Free punnets of Scottish strawberries will be delivered to homes this week to celebrate Wimbledon fortnight Rosalind Erskine June 29, 2020 Food, In the News Premium Scottish berry brand, AVA Berries has teamed up with McQueens Dairies to deliver thousands of free punnets of Scottish strawberries to households across the central belt and Fife this week. Wimbledon...
The best places to pick your own fruit in Scotland Rosalind Erskine July 25, 2019 Farming Producers, Producers A lot of people would assume that Scotland's weather is not great for growing fruit and thankfully they'd be wrong. Scotland's fertile land and temperate climate are perfect for many types of fruit and...
Asda to offer giant avocados that are three times larger than regular ones Sean Murphy November 12, 2018 Food, In the News, Producers The supermarket chain will be offering the new avocados at £1.60, with each of them weighing in at between 480g to 670g - making them three times the size of regular avocados. Grown in the fertile soils...
Morrisons launches wonky chillies as part of commitment to increase wonky fruit and veg offering by 50% Sean Murphy April 4, 2018 In the News, Producers The chain are say their are committed to increasing their wonky fruit and veg offering by over 50 per cent with over 30 types soon to be on offer. The wonky chillies will have defects including missing...
Joe Hind’s Scottish food year: June and the joys of berries and broad beans Scotsman Food and Drink Staff June 27, 2017 Producers, Recipes It’s June. Just let that sink in. It’s June! Somehow we are halfway through the year yet it feels like it’s hardly started. Spring is still very much in the air. Should-really- be-April showers are...
Top Edinburgh chef leads campaign supporting community food growing Sean Murphy June 26, 2017 In the News, Producers Edinburgh-based chef Mark Greenaway, who has made appearances on the BBC’s Saturday Kitchen and Great British Menu, is launching the Food Heroes campaign and has made a video at the Cyrenians Community Farm...
Dose of blueberries ‘may help to prevent Alzheimer’s disease’ Scotsman Food and Drink Staff March 14, 2016 Food, In the News Blueberries, given in the form of a powder, were found to improve the thinking performance of 47 adults aged 68 and older who already had mild cognitive impairment, a risk factor for Alzheimer’s. A...
