Scotland's Farm Advisory Service Podcast

Agri Culture - Eilidh Verstage, Arngask Home Farm: Growing a Community


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Content Warning: The following episode mentions pregnancy loss.  

Mary-Jane Lawrie is joined by Eilidh Verstage from Arngask Home Farm. Eilidh and her husband Lloyd are new entrants, who purchased Arngask 4 years ago.  They have rare breed pigs and this year have just started growing chemical free vegetables to sell wholesale, at markets and locally in weekly veg boxes.  They have also branched out into running events with a neighbouring farm.  Community is at the heart of what they do, and this evident from the volunteers who support the veg enterprise, the local community, frequenting their honesty horse box, and the vibrant digital community that Arngask Home Farm have built on social media.  

Thanks for joining us for this episode of Agri Culture. If you’d like to get in touch or find out more about Arngask Home Farm, the Oxford sandy and black pig foundation, or the rare breed survival trust, you can find links in the show notes.  This episode was presented by Mary-Jane Lawrie, produced by Kerry Hammond and edited by Cameron Waugh, in association with the Scottish Government. 

Resources: 

ABOUT | Arngask Home Farm 

Arngask Home Farm (@arngaskhomefarm) • Instagram photos and videos 

Arngask Home Farm - Facebook 

Oxford Sandy and Black Pigs - Oxford Sandy and Black Pig Foundation Charity 

Ooooby | Ecommerce for small farms, veg boxes, food hubs, CSA's and craft food.  


For more information, visit  www.FAS.scot 

Twitter: @FASScot 

Facebook: @FASScot 


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Phone: 0300 323 0161 

Email: [email protected] 

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