April 2022 We’ve been in our home for three years now and our attempts at establishing a productive garden in the Outer Hebrides have been met with a number of challenges which we’re pleased to say we’re learning from. In 2020 we reported on the greenhouse we had built, and in 2021 we gave a […]
Photo by Filip Urban on Unsplash In 2021 a group of extremely dedicated and motivated people, based primarily in the Scottish Highlands, made the bold decision to address the question: “What do we want our food system to look like by 2030?” The Highland Good Food Movement aims to transform the way food is produced
September 2020 Part of our journey in becoming self-sufficient is to be able to grow our own fruit and vegetables. In choosing to live in the Outer Hebrides, however, we haven’t exactly picked the ideal location to do this. The growing season is short and cool, and the high winds have been known to rip
