The SELF Health project is running a community kitchen and cafe at the Hebridean Inn during the winter months. You can come along and volunteer to learn how to make simple, nutritious food for all the family and connect with other local residents while helping supply the local food bank with healthy meals. Or just pop in to pick up a healthy lunch to keep you fuelled for a busy day!
A celebration of apples!
Come along to these free apple workshops and learn all about apple varieties, growing, nurturing growth, grafting, pressing and more. There will be local growers and experts on hand to tell us all they know. Broadford Village Hall on Saturday 7th October, 1pm to...
Community Highlands & Islands Climate Festival
Hearst & Gaither South Skye celebrated food from field to fork in two events for the finale of the Highlands and Island Climate Festival on 30th September. An Crùbh's Community Festival featured crofters Susan Walker and Gavin Parson who explained how they grow,...
Talking about Food
by Anne MacLennan A group met at the Hebridean Inn on September 21st to continue the discussions and planning to create a sustainable food system in Skye and Lochalsh, accessible and affordable for everyone. There is a strong desire to have some sort of community food...
Talking about Food: a visit to the Raasay Walled Garden
On 10th June, over 30 people converged on Raasay’s Walled Garden for a guided tour of this beautiful and productive area behind Raasay House and discussions about our food system looking at Growing, Getting or Sharing.
Raasay walled garden to host our next food conversation
Raasay is hosting our latest Let's talk about food meeting 10.25 am Ferry from Sconser • Tour of the Walled Garden, followed by lunch using local produce • Open discussion focussed on local solutions • 2 pm finish 2.30 pm Ferry back to Sconser – or stay on to continue...
Let’s talk about food – with Catriona Ferguson of the Highland Good Food Partnership.
Thursday 23rd March from 10am – 12pm at the Hebridean Inn, Broadford Coffee and tea provided. It's free. Just turn up, or contact anne@skyeclimateaction.org Catriona Ferguson of the Highland Good Food Partnership will join our chat. Highland Good Food Partnership is...
Winter warm spaces in Skye & Lochalsh
Listing of some of the warm hub and food spaces open during February and March
Sunday Warm Hub at Broadford Village Hall, until end March
by Alex Layfield The Sunday Warm Hub at Broadford Village Hall (12 - 3 pm) is a part of ongoing community conversations around healthy eating and our food systems, involving Highland Community Waste Partnership, Skye Climate Action, Hebridean Inn, Broadford Village...
Women’s Warm Hub Sharing Café
by Emma Bee The hub has been a great success so far and the response to it just goes to show how much these types of spaces are needed. Not only for the warm hub side of it, but more the coming together and the sharing of ideas. These types of spaces nurture...