Food and drink

This online learning event - "Understanding and improving your online presence" is FREE to access! 

Marketing expert, Lesley Wood will demonstrate how using google analytics can provide valuable data to enhance understanding of business performance using current business examples. Lesley will show us how you can use this information to target marketing activity.

2-3pm - Input from Lesley

The next Angus Agritourism Monitor Farm meeting takes place on Thursday 22nd August at Kinclune Estate, Kirkton of Kingoldrum, Kirriemuir, Angus DD8 5HX

The focus of the meeting is on 'Telling Your Biodiversity, Conservation and Sustainability Story'.

We will hear from Monitor Farmer Aylwin Pillai on the progress of the build of their new wedding venue and an update on how the Highland pony tours and accommodation is performing.

This event is part of the Open Gate festival - the Open Gate festival is a collection of local events, from August 23 to September . Local growers and producers have the chance to show us where our food comes from, the events include workshops, speaker events and a community feast.

Join Smallholding Scotland at The Royal Highland Centre for the 13th running of the Scottish Smallholder Festival!

The Festival will be held on the 19th October at the Highland Hall. Doors will open at 9AM, and you are invited to join us for our annual celebration of the Smallholder.

The festival has a lot to do:

Potatoes in Practice is the largest field-based potato event in the UK. The event brings together variety demonstrations, research and trade exhibits in one place making it an essential date in the potato industry calendar.

The theme of this year’s event is ‘Adaption to Net Zero’ and promises a mix of inspiration, learning, networking and knowledge for delegates.

In partnership with Comrie Croft, Tomnah’a Market Garden, and CoDeL this unique, hands-on event will explore how young people are finding a way back to the land and farming, re-introducing traditional skills, applying new agroecological knowledge and practices, and inspiring and encouraging more young people to do the same.