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Posts by Soil Association Scotland

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Can we rebuild the UK’s linen supply chain from the ground up? 🌿

Join us for a fascinating look at fibre flax for regenerative textiles, in this final webinar of the #InnovativeFarmers' fibre #Flax #FieldLab.

📅Thurs 30 April
⏰12:30–14:30

Book your spot now 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/regenerati...

2 weeks ago 4 5 0 0
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🌱 Join us for an online hustings on the Future of Scotland’s Land & Policy!

Hear from MSPs on building a fairer, greener, more resilient food & farming system.

📅 15 April
🕰️7–8pm
💻 Online

Your voice matters – book your place 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/regenerati...

@nffn.bsky.social

2 weeks ago 3 4 0 2
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Don't miss this exciting webinar tomorrow at 12 with a fantastic speaker line‑up and some fascinating trial results to share!

🌱 Andrew Barbour, organic hill farmer at Mains of Fincastle
🐄 Andrew Taylor, regenerative Ayrshire dairy farmer
👉 Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/webinar-us...

4 weeks ago 1 1 0 0
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Habitat Mapping and Biodiversity Audits Join us in person at Cairns Farm, West Lothian for an engaging and practical workshop

🌿 Habitat Mapping & Biodiversity Audits – Free Workshop
📅 17 March
📍 Cairns Farm, West Lothian

Join us + @naturescot.bsky.social for a practical look at #WholeFarm habitat mapping, with a live demo of the new #FarmBiodiversityScotland app.

🔗 Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/habitat-ma...

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IPM in Action: From Research to Practice in Horticultural Crops Join this free Soil Association and OGA webinar to hear the latest IPM research and how it can be put into practice on the ground.

Growers, want to know how to manage pests & diseases without inputs?

WEBINAR: IPM in Action
with Andy Dibben & Dave Barfoot, Prof Rosemary Collier & OGA's Steven Jacobs
Thur 12 Mar 1-2.30pm

#IntegratedPestManagement: boost resilience with beneficial insects

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1981420058...

2 months ago 6 2 0 0
Photo of flowering artichoke with text reading: IPM in Action: From Research to Practice in Horticultural Crops. Online event
Mar 12 from 1pm to 2:30pm GMT

Photo of flowering artichoke with text reading: IPM in Action: From Research to Practice in Horticultural Crops. Online event Mar 12 from 1pm to 2:30pm GMT

🔦Event Spotlight - #IPM in Action: From Research to Practice in Horticulture

Don't miss this exciting webinar from @thesoilassociation.bsky.social @soilassocscot.bsky.social
& @ogagrowers.bsky.social on building a balanced IPM system that delivers REAL results.

📆https://shorturl.at/HAk4C

2 months ago 3 2 0 0
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Join us for a practical event on 9 March focused on building #SoiResilience in increasingly unpredictable weather👇

🪱Practical #WholeFarm planning
💦Soils, water, and #Biodiversity working together
🌱Nature-based solutions that actually stack up on farms

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wet-wet-we...

2 months ago 0 0 0 0
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Join the #ScottishAgroecologyPartnership at Bowhouse, Balcaskie Estate, Fife for a major food and farming hustings👇

📣The Voters Who Feed and Steward Scotland
📅 Monday 30 March
⏲️ 6.30–9pm

Book your spot. Have your say 👇

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/food-and-f...
#FoodSecurity #SupplyChain

2 months ago 1 0 0 0
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Join us online with Rachel Ives on 25 Feb for a practical look at the organic conversion process & what support is available🌱🐑

Hear how #Organic principles can be implemented on your farm to reduce inputs & help nature thrive🪱🐄

Book your free place now!👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-whole-fa...

2 months ago 1 0 0 0
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Farmers, crofters, land managers, advisors, catchment partners!

🌱 Join us at Carbeth Home Farm, Glasgow, on 9 March with @nffn.bsky.social for a practical farm walk on:

🪱Improving soil resilience
💦Managing water
🌱Working with nature

Book your free place now👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wet-wet-we...

2 months ago 3 0 0 1

MSPs will be debating final amendments to the #NaturalEnvironmentBill in parliament on 27 January. @thesoilassociation.bsky.social Scotland supports the @scotlink.bsky.social campaign for strong and effective #naturerecovery targets for Scotland.

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Join us with @nffn.bsky.social on 22 January to dig into what whole farm planning really looks like on a small mixed holding.

All welcome!

Book your free place now! 👇

3 months ago 1 0 0 0
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"Dung beetles are basically nature's own parasite control." 🪲

Integrating animal health into a regenerative system is about more than reducing inputs – it's about building a resilient ecosystem.

Watch #ClaireWhittle explore #WholeFarm health👇

www.soilassociation.org/our-work-in-...

#Agroecology

3 months ago 8 2 0 2
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🌱 Completed a #CarbonAudit but not sure what to do next?

Join our FREE webinar with @farmcarbontoolkit.bsky.social on 3 Feb, 10.30–12 to discuss how audit results can 👇

✔️support better decisions
✔️cut costs
✔️build resilience.

🔗 Book here 👇
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-the...

#WholeFarmPlan

3 months ago 2 0 0 0
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🐑 Innovative, humane, and community-focused, the #TinyTrailerAbattoir is a game-changing initiative for small-scale and native-breed farming 🚜

Please support this fundraiser 👇
peoplesfundraising.com/fundraising/...

@thesoilassociation.bsky.social

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Image of sheep on fundraising webpage

The Tiny Trailer Abattoir is under construction now!

We are making exemplary sheep welfare possible with on-farm slaughter

We've raised over half of the cost & are fundraising for rest
Can you help us?

Please can you share this link as widely as possible
www.peoplesfundraising.com/fundraising/...

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🎉 Well done to Shetland Islands Council on renewing their #FoodforLifeServedHere certification! 🎉

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🎉 Congratulations to Highland Council on renewing their Bronze #FoodforLifeServedHere certification!

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Planning 4 Change: Making the most of your #WholeFarmPlan audits 🚜

🌱Join us between Jan and Mar 2026 online or on-farm for a series of inspiring, interactive webinars and farm walks!

🪱Book your free place now! soilassociation.org/our-work-in-...

#Soil #Carbon #Biodiversity #IPM #AHWP

4 months ago 3 0 0 1
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A small win for Scotland’s small producers

The @scotgov £500k capital fund is a vital first step for small-scale, #agroecological farms & crofts.
But at £500k nationwide, this must be a starting point, not the destination
www.agroecology.scot/news/small-w...

#ScottishAgroecologyPartnership

4 months ago 0 0 0 0
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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

5 months ago 23 16 0 2
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Concerns over FFIS After concerns from farmers and crofters across Scotland the Scottish Agroecology Partnership (SAP) is asking the Scottish Government for more transparency over the distribution of funds via the FFIS

🌱 Read more about the concerns of #farmers and #crofters around #FFIS and the #ScottishAgroecologyPartnership call for transparency on how the funds were allocated 👇

www.agroecology.scot/news/farmers...

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'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.

'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...

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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...

5 months ago 3 2 0 0
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Note: this opportunity closes 18 November.

Find out more: publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/... #ScottishFarming #ScottishProcurement

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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.

5 months ago 2 1 1 1
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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

5 months ago 37 17 0 1

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.

6 months ago 1 0 0 0
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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...

6 months ago 1 0 0 0

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"

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