There was a great turn out for the 2nd produce show with over 100 entries. This year the show was held in the North Roe & Lochend Hall and we would like to thank Margaret, Pam and Kirsten Williamson from Lunna for being our judges. Vegetable Section Class 1 5 Potatoes – White -1st Robbie […]
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We can hardly believe it has been nearly a month since the first Bruckland Festival. The weekend started with a redd up. The Ollaberry Youth Club tackled Gluss Ayre, Mike Betteridge and Fiona Hargreaves tidied up around Mavis Grind and Grant Anderson headed out with a tractor and trailer collecting scrap metal. We also did
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A lovely, fragrant chutney which makes a great accompaniment to cheeses and meats, fabulous in sandwiches or stirred through thick Greek yoghurt to make a dip for pitta bread!
Kathleen Anderson tells her story of growing up on a South Collafirth croft in the 1950s and 1960s. Being brought up on the South Collafirth croft in the late 1950s and 1960s, we grew kale, neeps, tatties and corn – as did all the crofts at that time – to feed kye and sheep through
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Da Barn, based in Hillswick, Northmavine, is a popular horticulture and market garden, selling a wide range of bedding plants, Perennials, vegetable plants, and produce suitable for the Shetland climate – including Livingstone Daisies, wild cherry, primrose, lupins, geraniums, poppies, and many more. The majority of plants are grown from seed on site. Growing Local
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Louise Morris tells her story of how receiving a ‘Peerie Voar’ seed kit in 2020 stimulated her interest in growing, leading to taking courses and exams through the Royal Horticultural Society. I started growing vegetables last year with the help of Northmavine Community Development Company’s (NCDC) Peerie Voar Kits, which included seed packets and a
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The Nort Trow Community Garden, located in North Roe, is a great example of how dedicated community members can come together to create something special for the benefit of the wider community. We spoke to Beth, Maureen and Veronique – some of the garden’s long-term volunteers – over a cup of tea in the garden’s
Growing Local is delighted to have been awarded additional funding to support our upcoming growing-themed workshops. The Scottish government-backed fund, provided by the Central Scotland Green Network (CSGN) ‘Growing Together’ initiative, was awarded to a total of thirteen community growing initiatives across Scotland which aim to “foster community engagement in growing and learning about food,
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