Crofts & Small Farms
Bats on Farmland: An Evening at Culzean
An evening at Culzean to show how to identify bats, and why they are important for your farm. What does the presence of bats tell you about your farm’s biodiversity?…
Read More >Common Grazings Lochcarron – Finance & Procedures Part 2
Join us for these informative, informal and enjoyable meetings. Held over two evenings, a week apart, we will look at the responsibilities of hard working committee members and different financial…
Read More >Common Grazings Lochcarron – Finance & Procedures Part 1
Join us for these informative, informal and enjoyable meetings. Held over two evenings, a week apart, we will look at the responsibilities of hard working committee members and different financial…
Read More >Common Grazings Lairg – Finance & Procedures Part 2
This meeting will be held in the Kinvonvie Suite inside the Lairg Community Centre. Join us for these informative, informal and enjoyable meetings. Held over two evenings, a week apart,…
Read More >Common Grazings Lairg – Finance & Procedures Part 1
This meeting will be held in the Kinvonvie Suite inside the Lairg Community Centre. Join us for these informative, informal and enjoyable meetings. Held over two evenings, a week apart,…
Read More >Horticulture – Compost and Growing Media
Do you have a horticultural enterprise on your smallholding or croft? Do you buy or make compost or growing media? Do you get variable results?! Join us for this online…
Read More >Horticulture – Crop Choice, Rotations and Marketing Produce
Planning on growing and selling veg from your smallholding or croft? This online talk and discussion for smallholders and crofters is about maximising income from your holding with profitable cropping.…
Read More >Common Grazing Developments – Portree
Resumptions, turbines, hydro, woodland – all items on a Common Grazing that need careful treatment of the costs and income. In this meeting, Finlay Beaton from the Crofting commission, along…
Read More >Calpa Nàdarra – Gaelic, culture and crofting
In this episode of Natural Capital Ross Mackenzie and Janette Sutherland visit Sam Thorburn’s croft on the Isle of Skye. They discuss the natural capital on the islands, Gaelic culture,…
Read More >Crofting Matters – Common Grazing Finances: Common Issues
We are at Dornie hall, talking to clerks and committee members about the issues they face when trying to run the common grazing, especially when it comes to finances. Firstly,…
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