Best Galloways Blind Podcasts (2024)

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Kirsten Williams: Let your determination grow stronger 36:20

4M ago36:20

36:20

Mary-Jane Lawrie is joined by Kirsten Williams. Kirsten is a livestock specialist with SAC Consulting and she also runs a farm business on Ranna Farm in Aberdeenshire with her husband Ross. They have sheep, cattle, and a turkey enterprise on their rented farm. They were new entrants, working hard to secure a tenancy and build up their business to s…

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Glenrinnes Estate: A Tapestry of Tales 53:03

5M ago53:03

53:03

Mary-Jane Lawrie is joined by some of the team at Glenrinnes Estate at the foot of Ben Rinnes in Moray. Estate manager Ali Laing tells us about the estate as a whole, and we are joined by head keeper Gordon Aitchison, distillery manager Martin Peroni, trainee farm worker Alex Shearer and head gardener Damon Powell. They all share their stories of w…

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John Scott and Jock Gibson: Farmstrong Scotland 38:38

5M ago38:38

38:38

Mary-Jane Lawrie talks to John Scott and Jock Gibson from Farmstrong Scotland. Farmstrong Scotland is a new initiative which is inspired by Farmstrong New Zealand and Doug Avery’s visit to Scotland a couple of years ago. John and Jock tell us what Farmstrong is, why they want to be involved in it, what wellbeing means to them, and give examples of …

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Lawrence Martin : Opportunities through Apprenticeships 28:17

6M ago28:17

28:17

Mary-Jane Lawrie talks to Lawrence Martin who was a new entrant to farming. After doing an HNC in agriculture at college, he started an apprenticeship with Lantra and SRUC. The apprenticeship gave him the opportunity to get out on farm and ultimately became a farm manager. He tells us of his farming journey, how the apprenticeship scheme works and …

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Lucy Mitchell: Young Farmers 28:17

6M ago28:17

28:17

Mary-Jane Lawrie talks to Lucy Mitchell. Lucy was an active member of Young Farmers from her early twenties and went on to become national chair of SAYFC from 2022 to 2023. Lucy has recently handed over this role, and she tells us about what Young Farmers is, what sort of opportunities it gives young people, and what her year as national chair was …

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Ana Allamand: Culture and Connection 45:29

7M ago45:29

45:29

Mary-Jane Lawrie talks to Ana Allamand. Ana grew up in Chile before moving to Scotland. She tells us about agriculture in Chile and her work over here with the Soil Association. Ana works to bring farmers together to learn from each other and foster innovation, and has great knowledge about how culture and agriculture fit together. FAS Resources FA…

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The Black Farmer: Jeopardy – The danger of playing it safe 37:31

7M ago37:31

37:31

Mary-Jane Lawrie talks to Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones MBE, aka The Black Farmer. Wilfred is of the Windrush Generation and describes his difficult start to life in the UK, before he eventually found his chance working at the BBC, where he found his passion for food. He left television to start his own food and drink marketing company which gave him the …

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Sir Charlie Burrell : Wilding 46:27

8M ago46:27

46:27

Mary-Jane Lawrie talks to Charlie Burrell, a farmer and environmentalist, farming 3,500 acres at Knepp Estate, in West Sussex. Over the last twenty years, he has transformed the farm from an intensively managed dairy and arable unit into a rewilded biodiversity hotspot. He has recently co-authored a book “The Book of Wilding: A Practical Guide to R…

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Cream O Galloway: A Dairy Story 47:59

8M ago47:59

47:59

Mary-Jane Lawrie talks to David and Wilma Finlay from Rainton Farm, Gatehouse of Fleet. They are authors of the book “Our Dairy Story”, in which they tell their farming story from traditional farming, through various diversification projects, to starting a cow with calf dairy system, which they call The Ethical Dairy. They are forward thinking and …

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Mike Duxbury, the Blind Farmer - Making Agriculture Inclusive 34:16

9M ago34:16

34:16

Mary-Jane Lawrie talks to Mike Duxbury, the Blind Farmer, about his life in agriculture, and how he set up the Inclusive Farm, a working farm with the aim of making agriculture accessible to all. Mike tells us about how he was knocked back by all the agricultural colleges he applied to, apart from one, and how that one chance has given him the know…

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Galloway's Get Together - March 1:11:52

1y ago1:11:52

1:11:52

Galloway's Get Together - March by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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Nigel Owens International Rugby Referee - From Pitch to Pasture 47:26

1y ago47:26

47:26

*Content Warning: This episode discusses themes of suicide and may not be suitable for all listeners* Mary-Jane Lawrie talks to Nigel Owens, a Welsh former international rugby union referee, who retired in December 2020 after a 17-year career. He currently holds the world record for the most test matches refereed and is one of five international re…

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February Show 2023 - Getting Out And About 1:01:29

1y ago1:01:29

1:01:29

February Show 2023 - Getting Out And About by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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Richard and Fiona Lamb - Try, Diversify, Try Again 49:58

1+ y ago49:58

49:58

Mary-Jane Lawrie talks to Richard and Fiona Lamb of Fordhead Farm, Kippen, about how they have diversified their farming business and how they have adapted to the many challenges that starting new ventures has thrown at them. Richard and Fiona Lamb are the definition of ‘give it a go’. From exiting the Metropolitan Police and dipping toes, (and los…

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Galloway's Get Together - Health And Wellbeing 1:15:17

1+ y ago1:15:17

1:15:17

Galloway's Get Together - Health And Wellbeing by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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Anna Davies: Agricultural Storytelling ONFarm 44:22

