Croft News

Last week, three of our Hebridean Lambs were sent away, and today I collected boxes full of lovely meat. We now have tasty, slow-grown Hebridean Lamb chops, boned and rolled shoulder, leg and shank…

I am grateful that my application to the FAS Mentoring Scheme was approved, giving me access to up to four days of peer mentoring support. One of my two mentors is Phil Knott, well known as the…

Our third WWOOFer, Michael, joined us from March 22nd to 29th. Although the weather wasn’t ideal, he jumped right in and made a great contribution by: • feeding our livestock—chickens, ducks,…

I am grateful that my application to the FAS Mentoring Scheme was approved, giving me access to up to four days of peer mentoring support. One of my two mentors is Sandy Granville, who, along with…

Annika and Lukas were outstanding WWOOFers during their stay from 10th to 17th of March! They helped us with •             daily feeding…

Rob, Bruce the 2nd, and the three wee rams quickly settle in at their new spot and immediately take delight in the fresh pasture.ir new location and instantly enjoying the new pasture. boys arriving…

Our WWOOFers, Louna and Tom, stayed from 15th to 23rd of February and made our first WWOOF experience very enjoyable.  Beside the daily croft and livestock chores we   cleaned and prepared…

Today our ewes got scanned; Rob will be a very proud dad! 6 set of twins and 2 single lambs to be expected from our 8 ewes = 175% ram bonnie brae croft portrait ewes waiting for the scan scan…

February’s full Moon is often known as the Snow Moon in the Northern Hemisphere because it marks the time of year when there was plenty of cold and snowy weather around. With a clear sky it was…

‘WWOOF is a cultural and educational program focused on sustainable agriculture.’ ‘WWOOF brings people together from diverse corners of the world who share similar values and philosophies, and…

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On New Year’s Eve we had our first guests in Bothy Blaven and are extremely pleased with their review.