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Ruth Watson

Founder of the ‘Keep Scotland the Brand’ campaign

Latest articles from Ruth Watson

New post-Brexit border and import controls are set to come into force later this month

COMMENT New border controls mean Brexit is about to get bumpier for Scotland

THE rollercoaster ride that is Brexit will take another of its many unpleasant and costly lurches later this month.

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Haley Shepherd and Finlay Keiller are the founders of Seeds of Scotland

COMMENT How this Scottish-grown product became available again after decades

FOR thousands of years, our ancestors did something very simple but essential. From the crops they grew, they carefully selected and stored the seeds needed for the next year’s planting.

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Jeni Hardie, founder of Bad Girl Bakery, with husband Douglas

Scottish businesses surviving Brexit’s impact by working together

BREXIT is a poisoned well we have no choice but to drink from...

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A group re-enact the first ever Burns Supper held in 1801

COMMENT Traditional dishes connect us to thousands of years of heritage

A UNIQUE haggis has been made this January by Macbeth’s, the high street butcher in Forres, using the lights of the Orkney Boreray, Scotland’s rarest breed of sheep...

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Stranraer Oyster Festival, Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway

comment Support Scotland’s food and drink as your new year resolution

I DON’T know about you, but I have found it hard not feel cynical and jaded this Yuletide.

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Scotland’s seas are vast and rich. We have a long and important cultural connection to the sea

COMMENT Our seafood’s reputation is good but we must do better
ILIVED for many years in the Northern Isles where I knew many whose lives were inextricably linked with the fishing industry...

Dr Laura Wyness has co-authored a book called Eating Well for Menopause

COMMENT Ruth Watson: Why it’s crucial that women eat well during menopause

THE menopause is a part of life for half of the world’s population, but it is a subject which still

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Hemp can be used for a wide variety of products - from food and textiles to medicine and cosmetics

COMMENT 'The most important crop in Scotland': Why hemp is coming to your kitchen

STANDING in a quiet field a Home Office-mandated distance from the road, thousands of hemp plants tower above my head, thriving in this warm south-facing dimple in the north-rolling folds

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There is concern about how low-quality imports might undermine Scottish farmers

COMMENT How rotten meat and low-quality imports could have an impact on Scottish produce

THE Horrible Histories series used to be a firm favourite in the Watson household. We gasped at the grossness of foods which were mixed with substances ranging from the minging to the noxious by unscrupulous producers.

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A recent report found that a shocking 100% of the honey tested from the UK failed to meet requirements

COMMENT Brexit means the quality we took as standard has vanished. Just look at honey

THE first time I tasted honey has stuck with me. Pure honey was a rare delight in 1970s Edinburgh. We were away on holiday, somewhere in the Highlands with peaty water and hairy caterpillars.

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