ITN – Walking and Talk Trees
Join the Integrating Tree Network (ITN) for an insightful day exploring how trees and woodlands support a more resilient, productive and sustainable farm business. They’ll be visiting the Scott-Park family at Portnellan Farm, an organic beef farm on the south-eastern shore of Loch Lomond, to hear about the benefits that trees bring to them. Through…
Read MoreRotational Grazing: Networking Lunch and Farm Walk at Rhynaclach Farm
This is an event for farmers and land managers to learn about the benefits and challenges of e-collars and virtual fencing for managing livestock, particularly in a rotational grazing system. Jointly organised by Upper Forth Farmer and Land Manager Network and the Resilient Farming Network of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. Directions: From…
Read MoreIt’s All Pants!
An arts based exploration of soil and the ecological health of our land with Ted Leeming. Do large numbers of earthworms indicate a healthy soil? And what are the consequences if the conventions are wrong? What if the secret to the health of land lies hidden in a humble pair of decomposing underpants? This fun…
Read MoreKnoxfauld; Heathy peat, farm and future
Are you a farmer or land manager and interested in Peatland restoration? – Come and see what peatland restoration looks like on a working farm What does peatland restoration actually mean for a farmer? And is it worth doing? Join Knoxfauld Farm and Forth Rivers Trust for a hands-on look at the 273 ha Knoxfauld Farm…
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