A message in the light of Manchester

I was planning to write about the various manifestos today, analysing them for what each of them offers when it comes to food, farming, the environment and rural communities. However, in the light of the Manchester attack, it doesn’t seem right to do this at the moment. The events in Manchester on Monday night have beenContinueContinue reading “A message in the light of Manchester”

Down to Earth

When grief strikes we tend to deal with it in different ways. Our coping mechanisms kick in and we might become overwhelmingly active, or the complete opposite, choosing to withdraw from the world for a while. Taking things in a ‘business as usual’ way is another method, longing for everything to be normal in a periodContinueContinue reading “Down to Earth”

The Red Squirrel: A Future in the Forest – Guest post by Peter Cairns and Neil McIntyre

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture is a team of media professionals – photographers, filmmakers, writers and designers – fusing ecological science with visual storytelling to amplify the case for a wilder Scotland. Though undoubtedly spectacular, Scotland is an ecological shadow of its former self. Its turbulent past has shaped its wild places like few other countriesContinueContinue reading “The Red Squirrel: A Future in the Forest – Guest post by Peter Cairns and Neil McIntyre”

Who really is ‘the party for young people’?

On Friday night I was incredibly proud to attend the UK Blog Awards (and shocked to be awarded a highly commended as a runner-up in the green and eco category). It was a wonderfully optimistic evening with a plethora of writing and influencer talent being celebrated and blogging sectors as diverse as education and automobilesContinueContinue reading “Who really is ‘the party for young people’?”