Windy Hollow Organic Tea Farm

  • by Organic Welltree
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Windy Hollow Farm is situated in Trinity Gask, near Auchterarder.

Since 2016 they have grown tea plants to produce black Windy Hollow Tea. Windy Hollow farm also produces herbs such as camomile, nettle and meadowsweet.

Monica, from the farm, is working in conjunction with the Soil Association towards gaining an Organic Certificate. She uses no pesticides or other chemicals in growing and...

Simply Organic!

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Organic farming is not new, it is how farming began.

It would be good if organic and non-organic produce could be marketed separately. Organic produce should not be packed in plastic. Organically produced fruit and vegetables are better for the environment as no chemicals are used in their production. Perhaps the introduction of subsidies would encourage more growers to...

Crieff - it’s our home

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Crieff is a traditional market town in the beautiful area of Strathearn and has a long history. Rob Roy MacGregor, a legacy highlander visited Crieff offen to sell cattle as well as Charles Edward Stuart - also known as the Bonny Prince Charlie held his final war council in the old Drummond Arms in Crieff.

The beautiful City of Perth

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Perth has many points of interests and lies on the banks of the River Tay in the heart of Scotland. Perth’s galleries and museums, concert Hall, Scone Palace, castles and beautiful gardens invite you to enjoy and discover. This small city is a very good place for shopping with an abundance of unquiet small shops. Every shopping queen would love...

Vegan Haggis with mashed potatoes

  • by Organic Welltree
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Serves 2

Preparation 20 min, cooking 30 min.

Ingredients

  • 100 g red lentils
  • 100 g pearl barley
  • 1 medium red onion
  • 1 medium carrot
  • 2 large mushrooms
  • 1 tp olive oil
  • 600 g potatoes
  • 2 tsp margarine
  • 1 tsp Hungarian pepper
  • 30 g rolled oats
  • 150 ml vegetable stock
  • 1 1/2 tsp barley malt extract or marble syrup
  • salt and black pepper
  • some fresh parsley

Finely chop the onion, carrot and mushrooms.

Put the lentils and the pearl...

Mediterranian Summer Salad

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Serves 4

Preparation 15 minutes, waiting time 15 minutes

This isn’t a Scottish recipe, but in the late summer we fancied a little bit of Italian in our life! So we created this colourful salad, perfect for a picnic.

Ingredients

  • 400 g Kritharaki = Greek noodles
  • 1 bunch of basil or rocket
  • 15 cherry tomatoes
  • 6 olives
  • 50 g of Feta
  • 1/2 red onion
  • olive oil
  • balsamic vinegar
  • salt & pepper

Cook the...