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Postcard from Community Shares Scotland

We’ve probably all heard of Crowd Funding but how many of us have heard of Community Shares? Crowd Funding is most often used by individuals who want to fund a personal project and will give investors a token gift in return. The Community Shares concept which has been on the go for decades, allows funds […]

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Postcard from a Farmers’ Market

Great and inspiring programme on BBC Radio Scotland’s “Kitchen Cafe” about Scotland’s farmers’ markets and their future. Presenter Clare English spoke to (among other excellent contributors) sheep farmer, Jim Fairlie who was responsible for setting up Scotland’s first farmers’ market which launched in Perth in 1999 with 12 stall holders. Jim recalled that his “eureka” […]

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