Crofting

A view of the west beach on the isle of Berneray

Locals win £1m to buy 27,000-acre Scottish island estate after 14-year campaign

The audience at the conference, hosted by the University of the Highlands and Islands Centre for History

The audience at the conference, hosted by the University of the Highlands and Islands Centre for History

Book that reshaped Highland crofting history marked at 50-year gathering

Cows graze in a field before being milked

Cows graze in a field before being milked

Hi-tech cow collars are a boon but Scotland's crofters need help to fund them

Tiree has crofters, pedigree livestock breeders, and plenty of pets

Tiree has crofters, pedigree livestock breeders, and plenty of pets

This proud moment is testament to islanders’ refusal to ever give up

A view of cottages on the Isle of Skye from the Trotternish Ridge (Image: Getty)

A view of cottages on the Isle of Skye from the Trotternish Ridge (Image: Getty)

The battle between Skye crofters and Glasgow police that changed Highland history

In island communities, we mostly rely on ourselves to get stuff done

In island communities, we mostly rely on ourselves to get stuff done

Crofters and community development trusts both know about being asked to do too much

Scotland's agricultural landscape is changing at pace, writes Rhoda Meek

Scotland's agricultural landscape is changing at pace, writes Rhoda Meek

Rhoda Meek: Farming scheme is weighted to reward those who can already afford it

John Purser explores the highs and lows of crofting and poetry

John Purser explores the highs and lows of crofting and poetry

John Purser: The highs and lows of crofting and poetry

Farming outside Campbeltown, Kintyre, Argyll (Image: Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Farming outside Campbeltown, Kintyre, Argyll (Image: Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Rhoda Meek: The life I’ve built is one that works for me

The sale of the estate has come as a surprise to people living in the south of Skye

The sale of the estate has come as a surprise to people living in the south of Skye

Locals hold protest against sale of huge 50-year-old estate on Scottish island

Colonsay can be reached in 2.5 hours by ferry from Oban

Colonsay can be reached in 2.5 hours by ferry from Oban

‘Stunning’ 11-acre croft put up for lease by Scottish island community firm

If you never see an otter again without thinking about a septic tank and a goose burger, then my work here is done

If you never see an otter again without thinking about a septic tank and a goose burger, then my work here is done

Rhoda Meek: Gooseburgers, otters and a perfect septic tank starter

Mairi Mhor was a 19th century Gaelic poet who highlighted the Highland Clearances

Mairi Mhor was a 19th century Gaelic poet who highlighted the Highland Clearances

Highland poet who fought for crofters’ rights to be commemorated at Gaelic centre

Sheep in pen at croft at the south end of Kerrera, an island near Oban, Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom. (Photo by: Universal Images Group via Getty Images).

Sheep in pen at croft at the south end of Kerrera, an island near Oban, Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom. (Photo by: Universal Images Group via Getty Images).

Almost one quarter of Scottish crofts now under community control

Beth Rose writes about how The Grass Ceiling project is ensuring the role of women in crofting is being heard, acknowledged, and influencing the future

Beth Rose writes about how The Grass Ceiling project is ensuring the role of women in crofting is being heard, acknowledged, and influencing the future

I'm a crofter: Here's how women are breaking through 'the grass ceiling'

Sheep in pen at croft at the south end of Kerrera, an island near Oban, Argyll, Scotland

Sheep in pen at croft at the south end of Kerrera, an island near Oban, Argyll, Scotland

Rhoda Meek: Crofting needs more than soundbites and ministers in shiny new wellies

Grayscale image of a croft near Kinlochbervie in the Highlands. Photo: Unsplash

Grayscale image of a croft near Kinlochbervie in the Highlands. Photo: Unsplash

Number of new crofters in Scotland hits highest rate for five years

Farmers in 1955 harvesting in the Outer Hebrides

Farmers in 1955 harvesting in the Outer Hebrides

Rhoda Meek: Crofters must be at the forefront of change – but they will need help

Richard Lochhead at the City of Glasgow College with Scotland's national chef Gary MacLean

Richard Lochhead at the City of Glasgow College with Scotland's national chef Gary MacLean

'From farm to fork': Consultation launches on Scotland's 'good food' action plan

One of Rhoda Meek's Hebridean sheep poses for the camera

One of Rhoda Meek's Hebridean sheep poses for the camera

Rhoda Meek: Crofting is being fenced in but local knowledge could free it

Crofters come in two flavours these days

Crofters come in two flavours these days

Rhoda Meek: Crofts were designed to keep you fed, not to make profits

The trust will provide new woodland crofts and four additional homes

The trust will provide new woodland crofts and four additional homes

Housing trust awarded £100k to repopulate glen with homes and woodland crofts

Yvonne White has a croft on the Isle of Skye

Yvonne White has a croft on the Isle of Skye

'We've always been part of the culture': The rise of the female crofters

Ian Blackford has invited King Charles to his croft on the Isle of Skye

Ian Blackford has invited King Charles to his croft on the Isle of Skye

Ian Blackford invites King Charles to work on his croft on Skye

A view over Glengarry and Ardochy Forest from the A87. Photo by Tim Rüßmann on Unsplash

A view over Glengarry and Ardochy Forest from the A87. Photo by Tim Rüßmann on Unsplash

Highland glen given 'pivotal' repopulation boost by community buy-out

Green MSP welcomes ‘common sense’ decision against eagle culls

Green MSP welcomes ‘common sense’ decision against eagle culls

Green MSP welcomes ‘common sense’ decision against eagle culls

Scottish Rural Affairs Minister Mairi Gougeon

Scottish Rural Affairs Minister Mairi Gougeon

‘Significant weakness in leadership' in Scotland's Crofting Commission

Breakdown of trust in team that runs Crofting Commission, watchdog says

Breakdown of trust in team that runs Crofting Commission, watchdog says

Breakdown of trust in team that runs Crofting Commission, watchdog says

Crofiting market 'out of control' with young people and locals priced out

Crofiting market 'out of control' with young people and locals priced out

Crofting market 'out of control' with young people and locals priced out