News and Updates
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Seafood Scotland brings a festival focus to Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight
Seafood Scotland supports festivals the length and breadth of the country. Range of food and seafood festivals to be part of the 10th Scottish Food & Drink Fortnight 2019 (31 August – 15 September) Over 40,000 consumers to enjoy, taste and learn about Scottish...
Scottish Enterprise Rural Leadership Programme 2019/20
Are you an ambitious farmer, rural business manager or employee involved in running or working in a small to medium sized business in Scotland?
New Foraging Festival Encourages People to Explore Scotland
Foraging Fortnight, 31st August – 15th September
Foraging Fortnight, a brand-new festival taking place across five diverse regions of Scotland this autumn, has been announced.
Cheese Sell Out At The Ethical Dairy
The Ethical Dairy has announced they have sold out of cheese for three months following higher than expected demand for their range of unpasteurised farmhouse cheeses, which are made with milk from their pioneering cow with calf organic dairy farm.
The Big Cheeses are Coming to Dumfries and Galloway
Loch Arthur Camphill Community in Dumfries and Galloway will host a visit from more than 100 of the UK’s top artisan cheesemakers this weekend. The gathering is the farm visit of the Specialist Cheesemakers Association, an annual event that takes place at a different cheesemaking farm across the UK each year.
New St Andrews Street Market Launched
A new St Andrews Street Market is being launched by Fife Farmers Market with the aid of a new Regional Food Fund.