Carse of Gowrie Orchard Festival celebrating the season of mellow fruitfulness
The rich history of fruit growing in the Carse of Gowrie is to be celebrated through a week-long series of events. (...)
Storm round-up: soft fruit growers face paying heavy price
Farmers are bracing themselves for heavy losses, fearing that damage to soft fruit polytunnels will run to millions of pounds. (...)
Perth's Orchard 800 project bears fruit
A project aimed at planting 800 fruit trees in a bid to celebrate eight centuries of Perth's history has drawn to a close. (...)
Errol orchards' future assured
A new era of fruit trees has been created in Errol as local volunteers donned their gardening gloves and grabbed a spade to celebrate the Carse of Gowrie Orchard Festival. (...)
Perth Sea Cadets answer Cairn o' Mohr chief Ron Gillies's apple appeal
Perth residents looked on in astonishment on Thursday as almost two tonnes of apples made their way across the Tay — in a naval vessel. (...)
Community orchard to bring 'little bit of rural bliss'
"A little bit of rural bliss" could be created in Perth with funding for a community orchard. (...)
Revealing the true picture of Fife's traditional orchards
A survey of traditional orchards on Fife's Tay coast has recorded over 1500 trees on 75 different sites, and says Newburgh has such a significant concentration that it must be better recognised as a unique orchard town. (...)
Feast of attractions for Fife foodies
Family food workshops are on the menu for people in Fife this summer. (...)
More on: Iain Anderson | SWRI | Ian Anderson | Leven | Tina Airlie
Scots shirk hard graft on farms
Despite increasing unemployment and savage job cuts there remain jobs that Scots are simply unwilling to take on. (...)
Cairn O'Mohr winery toasts Royal Highland Show award
The owner of the renowned Cairn O' Mohr winery had the perfect reason to crack open a bottle of his favourite tipple after scooping a major award. (...)
More on: Agricultural Society of Scotland | Cairn O'Mohr | Gowrie
John Stoa grows the art of gardening
It's a growing fascination — gardening has something for everyone these days, from the youngsters keen to help the environment by growing their own, to the seasoned garden-lover with a passion for colour and style. (...)
More on: Jim McColl | Canada | John Stoa | Sussex | Dundee
Cairn o' Mohr branches out into cider
A new product from a Carse of Gowrie winery could lead to a revival of the area's fruit-growing heritage. (...)
More on: Errol | Megginch Estate | Carse of Gowrie | Cairn o' Mohr | Ron Gillies