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A year of fruit and veg in Scottish Field

February 4, 2019 Angus Soft Fruits, apples, Bartlett, blackberries, Blochairn, Blochairn Fruit Market, brussel sprouts, carrots, Climate Change, cookery, countryside, eating, environment, ethics, Farming, Food, Food education, food photography, food technology, food waste, Food writing, foraging, Fruit, fruit&veg, future of food, Glasgow, Intelligent Growth Solutions, James Hutton Institute, organic, peas, potatoes, scotland, scottish field, Uncategorized, Veg, vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian, wildlife Comments Off on A year of fruit and veg in Scottish Field
Workers at Angus Soft Fruits, mostly from Eastern Europe, gather strawberries from dawn on a farm by the sea.

Workers at Angus Soft Fruits, mostly from Eastern Europe, gather strawberries from dawn on a farm by the sea. © Angus Blackburn, Scottish Field

Over the past year, in a series of columns published in Scottish Field, I have explored an ethical issue about a fruit or vegetable grown in Scotland every month. It has been a privilege to meet the farmers growing our food and I hope to go into more detail about some of the challenges of feeding the world without destroying the environment in my next book. If there is a subject you would like me to explore please post comments below. Read more