Wednesday 7 March 2012 in Perth Concert Hall

To coincide with Scotland’s National Food and Drink Conference taking place at Perth Concert Hall on Wednesday 7 March 2012, the Chair of the Perth & Kinross Rural Forum extends an invitation to food and drink producers from the Perth & Kinross area to come along to a special Forum Meeting.

Taking place at Perth Concert Hall at the close of the National Conference,…

Satrurday 3^rd March is Portobello Market day!

This month:

Award winning oils, fresh fish and meats, artisan cheeses, unique snacks, hand made soaps, cards and gifts, seasonal vegetable, sushi and noodles, organic herbal teas, knitted gifts, Fair Trade products and a first class BBQ for those hungry mouths

So come along on…

Permaculture Scotland - Annual Gathering - March 24th

We're very happy to announce the 2nd Permaculture Scotland meeting - we've got a packed day full of workshops, seed swaps, kids workshops, presentations and news. Please note the change of Venue!! It's right next to Waverley Station. 

You can chance turning up on the day, but places are limited - so we recommend booking via our eventbrite page. (Copy and paste this address into you browser)…

So we're officially embarking on a project that we've been talking about for a long time, a national network of new food co-ops across Scotland. We're trying a crowdfunding platform to raise money for our feasibility study and a pilot project. Please check it out and spread the word. Thanks!…

Come along to A Spring Get Together and seed exchange on Sat 3 March organised by Glasgow's Local Food Network.  There will be workshops, skills sharing, lunch, tea and cake, and plenty of opportunity to meet other people interested in growing food!

Although this is a free event, you still need to register for your place via …

    In the village of Fasaig, Torridon there is some new energy being found to work the croft land and local people engaged in this are hoping to form a growers and crofter group.  One of the objectives will be to undertake from time to time shared work in gardens, and on the croft land. Also to work towards other environmental shared work in the village. There are 42 residents in all.   To get some idea of the location and work being undertaken on one of the crofts, please visit…

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I'm developing a project called Culture Kitchen for the Hidden Gardens in Glasgow.  As part of the first year's development we will be organising a range of local food activities, performances and events for the Merchant City Festival in Glasgow.  For 5 days (25-29 July 2012) this will be the hub of all cultural activity during the Olympic sporting events that are taking place in Glasgow.  I think this is a good time to raise the profile of local…

Carolyn Steel delivered the Royal Town Planning Institute Sir Patrick Geddes Commemorative Lecture, Edinburgh 8 June 2011.  I attended the event and enjoyed it.  

Here is a write up of the event by Andrew Guest, who writes on architecture, culture and the environment – and food.

Carolyn Steel’s Hungry City was published just over 3 years ago. Written by an architect who is as passionate about food as she is about the…

Here's a heads up for an event in Sept.  The Forfar Market, owned by Lawrie and Symington, will provide the venue for the inaugural event, which will be opened by Tim Tyne, the well-known smallholder, writer and author of “The Sheep Book for Smallholders”.
The event is being organised by The Accidental Smallholder Ltd, whose Director, Rosemary Champion, has been a smallholder herself for over ten years. Since 2003, she and her husband, Dan, have been offering help and support to smallholders…

Edible Estates has won the contract to work with residents of Wardieburn in North Edinburgh to develop ideas for the regeneration of four community greenspaces.  Whilst the future use of the spaces is yet to be decided, it is likely that there will be a significant element of food growing for…