WiA Podcasts
Baddinsgill Farm, West Linton
As part of our work on Women in Agriculture, we visited Baddinsgill Farm in West Linton in the Scottish Borders to interview three of the women who run this fantastic upland sheep farm.
Lynbreck Croft, Grantown-on-Spey
As part of our work for Women in Agriculture, we visited Lynbreck Croft near Grantown-on-Spey to interview Lynn Cassells. Lynn farms with her partner Sandra Baer, and together they have created a successful crofting business focussed on working with nature and providing sustainable food for their local community. Mary-Jane Lawrie, of SAC Consulting, chatted to Lynn about being a new entrant, tree hay, rotational grazing, their “ladies who lay” and their time on This Farming Life.
Primrose Beaton of Lawrie & Symington
Improve your Social Media Presence - Lucy Tile, Bairnkine Farm
In this episode George Gauley is joined by Lucy Tile from Bairnkine Farm, Jedburgh. Lucy runs a busy 1100 acres farming approximately 2000 sheep. If this wasn’t enough, Lucy also manages two holiday cottages offering guests a unique taste of the countryside. Owl Cottage which sleeps six, and Wild Rose Cottage which sleeps five. Lucy also runs a caravan site offering electric hook ups and hard standing.
Bairnkine boasts a fantastic website not only offering info and bookings for holidays, but also including regular updates on the working farm. The business also operates a successful Facebook, twitter and Instagram accounts, helping to promote the business.
We find out more about what makes Bairnkine Farm tick and how Lucy effectively uses social media to effectively promote, the story of a working farm in conjunction with the holiday side of the business.
Click on the links below to learn more about Bairnkine farm.
Website - https://www.bairnkinecottages.co.uk/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bairnkine/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/bairnkine
Visit Scotland - https://www.visitscotland.com/info/accommodation/bairnkine-farm-caravan-site-p928461
The caravan club - https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/certificated-locations/scotland/scottish-borders/jedburgh/the-bairnkine/
Improve your Social Media Presence - Harriet Busby, Border Berries
- Website - http://borderberries.co.uk/
- Twitter - https://twitter.com/borderberries?lang=en
- Face book - https://www.facebook.com/borderberries/
- Trip advisor - https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g315999-d3378286-r294765104-Rutherford_Farm-Kelso_Scottish_Borders_Scotland.html
- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/borderberries/
Women In Agriculture- Lesley Mitchell
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