Looking at the Scottish @guildoffinefood winners, I was struck by the “pockets of excellence”, with some areas featuring several winning businesses.

Perhaps it is easier to imagine success when you are surrounded by it?

#keepScotlandtheBrand

https://www.thenational.scot/culture/24511705.scottish-food-drink-firms-quest-golden-fork/

Looking at the Scottish @guildoffinefood winners, I was struck by the “pockets of excellence”, with some areas featuring several winning businesses.

Perhaps it is easier to imagine success when you are surrounded by it?

#keepScotlandtheBrand

https://www.thenational.scot/culture/24511705.scottish-food-drink-firms-quest-golden-fork/

Does your business qualify for this funding?

#keepScotlandtheBrand

https://www.gov.scot/news/regional-food-and-drink-fund/

Please have a read and gie a wee share. We need more public conversations about this important issue.

It is vital our new MPs stand up for Scotland’s crucial agricultural, food and drink sectors, to protect the right for our MSPs to make laws in Holyrood which work in the interests of Scottish businesses and for Scotland’s people.

#keepScotlandtheBrand

@GMWatch @scotgov @TheNational (sadly, no-one else mentioned is on Mastodon)

https://www.thenational.scot/politics/24391023.genetically-modified-foods-must-clearly-labelled/

This is a pretty shocking example of poor 'place of origin' food labelling.

A display with the Saltire should contain Scottish carrots #MorrisonsSupermarket.

Clear labels are key to giving shoppers choices. Many buy for price, perhaps making choices with food miles and carbon footprint in mind, and many want to #SupportScottishFarming #keepScotlandtheBrand

Food labels should be clear, and they should honest.

With thanks to Paul D. for this photo, taken at The Gyle, in Edinburgh.

“We’ve lost our connection to food through losing variety and diversity; being controlled by big agri-business and by supermarkets.."

Seed sovereignty is of growing importance.

Be part of the growing revolution #keepScotlandtheBrand

https://www.thenational.scot/culture/24175322.scottish-grown-vegetable-seeds-became-available/

Has anyone else noticed the complete absence of #scottish #cheddar in the #supermarkets ?

Mind, #IfItsGotAJackPutItBack

#keepScotlandtheBrand #food #cheese #dairy #youyesyet #YesScots

'80 per cent of berry growers feel they no longer have partnership relationships with supermarkets.

'Scotland has long been synonymous with growing berries, the rolling landscapes and fertile soils are perfect for high quality crops, with Perthshire, Tayside and Fife earning a sterling reputation for the quality of their products.'

Can science save Scotland's soft fruit sector?

#keepScotlandtheBrand

https://www.hutton.ac.uk/news/saving-scotland%E2%80%99s-soft-fruit-science

Clear, honest labels matter.

If we can see it on the label we can put it on the table.

Contact your supermarkets. Ask them to
#SupportScottishFarming
#SupportScottishFoodandDrink
#keepScotlandtheBrand

https://www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/news/24107106.varied-scottish-produce-support-revealed-shelfwatch-results/