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.
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READ MOREThe Batch Lady, aka Suzanne Mulholland, is a global social media sensation, publishing regular videos sharing her method of modern batch cooking.Her recently published first book shows you how to "Shop Once, Cook Once, Eat Well All Week".
READ MOREIt’s a strange time to be living and working in at the moment, but we wanted to try and bring something positive out of it, so we have come up with a few ideas that you might find useful over the next few weeks!
READ MOREHe's the upland Perthshire farmer who once described himself as VEGAN (V-ery E-nthusiastically G-rowing A-nimals N-aturally).
READ MOREAt this worrying time for everyone, RSABI, the charity which supports people in Scottish agriculture, is gearing up to offer additional support to farming and crofting families.These families, located throughout Scotland, are not only sharing the widespread public concern about Covid-19, but they are also dealing with the long hours and stresses of lambing, calving and other spring work.
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