One the most popular aspects of the Festival and part of what sets it apart from other events is our programme of seminars and demonstrations. We’re busy putting together the full programme for 2016 but wanted to share some of the confirmed sessions you can access at Lanark on 24th September. Seminars Lanarkshire Beekeepers will be making a […]
With shows for cattle, goats, pigs, poultry and waterfowl, and garden, craft and food there really is an opportunity for anyone to exhibit at the 2015 Scottish Smallholder & Grower Festival to be held at Lanark Agricultural Centre on Saturday 26th September.
Smallholdings are an important part of the fabric of rural Scotland. The Festival organisers are delighted to announce that the event has received a major boost from a new partner that will help consolidate the event as the premier show for the smaller farmer and producer in Scotland. For the next three years, the Scottish […]
The full programme of events for the 2015 Scottish Smallholder & Grower Festival has been finalised, with a wide range of topics of interest to smallholders and aspiring smallholders of all abilities and levels of experience.
The Festival is thrilled to be partnering with Zero Waste Scotland and the Nordic Fashion Association for the 2015 Festival, with a focus on textiles, re-invigorating the rearing of rare and traditional breeds of sheep, specifically for fibre production, and re-use of clothes and textiles through the Love Your Clothes project.
With shows for cattle, goats, pigs, poultry and waterfowl, and garden, craft and food there really is an opportunity for anyone to exhibit at the 2015 Scottish Smallholder & Grower Festival to be held at Lanark Agricultural Centre on Saturday 26th September.
The venue is booked and the 2015 Festival is ready to go. If you want to continue to be a part of our success story, then we would love to have you along.
The 2014 Festival will be enhanced by the presence of well known naturalist, journalist and author, Polly Pullar, who will talk to visitors about her books and photography.
Come and meet the awesome Poitou donkey and Valais Blacknose sheep at the 2014 Scottish Smallholder & Grower Festival.
This year’s Festival will feature the RBST Scottish Rare Breed Championships, which is a joint effort by the Festival and the Rare Breeds Survival Trust to provide a high level of competition within Scotland for rare and native breed keepers. The RBST Scottish National “Young stock” championships had already been confirmed, but feedback from RBST […]