Croftwork
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Each month Donna Smith, Chief Executive of the Scottish Crofting Federation and Eilidh Ross, Principal Consultant at Camus Consulting, will talk to guests about their connection to crofting, their views about the future of the crofting system and the proposed legal reforms to crofting legislation.
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The podcast focuses on topics surrounding crofting, including legal reforms, sustainability, and community impact, with episodes featuring discussions like the role of crofting in land reform and the future of crofting legislation, providing insights into both historical and contemporary issues.
Each month Donna Smith, Chief Executive of the Scottish Crofting Federation and Eilidh Ross, Principal Consultant at Camus Consulting, will talk to guests about their connection to crofting, their views about the future of the crofting system and the proposed legal reforms to crofting legislation.
In this episode, Donna and Eilidh chat with Dr Lucy Beattie.
Lucy is from Leckmelm, close to the village of Ullapool. She has over 28 years of hands-on experience managing her own farming business and has also worked in education, teaching rural skills at Ullapool High and managing education projects for the Scottish Crofting Federation all over the Highlands and Islands. Lucy took a break from work to complete a PhD focused on public engagement with science. She is currently employed by the James Hutton Institute as a researcher in sustainable farming systems and she was recently appointed as a Commissioner for the Scottish Land Commission.
Music credit: Peatbog Faeries
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