Scotland has ONE THIRD of the UK’s Natural Capital, says a new study by the Office of National Statistics. That’s why we need to make sure protection and restoration of our water, air, soils and wildlife underpins legislation across the board... thenational.scot/news/17520917.…

Did you know we can certify wild harvested and farmed seaweed as #organic? We're working with innovative businesses like maraseaweed Shore Seaweed Cornish Seaweed to ensure this amazing resource is sustainably managed for the future. Find out more: bit.ly/2WsQx5S

Now open for booking! Slug Patrol: new ways to control slugs in arable farming, Thursday 25 April, 10am-1pm, Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire. Free to attend and lunch included! Patrick Laurie NFU Scotland SAYFC Scotland's Farm Advisory Service Scottish Land & Estates Scottish Rural Network ow.ly/QH2C30oj0Ke

Check out our new #pastureforlife #film #pasturefed #grainfree youtube.com/watch?v=OQT6dr…

(6) Conclusion: UK diets need to change, but 'giving up beef' is a false solution to the #ClimateCrisis. We urgently need to eat less meat, but the priority should be less grain-fed poultry/pork, with diets re-focussed on grass-fed and organic meat along with more plant proteins.

This week we are looking at farming in the UK, taking the major issues and unpicking them. Today: farming and climate change. #BBCFarmingFocus bbc.co.uk/news/uk-490440…

What's our beef with beef? Red meat is not unsustainable, despite recent headlines. It's the way it's farmed that matters. Our CEO Helen Browning's Organic in the @the_ecologist theecologist.org/2019/aug/21/wh…

It isn’t a 🥩 vs 🌱 issue, it’s a sustainable vs unsustainable issue. We must choose sustainably produced food of all kinds. Great to see this piece as part of #BBCFarmingFocus 👏 bbc.com/news/uk-englan…

Taking part in #OrganicSeptember next month? 🥕🌎🌾 Download the free toolkit to help you spread the word about the movement for nature-friendly farming 🙌 👉 ow.ly/hGVT30plHNM

Just had a few bits from the Soil Association just in time for #OrganicSeptember, you can help support by just buying something organic 🍏🥔🥖🧀🥦🍷🍪🥜🍰 ————————————————— #OrganicSeptember #organic #wine #organicwine #soilassociation #support #idrinkorganic

Today marks the start of Organic September. Did you know our ENTIRE range is certified by the Soil Association for organic growing? Yep - everything! Here's more info on our #peatfree range ow.ly/YbsX50vLb8N #organicseptember Soil Association

What do the Amazon fires have to do with rural Scotland? Our director @aoifembehan in The Herald heraldscotland.com/opinion/178751…

At our free Farming with Nature showcase on Oct 17, Denise Walton will speak about how she has restored nature on Peelham Farm since 1995, planting and connecting hedgerows, woods and ponds for birds, bees and other farm wildlife. Get your ticket: soilassociation.org/our-work-in-sc…

Massive congratulations to Farmers Weekly’s Grassland Managers of the Year Charley and Andrea Walker of Charley Walker 👏Charley will be talking grass and grazing at our Farming with Nature Showcase on Oct 17 soilassociation.org/our-work-in-sc… Come along! And here they are looking windswept:

And we’ve set this up so any of you can help our farmer partnership at a valley scale, to make it better for nature - plant trees, create ponds, rewiggle rivers... Managed by Ullswater Catchment crowdfunder.co.uk/putting-nature…

Interested in nature-friendly farming but missed our recent showcase? Read our write-up and watch the talks given by our four brilliant farmer speakers here 👉soilassociation.org/our-work-in-sc…

#ApocalypseCow offers a misplaced vision of a future #foodsystem Big change IS needed to fight the #ClimateEmergency but #agroecological #farming systems like #organic provide solutions that work WITH nature, not try to dominate it ow.ly/BzkW50xRUPZ ow.ly/r9Rr50xRUQ0

Please sign & RT this petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/brit… via 38 Degrees

Just recorded an interview with ch4 news about the urgent need for both trade and consumers to join in ending all peat use in horticulture. Where there is a will, there is a way.

Shetland otter family snoozing #shetland #ottersinshetland