Why is understanding birdlanguage so important for a permaculture designer?
https://youtu.be/3PuA3zusw2Y
#isleofskye #rubhaphoil #regenerativeliving #natureconnection #permaculture #crofting #communityliving #decolonise #ecovillage #birdlanguage

https://youtu.be/I1lADh0AAoE
At the moment, Rubha Phoil is owned by one man, the founder, Ludwig Leòdhas (Otter).

That is not a real community.

We are changing that!

You too can own a little piece of Rubha Phoil!

Learn more here: https://www.earth-ways.com/projects/transferring-ownership

#permaculture #natureconnection #regenerativeliving #crofting #community #ecovillage #decolonise #isleofskye

https://youtu.be/i6FYONphSjI
A day here at Rubha Phoil; a lot of connection (with human & non-human beings), creative writing, time observing the natural world, learnings about permaculture practices, & sharing time around the fire 🌀

Get involved & immersed in our community by visiting the link in our bio!
You can even buy a little piece of our Sacred Rock!

#permaculture #isleofskye #crofting #regenerativeagriculture #communityliving #rubhaphoil #ecocommunity #natureconnection

A look into one of the ways we implement traditional #Gaelic wisdom in our permaculture practices here at Rubha Phoil. We celebrate the gifts of the local landscape & utilise seaweed to create rich & healthy compost to enrich our soil!

To get involved, learn or visit, join our Virtual Village: https://www.rubhaphoil.org/join-our-virtual-village

To buy a piece of Rubha Phoil: https://www.earth-ways.com/projects/transferring-ownership

#permaculture #isleofskye #crofting #regenerativeagriculture #rubhaphoil #natureconnection

https://youtube.com/shorts/vtB8H5Wqcw0

The Scottish Government’s Croft House Grant has been extended. It is now open for grants of up to £38,000 towards the costs of home energy improvements. This could be: loft or wall insulation; new zero direct emissions heating systems; or upgraded windows and doors.
#housing #crofting #ScottishGovernment #Scotland

https://theorkneynews.scot/2023/07/10/croft-house-grant-extension/

Today's Flickr photo with the most hits: the croft house (museum) at Dunrossness, Boddam, Shetland.

#CroftHouse #museum #shetland #FolkMuseum #architecture #vernacular #crofting

Air a dheagh ràdh.

Well said.

#Tourism #Islands #Indigenous #Scotland #crofting #Gaelic #MastoDaoine

https://www.thenational.scot/comment/23566722.visitors-sold-false-picture-islands/

The one eyed #lamb has decided she's a dog. Must be. She's in a dog bed after all.

#scotland #croft #crofting #petlamb #highlands #scottishhighlands

Hello from the girls. Our free range chickens. Happy girls and delicious eggs.
#chickens
#freerangeeggs
#thegoodlife
#smallholding
#crofting

Not great. Had to help a neighbour carry a sick old ewe down to their barn, through the rain and mud (slick as ice). Poor thing has withered desperately thin and barely has the strength to walk. Put in a barn to dry, with water and a selection of food, but seems the back teeth have worn away, so she seems to struggle to eat. Still, she had the fight to walk a bit of the way, which is good.

Hopefully it's a peaceful exit, all given.

#sheep #scotland #crofting #croft #farming #sick

Crofter's Gate near my home.
The old crofters gate leading to the common grazing land. Every crofter who belongs to this township, is allowed to keep their cattle and sheep on the land, to graze free of charge. It is wonderful to see the spring lambs in May. The land is covered in purple heather in the summer with sky larks singing above. Such a inspirational place.
#crofters
#isleofskye
#crofting
#happy
#gates

South Uist, 2021.

It isn't unusual for people (and especially photographers) to get all dreamy about abandoned croft houses such as these when often the reality is much more prosaic. This family croft house simply wasn't up to modern standards, the new family house is the other side of the ridge. There is no real need to demolish this house, so it doesn't get demolished.

#InnseGall #OuterHebrides #Crofting #CroftHouse #photography #LandscapePhotography

Biggest log we've sawn yet. We got one piece at 200x50, four at 100x50, and two at 200x25, all 4700mm long. We can in theory saw 5 metres, but it would take awfy careful positioning of the log.

The ramps, which I made yesterday, were an excellent idea, making loading the log onto the bed much easier.
#sawmill
#crofting

Looking across a small collection of crofts along the River Strathy on the north coast. I can very happily say one of them is ours. We completed the purchase just before Christmas, a few days short of 6 months after our verbal offer was accepted.

#crofting #sutherland #northcoast

#SheepOfMastodon #Sheep #Snow #Winter .Happy Christmas and thank you :) to all those who work on the land and keep livestock ,who will have been up at dawn today and every day ,to care for them and out in all weathers to make sure they are safe and warm and fed .Forgotten Heroes and unseen animal friends :) #Crofting #Farming #Farmers #SmallHolding #SelfSufficiency

#Poultry #Solstice #Chickens #crofting #hens
Sure enough straight after the Solstice one of my hens has already started laying ,It normally takes a week or so longer for the rest ,but my little green layer starts to lay again around the solstice even when theres barely any difference in the day length.

#Poultry #Birds #Crofting
Shes safe at my friends croft now with a brand new husband so she can make pretty turkey babies (my friend breeds rare breeds) But this is Chrissy ,my pet turkey flaunting Flockdown last year after Gales and a blizzard brought down so,me fences and gave the birds some temporary freedom

#SheepOfMastodon #Winter #Farming #Crofting #Snow

Things cannot stay the same.
We are on the verge of losing significant swathes of Scottish agriculture.

Without farmers, we don't eat
Food security is national security

Please listen to this podcast.
#FoodandDrink
#Farming
#Smallholding
#Crofting

We have to act, now
#keepScotlandtheBrand

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/onfarm-scotlands-rural-podcast/id1493349501?i=1000589786766

#Winter #Caithness #Scotland #Snow #crofting #farming My daughter letting our chickens out one morning last year,they were in "flockdown" so the netting over all their runs had got buried in several inches of snow because the pretty snow had been preceeded by howling gales and a blizzard ,though at least they were still there ,other people lost shed and coop roofs and one polytunnel of a friend on the west coast went awol