1+ y ago44:22

44:22

Mary-Jane Lawrie talks to Anna Davies about the importance of great storytelling in agriculture and gets an insider's view from this journalist on how the media could cooperate and celebrate Scotland’s farming successes and the people who create them. FAS Resources https://www.fas.scot/publication/positive-pr-infographic/ https://www.fas.scot/new-e…

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Galloway's Get Together - CHRISTMAS 2022 1:48:04

1+ y ago1:48:04

1:48:04

Galloway's Get Together - CHRISTMAS 2022 by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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Galloway's Get Together - November 57:49

1+ y ago57:49

57:49

Galloway's Get Together - November by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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Sammi Kinghorn - Thriving Through Adversity, and Promoting Diversity 47:26

1+ y ago47:26

47:26

Mary-Jane Lawrie is joined this week by Sammi Kinghorn MBE. Sammi is a farmer’s daughter and Team GB wheelchair racer from the Scottish Borders. We spoke the week after she was back from the Commonwealth games where she won bronze in the 1500m. We chatted about her childhood on the farm, the accident that left her paralysed and how she got into whe…

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Galloway's Get Together - October 2022 1:15:57

1+ y ago1:15:57

1:15:57

Galloway's Get Together - October 2022 by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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What's On October 2022 23:14

1+ y ago23:14

23:14

What's On October 2022 by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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Chris Dyer, Garths Croft - Crofting History & Culture 39:40

1+ y ago39:40

39:40

Mary-Jane Lawrie talks to Chris Dyer of Garths Croft, Bressay about how an Archaeologist from the South of England found himself owning a croft on Shetland. He discusses some of the fascinating archaeology of the Shetland Islands, how he started out volunteering on farms, and what his life is like as a crofter. Chris tells us about starting his cro…

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What's On August 22:34

1+ y ago22:34

22:34

What's On August by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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Galloway's Get Together August 2022 1:08:42

1+ y ago1:08:42

1:08:42

Galloway's Get Together August 2022 by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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What's On July 22:54

2y ago22:54

22:54

What's On July by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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Peter Eccles - Success out-with succession 41:17

2y ago41:17

41:17

Peter Eccles is a farm manager from East Lothian. He started out as an agricultural consultant with SAC, before taking on the farm manager job at Saughland Farm, Midlothian. There he changed the farming system quite dramatically and went on to win the Farmers Weekly farm manager of the year and farmer of the year, and AgriScot Sheep farm of the yea…

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Galloway's Get Together June 2022 1:08:57

2y ago1:08:57

1:08:57

Galloway's Get Together June 2022 by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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Galloway's Get Together May 2022 1:21:33

2y ago1:21:33

1:21:33

Galloway's Get Together May 2022 by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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April What's On 26:08

2y ago26:08

26:08

April What's On by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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Galloway's Get Together April 2022 1:24:37

2y ago1:24:37

1:24:37

Galloway's Get Together April 2022 by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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March What's On 25:25

2y ago25:25

25:25

March What's On by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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Galloway's Get Together March 2022 1:01:30

2y ago1:01:30

1:01:30

Galloway's Get Together March 2022 by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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Galloway's Get Together Feb 2022 1:03:02

2y ago1:03:02

1:03:02

Galloway's Get Together Feb 2022 by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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February What's On 23:11

2y ago23:11

23:11

February What's On by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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Galloway's Get Together January 2022 1:04:15

2+ y ago1:04:15

1:04:15

These shows are pre recorded in advanceBy Galloways Blind

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Galloway's What's on Guide - January 2022 22:18

2+ y ago22:18

22:18

Galloway's What's on Guide - January 2022 by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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Galloway's Eye Christmas 2021 1:17:20

2+ y ago1:17:20

1:17:20

Galloway's Eye Christmas 2021 by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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Galloway's Get Together - Christmas 2021 1:12:51

2+ y ago1:12:51

1:12:51

Galloway's Get Together - Christmas 2021 by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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Galloway's What's On - November 2021 24:00

2+ y ago24:00

24:00

Galloway's What's On - November 2021 by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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Galloway's Eye October 2021 1:16:54

2+ y ago1:16:54

1:16:54

Galloway's Eye October 2021 by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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Galloway's What's On Guide October 2021 23:21

2+ y ago23:21

23:21

Galloway's What's On Guide October 2021 by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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Galloway's What's On Guide - September 2021 23:47

2+ y ago23:47

23:47

Galloway's What's On Guide - September 2021 by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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Galloway's Eye August 2021 1:15:45

2+ y ago1:15:45

1:15:45

Galloway's Eye August 2021 by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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Galloway's What's Going On Guide - August 2021 20:44

2+ y ago20:44

20:44

Galloway's What's Going On Guide - August 2021 by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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July 2021 What's Going On Guide 45:03

3y ago45:03

45:03

July 2021 What's Going On Guide by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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Galloway's Eye June 2021 1:10:00

3y ago1:10:00

1:10:00

Galloway's Eye June 2021 by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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June 2021 What's Going On Guide 32:23

3y ago32:23

32:23

June 2021 What's Going On Guide by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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May 2021 What's Going on Guide 30:19

3y ago30:19

30:19

May 2021 What's Going on Guide by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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Galloway's Eye April 2021 1:12:45

3y ago1:12:45

1:12:45

Galloway's Eye April 2021 by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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April 2021 What's Going on Guide 36:47

3y ago36:47

36:47

April 2021 What's Going on Guide by Galloways BlindBy Galloways Blind

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