Fortunate to be working with such beautiful “samples” looking at #wildedibles Rowett Institute Come and see what it’s all about this weekend Royal Highland Show Avenue 7, stand 5.

Still one more day left Royal Highland Show to come and taste our Orkney bere shortbread, as well as our rosehip and hemp breads #LeadingIdeas Rowett Institute

First strawberries from my garden taste good… but according to Graves; Strawberries that in gardens grow     Are plump and juicy fine, But sweeter far as wise men know     Spring from the woodland vine #WildEdibles #ScotlandsWildLarder

Talking #LeadingIdeas for dairy products with innovative farmers Alison Kerr The Coo Shed and Tom Steel @ Staffler Farm - also learned lots about feed from Michael Duncan @ Quest Farm Supplies - thank you Iain Wallace for organising

Counterbalance for the mid-week #meanreds

Malva sylvestris, a beautiful mallow species flowering in my garden now. Traditionally, the leaves were a food crop in the Mediterranean and Middle East. As with most mallow species, the seeds are rich in mucilage and were often taken as a demulcent #WildEdibles #WildMedicinals

Flowering today; chicory (Cichorium intybus). The leaves are rich in several vitamins and minerals and the roots can be eaten baked or roasted, often as a coffee substitute #LeadingIdeas with #WildEdibles Rowett Institute Freda McIntosh

Met The Meddling Fiend (by Nicola Turner) on the way to my Royal Society of Chemistry RSC FoodGroup meeting this morning

Less than 24 hours until it's Go, Go, Go...Falkland Professor Wendy Russell will be among countless experts sharing their insights into the future of #regenerative #farming in #Scotland. Prof. Wendy Russell SEFARI Gateway GO Falkland #GoFalkland

Sparrows enjoying the four-meter high wolfberry (Lycium barbarum; aka goji berry) that grows over my chicken coop. The shoots and leaves can be harvested as a vegetable and the berries, which are rich in carotenoids and flavonoids, eaten dried or fresh #WildEdibles

Day 2 GO Falkland and Rowett Institute we are all set for some interesting conversations on #LeadingIdeas - already some great talks on regenerative agriculture journeys in Scotland

Broom trying to cajole her nephews in for a night swim #nothappening

Wild and free 😊

Yellow monkeyflower (Erythranthe guttata) growing wild in Scotland. This non-native #wildedible was originally thought to have been brought in from America where the leaves were traditionally used for sores and burns. Listed as a Bach Remedy ingredient for bravery and courage

Monday night #MerryDancers

Interesting visit to East Coast Viners AN to discuss #LeadingIdeas with #hemp for livestock feed

Great to see the way so many stars are aligning to make #hemp the crop of the moment - with all the benefits Rowett research has already uncovered for both #nutrition and #sustainability - starting to get the level of attention it deserves. This ball is very much rolling...

It was so nice to welcome Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes MSP this week where she sampled some hemp pancakes as well as discussing other important research on data & AI, green hydrogen and fungal infection-battling antibodies. abdn.io/SF