Visiting Lindsay at Long Island Retreats in South Uist chatting about short supply chains and agri-tourism. Join us tonight for our roadshow at Cnoc Soilleir from 7 PM. Today we’ll also be joined by members of the Crofting Commission.

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So that‘s SCF’s Chief Executive Donna and SCF Board member Donald Murdie enjoying themselves at Murdie’s croft in Skye before Donna is heading towards the ferry to North Uist for our roadshow tonight. Come along to Hosta Hall tonight from 7 PM!

🐝 It’s #GreenHealthWeek and #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek , so we’re championing the positive impact being active in nature can have physically and mentally.
These 5 Ways to Wellbeing in Nature leaves are a great starting point for inspiration.💡
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That’s us on the road again. Join us tonight at Portree Community Centre from 7 PM. Looking forward to cakes and chat! Folk from RPID, SAC Consulting and NatureScot will be there, too.

Are you interested in trialling the biodiversity audit app?

Find out more below
nature.scot/professional-a…

SCF welcomes John Swinney and asks for more ambition in creating a fairer rural Scotland.
To view our full press release click here -crofting.org/scf-welcomes-j…

A smooth crossing back from Tiree to Oban ready for our meeting tonight at North Connell Village Hall. 7pm start, we'd love to see you there! Representatives from SAC Consulting and Scottish Government will also be there.

#workingforcrofters

Lovely morning meeting Fiona Armstrong and her Highland Coos at the Farmhouse Cafe in Tiree. If you are on the Island, come and shelter from the rain at the SCF roadshow tonight from 7 PM at the Tiree Community Centre.

It‘s stage 2 day for the Ag Bill at the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee today. Lots of amendments proposed to better support small-scale and crofting. So fingers crossed!

scottishparliament.tv/meeting/rural-…

That’s us on our way to Tiree. Join us tomorrow at Tiree Community Centre for some cake, a cuppa and a chat from 7PM!

💭What could £1.5m annually do for population retention in an Island, Crofting, Gaelic community?

Piece in The Crofter estimating:

🏖Only 16% of holiday lets in Tiree owned locally
💸 £1.5m is extracted annually (calculation assumptions in article)

...Multiply that across H&I

The Integrating Trees Network has 'moooved' website!

Find out about our fantastic host farmers and crofters, case studies, videos, tree info and key messages.
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You can find us here: forestry.gov.scot/support-regula…

#farming #crofting #forestry #trees #treeplanting

The April 2024 update to Who Owns Scotland is now published. It adds 100 new landholdings covering an additional 110,671 acres & brings the total coverage to 3100 landholdings covering 13,596,922 acres - 71.4% of rural Scotland. 1/2 whoownsscotland.org.uk

Great meeting on Skye recently between our CEO, Gary Campbell, and Donna Smith & Donald Murdie from the Scottish Crofting Federation! Productive discussions were held on key issues. We look forward to continuing our positive relationship with the SCF. #Crofting #Collaboration

Come along to one of our May Roadshow dates!
For more info, please contact [email protected]

#Farming and #crofting can be very rewarding, but it’s important to be aware of wellbeing too. Great story from Farmstrong Scotland on crofters Lynn and Sandra taking simple steps towards work/life balance. farmstrongscotland.org.uk/stories/all-wo…

SCF is extremely disappointed about the Scottish government’s Good Food Nation Plan which happens to be neither a plan, nor about food, let alone good food.
Read full story here - crofting.org/good-food-nati…

Scottish Crofting Federation Scottish Government How common grazings are utilised on the ground firstly needs acknowledged. The 'common' & 'grazing' elements have been in long term decline for many years in some areas - evidence on this is clear. Despite that, CGs remain important for climate, biodiversity & cultural heritage

A hugely important project which cuts to the heart of what crofting is all about.