Isle of Rum Croft to Let

by SCF | Jun 6, 2012 | News Archive

The Isle of Rum Community Trust has one bare land croft available. This is an exciting time to be part of the small but growing community on Rum, with several development projects underway and a number of new residents settling here over the past year. We are looking...

SCF QUESTIONS THE COSTS OF CUTTING KEY LOCHABER FERRY SERVICE

by SCF | Apr 11, 2012 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation has written to the Scottish Government asking for urgent clarification of their proposed “replacement” for the present vehicle ferry service between West Ardnamurchan and Tobermory on the Isle of Mull. The...

SCF SAY COMMISSION SHOULD ELECT ITS OWN CONVENOR

by SCF | Mar 30, 2012 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation is calling on the Minister for Environment Stewart Stevenson to let the new Crofting Commission elect its own convenor, rather than taking the option of having the position appointed by the Scottish Ministers. The new Commission, which...

SCOTTISH EDUCATION SECRETARY HAILS CROFT TRAINING PROGRAMME

by SCF | Mar 30, 2012 | News Archive

The Scottish Government's Education Secretary has hailed the success of a training programme for crofting which has been attended by more than 300 people in the last year. The Scottish Crofting Federation's introductory course is offering students the chance...

SCF criticises “lamentable” Government ferry review

by SCF | Mar 20, 2012 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation has said that the Scottish Government’s ferry review displays a “lamentable lack of understanding of the geography” of the west Highlands and Islands and promises to deliver blow after economic blow to the future...

GMOs won’t feed us – diverse seeds will: UK conference makes clear call against GMOs

by SCF | Mar 20, 2012 | News Archive

Farmers, crofters, activists and NGOs who gathered at the 7th European conference of Let’s Liberate Diversity have restated their commitment to keeping seed diversity alive on their farms and in their gardens so that the world can have good food in the future....