Across Scotland there are over 20 proposals for AI data centres without proper consideration of social and environmental impacts. On 16 September, MSPs voted in support of a motion saying that...
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Salmon
New government data revealed the extent of the wild salmon crisis, highlighting that in Scotland 71% of the salmon stocks in Scotland are in poor conservation status. 88% of salmon rivers in England...
Sourcing local food in public services
In June First Minister John Swinney announced the formation of the Public Sector Food Procurement taskforce, to support the maximising of locally produced food and drink consumed in...
Why is food costing so much more and who is benefitting?
Listen to a BBC podcast from the Abergavenny Food Festival asking why food is costing so much more than it used to, while farmers, growers and food businesses are struggling with rising costs,...
Scotland’s marine protected areas
Over ten years ago, the Scottish Government introduced a network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to protect key habitats and species, as well as to safeguard nursery grounds for commercial species...
àraich: something good is growing here
John Coghill (who created fabulous food for the Feel Heal Real Food sustainable food day in April) and his team have launched àraich, at the Old Woolen Mill in Portree (next to Howdens). ...