Soays in the Snow

January and February are tough months. It’s the deepest part of winter without the light filled festivals to lift our spirits. As I write there is a ‘weather warning’ for snow but so far we only have icy winds and threatening skies. When there is snow on the ground everything is so much harder for […]

Read More

Paperwork and Pumpkins

October is only half way though and it’s proving a much busier month than we had expected. At this time of year, we run our last ‘Beginners Guide to Organic Smallholding’, take the pigs off to the butcher and then have a moment of pause, a long exhale, to catch our breath and enjoy a […]

Read More

Missing Pieces

Do you ever have an experience that makes you feel you been able to find a missing piece of the puzzle? Or have you ever met someone who gives you a real ‘aha’ moment as new connections are made? Well, that was our experience of meeting and foraging with Clare Holohan from West Highland Herbal […]

Read More

The Lint Mill Soaps

We have been making our own Organic Goats Milk Soap since 2018. In those early days, Deborah was lucky to have lots of help from our lovely neighbour Niki who was a soap maker (she used to trade locally as Findlays Bar before changing career into teaching). Niki generously shared her soap making knowledge with […]

Read More