Crofting Federation endorses the formation of an expanded Scottish Land Court

by SCF | Sep 9, 2021 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has welcomed the unification of the Scottish Land Court and the Lands Tribunal for Scotland to form an expanded body dealing with land related litigation. “It makes sense to amalgamate the Scottish Land Court and the Lands...

Promised actions for crofting missing from Programme for Government says Crofting Federation

by SCF | Sep 8, 2021 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has expressed bitter disappointment that the long awaited crofting reform bill has not been included in the Programme for Government (PFG) published yesterday. “Given that the Government stopped the progress of the crofting law...

Crofting Federation lay out the fundamentals of agricultural support

by SCF | Aug 19, 2021 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has written to Mairi Gougeon, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands, outlining the fundamental principles needed for agricultural support to be croft-friendly. SCF’s chair, Donald MacKinnon, said, “Having considered the...

Case Study 1 – Findhorn Bay Care Farm

by SCF | Jul 23, 2021 | Social Crofting Case Studies

The care farm provides a healthy daily structure in a community vegetable garden, polytunnel, local woodlands, and workshop studios.   Characteristics Generates income through local authority funded clients with a variety of needs. Experience of the social care...

Case Study 2

by SCF | Jul 23, 2021 | Social Crofting Case Studies

An established site where care farming has been in place for 12 years.   Characteristics Established arable farm. Established care farm, from nursing background. Care farm does not contribute significantly to farm income. Clients gain from a structured day of...