News from the field

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Rural Britain is a wonderful assortment of farms, estates, hamlets, villages, forests and moors, lochs and valleys. Our stunning scenery, close communities and wonderful rural businesses provide an idyllic lifestyle for many, but rural life can also throw up some pretty unique challenges.

The Rural Scene (the Scene & Herd rural blog and news updates) looks at what’s new, what’s relevant, what’s tasty, what’s fun and what’s challenging about life in the Great British Countryside. We offer an insider insight into rural Britain, highlighting some of the exceptional people, businesses and innovations we believe that everybody should know about.

May 16, 2019

Case Study: Birken Tree

Our fixed budget brief for Birken Tree was to promote its position as the only home-grown producer of Birchwater in the UK, and to increase awareness of the significant health potential of Birchwater as well as its Scottish credentials and unique and delicious taste.

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May 15, 2019

Dumfries House Estate's Home Farm to Host LILIS 2019 Organic Event

Following the growing success of their Livestock in Low Input Systems (LILIS) event, the Scottish Organic Producers Association (SOPA) have announced that this year’s conference will take place at Home Farm, on the Dumfries House estate.

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April 11, 2019

Birken Tree Launches Crowdfunding Campaign to Expand Healthy Product Range from Sustainably Managed Native Birch Trees

Birken Tree, the first and only home-grown producer of commercial Birchwater in the UK, has launched the Birken Tree Crowdfunding campaign to help fund its plans to expand its healthy product range from sustainably managed native Birch trees in Perthshire.

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April 5, 2019

2019 ‘Helping It Happen' Rural Awards Open for Entries

People across rural Scotland are being urged to share their stories of the work done by local estates, farms and land-based businesses to help their surrounding communities flourish, as nominations for the 2019 Helping It Happen Awards get underway.

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March 25, 2019

UK’s only home-grown birchwater producer commences three-week 'tapping' season

Over the last few years, Birchwater has seen a significant rise in popularity in the UK and across the Northern Hemisphere.

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