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Soil Association Scotland
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Scottish office of the Soil Association, the charity that digs deeper to transform the way we eat, farm and care for our natural world.
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🌱Exciting news! The Scottish Organic Gathering comes to #BalcaskieEstate, Fife on 20 November 2025.

Open to businesses, farmers, policy voices and others working in the organic supply chain.

Join us to help shape the future of #organic in Scotland👇 www.soilassociation.org/certificatio...
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One in nine species in Scotland is at risk of extinction. We can change this. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
The Natural Environment Bill is our chance to set binding targets to restore nature.
Take 30 seconds to email your MSPs here: scotlink.eaction.online/targets

#Scotland #NatureRestoration #NaturalEnvironmentBill
November 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
'We should scrap the damn thing' - Priority groups only given a third of Scottish farming fund, farmers say

Read the @scotsman.com coverage of the #ScottishAgroecologyPartnership call for greater transparency of the assessment and scoring system for the FFIS fund👇

www.scotsman.com/hays-way/pri...
'We should scrap the damn thing' - Priority groups only given a third of Scottish farming fund
Ministers have been accused of being disingenuous with the scheme.
www.scotsman.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Read Connie Hunter of East Neuk Market Garden's blog on the SAP policy ask of targeted support for #marketgardens:

🪱 Why market gardens deliver public value
🫛 How current funding excludes these essential producers
🥔 A call to action for fairer system

👉 www.agroecology.scot/news/targete...
November 4, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Scottish milk producers & suppliers! Interested in supplying Scotland’s public sector?

APUC has published a PCS-Tender for fresh dairy products, including organic milk, to the Scottish Higher (HE) and Further (FE) Education sector and some other public sector bodies in Scotland.
November 4, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Today at Scottish Parliament, MSPs debate the Natural Environment Bill.
This morning LINK was outside with the #ScotlandLovesNature campaign, representing red squirrels, Scottish wildcats, puffins and bees. 🐿️🐝
This Bill is our VITAL chance for legally binding nature recovery targets. 🌿🐾
#savenature
October 30, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Standing up for Scotland's nature and for climate action is crucial for food and farming 🌱

By embracing nature-friendly practices, farming can become more resilient, sustainable, and profitable through:

🪱Healthier soils
🌍Reduced chemical reliance
🌳And improved carbon capture.
In Scotland we’re known for braving the cold, battling the wind and pretending it’s ‘taps aff’ weather at 12°C. But there’s one thing we won’t just tough out - losing Scotland’s wild places.

It’s in our nature to act. Sign our petition and stand up for nature: www.wwf.org.uk/scotland/202... ✏️
October 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Agenda reveal for the Scottish Organic Gathering 🌿

Join us on 20 Nov at Balcaskie Estate, Fife, for a day of shared learning, farm tours and big conversations about the future of #Organic in Scotland.

👉 View the full agenda and register for free here: www.soilassociation.org/certificatio...
October 8, 2025 at 8:22 AM
We were delighted to be at #ScottishNFFNSummit25 today hearing from @linesmartin.bsky.social:
"Healthy soils and healthy nature drive our businesses"

and #DeniseWalton: "We need strong leadership – while we’re waiting, let’s roll up our collective sleeves, get on and drive that change"
October 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🎉 Congrats to @orkneycouncil.bsky.social on renewing their
Bronze #FoodForLifeServedHere Award! 🥦🍎

Fresh, healthy & local food on school plates – supporting kids & producers across Orkney. 🌱👏 #ScottishSchoolMeals
October 2, 2025 at 8:11 AM
🎉 Congrats to BaxterStorey at @qmuniversity.bsky.social for achieving the #FoodforLifeServedHere Bronze Award at
Guthrie’s Kitchen! 🌱

200+ scratch-cooked meals daily, Scottish produce, free-range eggs & zero additives 👏

👉 Read more: soilassociation.org/our-work-in-...

#PublicSectorCatering
September 25, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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📢 New @sefariscot.bsky.social fellowship opportunity with @naturescot.bsky.social

Explore how Scotland’s Agriculture & Knowledge Information System can support sustainable & regenerative agriculture

To apply and for more information ➡️ tinyurl.com/AKISfellowship

⌛Apply by: 17th Oct 2025
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
🌱Exciting news! The Scottish Organic Gathering comes to #BalcaskieEstate, Fife on 20 November 2025.

