Welcome to this special Food edition. At Scene & Herd HQ, harvest is nearly finished with just some spring barley, oats and beans to finish off. The Scene & Herd team have been foraging the last of the brambles and enjoying the changing landscape of the beautiful countryside.How has September been for you? We'd love to hear your news!
READ MOREDespite the challenging weather, the Scene & Herd team have managed to see some performances at a scaled-down Edinburgh Festival, enjoyed delicious local, seasonal produce, juggle school holidays with Harvest...and will shortly host our first in-person team meeting since January 2020! How has August been for you? We'd love to hear your news.
READ MOREAs the end of the year grows near, our thoughts inevitably turn to what we’ve achieved...or not! It's worth remembering that we are still living in a global pandemic and, with the shortage of food-grade co2, container port delays and labour shortages, 2021 has been every bit as challenging as 2020 for some businesses. So, if you've been thinking about tasks that remain outstanding, don't be too hard on yourself! Many of the supply chain issues are set to continue into 2022 and this is likely to be exacerbated by rising energy costs, so what do we have to look forward to in 2022?
READ MOREA short post this month! Like so many of our clients, members of the Scene & Herd team are juggling family responsibilities alongside our business and farming commitments. Please be assured that if we are on a call and your children need you, or someone comes to the door, we'll be happy to wait or rearrange. We know that school holidays can be a struggle so let’s all support each other.
READ MOREFlaming June! – well, in the weather sense, let's hope it is this year! June is always a very busy month for Team Scene & Herd, not least because we usually have the Highland Show to occupy us and enjoy.
READ MOREWhat a difference a month makes! Rain has brought much-needed relief for many arable farmers following a cold and dry April. Apart from being the month, we're warned not to "cast a cloot", May is also National Walking Month.
READ MOREHow are your New Year's Resolutions going? Unsurprisingly, January is the worst time to set new goals owing to a combination of post-festive exhaustion, short days and cold weather.
READ MOREWhen we say we understand the pressures of rural life, we really mean it! The farmers in the team have put away the snow shovels (hopefully they won’t be needed again this side of December) and have been preparing for lambing and sowing.News
READ MOREOn 28th January, the 2021 SAOS Conference, which included Q&A session hosted by Scene & Herd director Monty, took place online. As the conference was free this year, SAOS asked attendees to sponsor their team's ‘virtual walk to Dunblane' – 1495 miles – in support of RSABI.
READ MOREHappy New Year! In this month's newsletter, we look at the importance of contingency planning.
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Anna Davies: Email: anna@sceneandherdpr.co.uk
Ross (Monty) Montague: Email: monty@sceneandherdpr.co.uk
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