SCA News: Isle of Skye
Fishing for Litter – Skye Fisheries Recycling Coalition
By Zoe Scott-Green Fishing for Litter has operated in the UK since 2005 and is recognised as the primary mechanism enabling fishermen to remove marine litter from UK seas. The scheme operates across 70 harbours, with over 700 fishing vessels registered and more than...
The need for a food system transformation
by Anne MacLennan Our Food System is in crisis. Food poverty is increasing, diet-related diseases are pushing the NHS to its limits, the environment is suffering, and there is little preparation for sudden ‘Food Shocks’. Industrialised agriculture has provided high...
Goodbye and Thank You to WASTE NOT
Over the last five years, Becky and Paul Smith's WASTE NOT project at Torrin has kept untold quantities of stuff out of landfill. Under the motto of "One person's trash is another's treasure", folk from across Skye have come to Torrin on Wednesdays to bring and take...
Tormore Community Woodland wins award
In the Scotland's Finest Woods competition, Tormore Community Woodland in Sleat (managed by Sleat Community Trust) won the Small Community Group Award and was Highly Commended in the Large Community Group Award. Congratulations to all involved. The Community Woodland...
Ultra-processed Food
by Anne MacLennan The Lancet medical journal has recently published a series of strongly-worded articles about ultraprocessed foods (UPF). The authors write from a substantial evidence base, clearly deeply concerned about health and equity issues, and the lack of...
Broadford Community Woodland update – new volunteering sessions
by Phil Knott Hello everyone, Firstly, a big thank you to everyone that made it along to Camping Skye last Sunday morning for the tree planting and guided walk. With over 30 folk in attendance, we were able to plant 400 trees before lunch, a great achievement. I then...
Reporting beach debris
Skye Beach Cleans has produced a Debris Identification Guide to help you identify and categorise some of the more common litter items originating from marine industries. Once you have reported the debris on Skye Beach Clean's map, they'll do all the legwork for you,...
Affordable warmth information service for Skye and Lochalsh
Ali-Energy now provides a free advice service on keeping your home warm and reducing energy costs. "Every house in the west and north of Scotland is different in all aspects, age and type of building and heating system, glazing and location. Our affordable warmth...
Torabhaig Beach Clean
by Dan Milner While pink footed geese honked loudly overhead 17 volunteers, including eager kids, joined Sleat Nature Group's community clean of Torabhaig beach on Sunday 26 October. Despite a biting wind and autumnal showers in just two hours the beach had been...