by now, have wound down for the Winter. Surely such cold and short days...
Fife farmer reaches £800,000 crowdfunding target for Scottish buffalo mozzarella dream Scotsman Food and Drink Staff November 26, 2019 Farming Producers, In the News, Producers Back in August, Steve, who runs The Buffalo Farm, launched the online fundraising campaign to turn his dream of providing home-produced buffalo...
Union Brew Lab unveils its new immersive coffee boutique in Edinburgh’s Old Town Sean Murphy November 13, 2019 In the News, Producers Leading coffee experts Union Brew Lab, who first opened in the capital in 2012, say the new outlet will offer everything needed for brewing at home,...
From East Lothian to Italy: How one Scottish family have gone back to their roots to create a foodie haven Rosalind Erskine November 4, 2019 Food, Producers The family, Cesidio, Selina, Sofia and Giovanni Di Ciacca, have left East Lothian to go back to their roots to launch ‘I Ciacca’ in...
Errington Cheese wins big at the 2019 World Cheese Awards Sean Murphy October 23, 2019 In the News, Producers Of the record breaking 3,804 cheese entries at this year’s World Cheese Awards, Errington Cheese came out on top as Best Scottish Cheese and won a...
