Scotland's Food Podcast, Nibble Scotland is our opportunity to get out and about to meet the food champions around the country. Travel the country with me to hear inspiring stories direct from the producers, learn how they got started, some of their challenges and aspirations for the future. Scotland's larder is packed with fascinating people and we are privileged to have so many world class producers on our doorstep. As a nation we need to support a more sustainable environment by lessening ...
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Supporting Rural Scotland's Future With GrowBiz
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Nibble Scotland is delighted to welcome Jackie Brierton, Chief Executive of GrowBiz Scotland. GrowBiz Scotland is a charity established in 2007 to support rural businesses across Scotland. The Coronavirus crisis has had a disproportionate effect on the businesses and self-employed outwith Scotland's urban areas and without support that is specifica…
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Welcome to Scotland’s Food Podcast, Nibble Scotland. My name is June Carroll and this is my journey to find out about the people behind Scotland’s outstanding food scene and celebrate the many food champions around the country. Many farms have been in families for generations often adapting to changing market conditions. So when Tuggy and Jonny Del…
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Welcome to Scotland’s Food Podcast, Nibble Scotland. My name is June Carroll and this is my journey to find out about the people behind Scotland’s outstanding food scene and celebrate the many food champions around the country. As we continue with lockdown in Scotland I’m honoured that Kirstie Campbell from Seabuckthorn Scotland joined me for a cof…
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As we continue with lockdown in Scotland I’m delighted that Nev Kilkenny a fungi specialist and mycologist takes time out of his foraging day to join me for a chat. Nev leads many foraging forays around the country throughout the year discovering the amazing diversity of fungi and runs workshops both for beginners and those who wish to develop thei…
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Welcome to Scotland’s Food Podcast, Nibble Scotland. My name is June Carroll and this is my journey to find out about the people behind Scotland’s outstanding food scene and celebrate the many food champions around the country. This week as the country is currently in lockdown with Covid19 I’m delighted to welcome John Murray to todays podcast via …
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Covid Catch Up With Scotland Food And Drink
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This week I’m really delighted that James Withers the head of Scotland Food and Drink joins us to give his take on the Covid 19 tsunami that has affected our food and service industry. We chat about some of the challenges he has faced over the last 6 weeks, how their members are adapting, how buyer behaviours are changing and even hear some uplifti…
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Welcome to the Nibble Scotland Over Coffee podcast. In the days before social distancing I was lucky enough to be invited to meet Jillian McEwan from Lunan Bay Farm near Arbroath, who you may already be following their fabulous goat breeding stories on social media. I’m also delighted that Billy Boyter, Head Chef from The Cellars in Anstruther join…
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Plantation to Perthshire with Glen Lyon Coffee Roasters
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Welcome to the Nibble Scotland Over Coffee podcast and how apt that we visited Fiona Grant founder of Glen Lyon Coffee Roasters up in Aberfeldy, Perthshire. Glen Lyon's vision is to put people and the environment before profit. All of their speciality coffees are 100% traceable and ethically sourced. Glen Lyon Coffee Roasters build direct, long ter…
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As many people are working from home let’s get comfortable and find out what makes a good cup of coffee. Recently I visited Glen Lyon Roasters up in Aberfeldy, Perthshire where Rowan Mallon and Fiona Grant lead a group of visitors through the art of cupping – and no this isn’t the medical version. Let me set the scene, each coffee variety was spilt…
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You are cordially invited to a special dinner party where we have a little experiment to see what would happen when you bring together a group of international people for a special meal and book reading at the inaugural ‘La Cena’. Our guests represent a modern diverse Scotland and come from Brazil, Ireland, France, Italy and Scotland and we thank t…
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Scotland's Speciality Food Show 2020 Review
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Sometimes when you are busy in the production we can very easily lose sight of the importance of getting out to these events to meet others, listen to feedback from buyers and make connections. But shows like the Scottish Speciality Food Show gives you an opportunity to re-group, see what’s happening across the marketplace and prepare for future gr…
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Founded by Ruth Munro the Edinburgh Fermentarium products can be found around the city at farmers markets, specialist health shops and even on the menu at the Balmoral Hotel. Following a career in fashion Ruth established the business in 2017 and has been ahead of the trend in fermented foods. The business now reaches out to teach others the benefi…
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The Auld Alliance At The Strathearn Cheese Company
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Join me as I meet Drew Watson and Pierre Leger the business partners behind the Strathearn Cheese Company. Based in central Perthshire in an old prisoner of war camp Cultybraggan, near Comrie, they were one of the first commercial occupants in this magnificent setting. First I head to the home of Drew as he gives me an insight into how the business…
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It's Smokin' at the Tobermory Fish Company
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Chatting with Sally MacColl the 3rd generation of the Tobermory Fish Company you can only be inspired with her energy and ambition for the future. A pioneer in the fish farm industry they have diversified with the birth of smoked fish to building up a mail order business on the west coast of Scotland. I really enjoyed our conversation hearing how S…
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The Cultybraggan prisoner of war camp is situated just a mile outside the picturesque village of Comrie on the edge of the Scottish Highlands. The camp comprises of a series of Anderson shelters, semi-circular sheds with red steel roofs, and is now home to a number of thriving businesses including this weeks guest John Castley from the Wild Hearth …
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Meeting Jane Brand is like a breath of fresh air. The 4th generation of farmers the Brand family have modernised a traditional arable farm in East Lothian to being multi award winning, breeders of Hampshire Down sheep and saddleback pigs to being courted by Michelin star chefs. But it doesn't stop there, this young family also expanded into caravan…
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Young farmers Lucy and Russell Calder from Kilduff Farm, East Lothian, took time out after another successful season on their farm to discuss their learning curve from launching their pumpkin patch and educating children into farming life. Hear how communities have connected to the Patch experience and their plans to build their culinary pumpkins p…
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Delighted to welcome Mateuza Noniewicz founder of Planet Kuku to explain how he embarked on the entrepreneurial highway with a traditional Persian frittata recipe and transformed it into a best-selling vegan dish. From the humble kitchen table 4 years ago, Mat is now moving to his 3rd commercial kitchen to meet demand supplying farmers markets, res…
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In conversation with Katie Philips a young farmer from the Scottish Borders specialising in corn fed, free range chickens. As we try to appreciate more about where our meat comes from, the food miles and building local economies chatting to Katie is refreshing as she leads her generation in creating a thriving farming business from nature to plate.…
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Owned by the Raven Family, the Ardtornish estate in Lochaline on the West Coast of Scotland is a beautiful country estate where life is interlinked with the community of Lochaline. Through the vision and drive of the Raven family and management team the estate has become a successful commercial enterprise. Ardtornish produce their own lamb, beef an…
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Meet Nibble Scotland and learn about some of the amazing food champions across Scotland.By June - Chief Nibbler
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