Crofting Flavour Saving

by SCF | Jun 21, 2011 | News Archive

Scottish Crofting Produce enters Slow Food UK Ark of Taste Traditional Scottish foods are dying out in the rush for profit and convenience. 75% of varieties have been lost in the last 100 years. Enter the Ark of Taste, the last-chance saloon for our neglected produce....

Renewable Energy for Crofters

by SCF | Jun 20, 2011 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation is organising a one-day event about renewable energy for crofters and crofting communities. Opportunities to develop new sources of income from croft land have rarely been better. Secure long-term contracts and attractive prices are...

SCF Calls for a more affordable meat inspection regime

by SCF | Jun 7, 2011 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation (SCF) has backed calls from the meat and livestock industry for a devolved meat inspection regime for Scotland, but warns that any new legislation must take account of the circumstances of small abattoirs on islands, and in remote...

Meeting on the Isle of Skye to learn about ‘Peoples of the Land and Sea’

by SCF | May 19, 2011 | News Archive

Next week people on the Isle of Skye will have a chance to learn about the ways of life of some of the island peoples of the South Pacific and about how indigenous culture is helping them to meet social and ecological challenges they face today. Maria Latumahina who...

The Young Crofters Revolution – Vote Now

by SCF | May 10, 2011 | News Archive

The Scottish Crofting Federation are asking members of the public to sign up for a revolution by voting for a Young Crofters initiative they have lodged with the Co-operative movement. When the Co-op was formed in 1844 its democratic principles marked a revolution in...

Wildfires Prompt Appeal By Crofters

by SCF | May 3, 2011 | News Archive

A spate of devastating wildfires in the west Highlands during the last two weeks gives added urgency to the need to transform agricultural support systems, the Scottish Crofting Federation have claimed.