OnFARM Podcast: Eat Sleep Ride founder Danielle McKinnon

Danielle McKinnon runs Eat Sleep Ride, a social enterprise in Lamberton, East Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders. Her work, with horses at its heart, focuses on empowering young people and amplifying often unheard voices, especially from low-income and rural communities.

OnFARM Podcast: Fashionable Forres: Christine Ann De Agostini

A less typical episode of OnFARM this week, as we chat with fashion designer and keeper of two clothing stores - one for gents and one for ladies - Christine Ann De Agostini. However, it will become more than clear why we are spotlighting Christine's work and business - her two clothes store businesses are located in Forres in rural Morayshire, and cater to a broad range of fashionable country living folk!

OnFARM Podcast: After berries, where next? Dreaming a new future for a Blairgowrie fruit farm

Maddie Thomson learned her skills in digital communications in London - but has returned to Scotland, to create a new future for her family's Perthshire fruit farm.Maddie tells Anna how her farm - Thomsons of Blairgowrie - is a blank canvas, and that she is being encouraged by her family to dream big!

OnFARM Podcast: 240 Years of RHASS: how the charity supports rural Scotland

A kitchen table chat about RHASS and how the charity strives for new ways to preserve, educate and support Scottish agriculture. Anna speaks with RHASS director Louise Elder, and Ally Caulfield and Annie Wheeler from the staff team. We also hear about RHASS's investment in innovation, education, wellbeing and the environment. Throughout 2024, OnFARM has partnered with RHASS to celebrate the charity's 240th year.

OnFarm Podcast: Introducing the Lantern Scottish Poetry podcast

We're pleased to share a recent episode of the Lantern Scottish Poetry podcast, presented by Scotland's Makar (National poet) Kathleen Jamie and co-host Alistair Heather. The theme of the episode is 'Place' with readings in Scots and Doric from Aberdeenshire's Shane Strachan and Hugh McMillan from Dumfries and Galloway.

OnFARM Podcast: Balgone Estate: sunflowers, pumpkins and more

At East Lothian's picturesque Balgone Estate, Anna meets David Grant-Suttie and Alex Humphreys, young entrepreneurs driving Balgone's diversification into pumpkins, sunflowers and events.

OnFARM Podcast: RHASS 240 years of stories: 50 voices from the Highland Show (2 of 2)

Part 2 of Anna and producer Dave's challenge to record 50 stories from the 2024 Royal Highland Show. This is part of RHASS's 240 Years of Stories initiative. This is the second of two episodes (because we couldn't make all 50 stories fit into just one!)

OnFARM Podcast: RHASS 240 years of stories: 50 voices from the Highland Show (1 of 2)

Anna and producer Dave have set themselves a challenge: to record 50 stories from the 2024 Royal Highland Show, as part of RHASS's 240 Years of Stories project. This is the first of two episodes (because we couldn't make all 50 stories fit into just one!)

OnFARM Podcast: RHASS 240 years of stories: Catriona and Russell Brown

Meet Russell and Catriona Brown, a brother and sister from Bonnington Farm near Peebles, in our latest OnRECORD partnership with RHASS's 240 Years of Stories.

OnFARM Podcast: Connecting producers and consumers: live at RHS2024

Three stories of food and farm businesses about how they connect with consumers - our latest partnership with RHASS's 240 Years of Stories, recorded live in the 2024 Royal Highland Show 'Food for Thought' cookery theatre.