Open to businesses, farmers, policy voices and others working in the organic supply chain.

Join us to help shape the future of #organic in Scotland👇 www.soilassociation.org/certificatio...
September 22, 2025 at 8:45 AM
"Farmers and crofters across Scotland are showing that nature-friendly farming can restore habitats, bring back wildlife, and cut emissions while producing high-quality food."
September 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Whatever part of the journey you’re on, join us & #TheWoodlandTrust on 10 & 11 Sept!🍃

🌳From hands-on farm walks, design clinics & live demos, to inspiring talks & panel discussions – this is where #Agroforestry comes alive!

🥬Buy your ticket now! www.agroforestryshow.com

@wtscotsocial.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Check out Soil Association Scotland's work with Argyll and Bute Council and Wild Jura to include venison in school meals below ⬇️
Happy #EatScottishVenisonDay! 🦌

We're all about making good food the easy choice, and it's brilliant to see Scottish venison on the menu like schools on Islay and Jura.

Want to read about a pilot project that brought venison to school plates? 👇
www.soilassociation.org/our-work-in-...
September 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Happy #EatScottishVenisonDay! 🦌

We're all about making good food the easy choice, and it's brilliant to see Scottish venison on the menu like schools on Islay and Jura.

Want to read about a pilot project that brought venison to school plates? 👇
www.soilassociation.org/our-work-in-...
September 4, 2025 at 9:50 AM
🚜🌱 Join us and our friends from the #scottishagroecologypartnership – a network of over 3000 farmers and crofters – in demanding a meaningful just transition for farming in Scotland 👇
📅Wednesday 3 September
📌Outside the Scottish Parliament
⏲️12–2pm
🪱Register here:
www.tickettailor.com/events/thesc...
August 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Another excellent contribution to the forestry world by FPG!

We are delighted to announce our next webinar offering: "Who Owns Scotland's Forests and Does it Matter?" Wednesday 17th September, 10-12 noon.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/who-owns-s...
Who Owns Scotland's Forests and Does it Matter?
Explore who owns Scotland’s forests, why it matters, and how ownership shapes policy, communities and the environment.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
August 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Episode 2 of "Let's Talk Better Forestry" has now landed! Tune in and listen to independent forester Andrew Macqueen join Morag Paterson to share the variety in his day-to-day work, and the experimental approaches he’s exploring.

Worth a listen!

www.forestpolicygroup.org/news/ep-2-le...
August 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Join SAP outside #TheScottishParliament on Wed 3 Sept for:

👨‍🌾Farmers & crofters speaking out for change
🌱Clear demands & proposals for a just transition for Scottish agriculture
🍲Delicious hot food
🤝Solidarity for a fairer food & farming system

All welcome! 👇
www.tickettailor.com/events/thesc...
August 14, 2025 at 11:29 AM
🐄Join us at for a FREE, practical workshop exploring #WholeFarm approaches to regenerative disease and pest management, including poking around in poo for dung beetles!🪲
Book your place 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/livestock-...

📅Wed 20 Aug
⏲️10.30am–2.30pm
📍Guardswell Farm, Perthshire
🎟️Lunch included!
July 31, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Book your spot!🐄
Join us at Oakwood Mill Farm TOMORROW to explore what a #WholeFarm approach to #AnimalHealth looks like👇
eventbrite.co.uk/e/animal-hea...
Join the cows in their happy place🌞
See for yourself how a focus on breeding & genetics can mean less need for intervention🐮
July 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM
“Sustainability & profitability can go hand in hand”, says Stuart Henry (Oakwood Mill Farm) of their low-intervention, #Organic beef enterprise.

Join us on Wed 16 July to explore a #WholeFarm approach & #AnimalWelfare in action.

Book your free place now👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/animal-hea...
July 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Planning for Change: A Whole Farm Approach to Animal Health🐄🌱

📅Wed 16 Jul 👇
eventbrite.co.uk/e/animal-hea...

Join us at Oakwood Mill Farm, Selkirk to explore what a #WholeFarm approach to #AnimalHealth looks like

A focus on breeding & genetics can mean less need for intervention 🐮
Free to attend!
June 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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“We’ve often praised the Scottish Government for their ambition and positive words around regenerative agriculture and nature-friendly farming, with the caveat that these words must be followed by transformative action. Sadly, this new scorecard highlights that this has not been the case to date."
June 19, 2025 at 7:30 AM