Joe Barker from Yorkshire: wellbeing champion
Joe Barker published a video on TikTok in the aftermath of his 21st birthday, talking about wellbeing, and how he has struggled in recent years with his mental health and the pressures of family illne...
1 Juli 27min
Caroline Millar MBE on prioritising wellbeing
A true Scottish agriculture powerhouse, Caroline Millar opens up about the warning signs that made her realise it was time to prioritise her wellbeing, and how inspiration from New Zealand's approach ...
23 Juni 34min
Family before farming: Jenny McKerr of the Wee Farm Distillery
Have you ever met a gin farmer? That's how Jenny McKerr of the Wee Farm Distillery introduces herself.This episode is Jenny's story of how she and her husband Stephen have spent the last 10 years buil...
3 Juni 28min
Introducing our 'Foundations of Mental Strength' programme
This episode is packed with info about Farmstrong Scotland's 'Foundations of Mental Health' programme - a direct response to findings from our recent surveys.More than one in three respondents reporte...
13 Maj 35min
Resilience, rugby, recovery: Bobby Stevenson's story of selling his farm after mental ill health
Bobby Stevenson took the difficult decision to sell his family dairy farm after facing a mental health crisis.Bobby, from Lendalfoot in South Ayrshire, tells Sarah Stephen about his journey back from ...
1 Apr 33min
Dave and Sandy Hay: Curling and community at the Chuck Hay Memorial Bonspiel
Sarah finds warmth on ice - and plenty of competition! - at the annual farmer's curling competition at Perth's Dewar Centre.160 people from all over Scotland take part in the Chuck Hay Memorial Bonspi...
4 Feb 34min
Tommy Dale: Compost, conservation and self care
Tommy Dale must have more hours in each day than the rest of us.He's run Forth Resource Management and Caledonian Horticulture since 2002, when he started both as an SRUC student project to recycle, c...
19 Jan 34min
A change of pace: Willie Thomson and Anna Davies
This is a groundbreaking episode of Blether Together - as Sarah Stephen meets our first ever husband and wife duo – Willie Thomson and Anna Davies.Anna and Willie are tenants on a 250-acre arable farm...
7 Jan 47min
