Crofting Training

Setting up a Local Food Business

for Crofters

You raise livestock, hens, or grow your own vegetables and fruit on your croft. Now you are wondering if there is a way to sell your produce locally and develop your own local food business. Perhaps you have been selling a wee bit locally and are thinking of scaling up.

But where to start?

With Jo Hunt, of Knockfarrel Produce in Dingwall, and other inspiring croft-based food producers, our new training programme will take you step-by-step through the process of setting up a local food business using your croft produce.

Based on years of experience, Jo et al will guide you through the practicalities, the potential pitfalls, the rules & regulations, how to make the figures add up, what support is available, selling and marketing!

The programme will be offered through a series of online evening workshops and eight two-day in-person courses in a variety of locations.

We’re getting started with three online workshops in September:-

Wednesday 2nd September – Food Regulations and How to Apply Them – Beth Rose.

Wednesday 16th September – How to set up a Local Food Hub 1 – Food Lochaber

Wednesday 30th September – An Introduction to Selling Meat Boxes – Sally Crowe

More dates, topics and venues to follow.