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Crofting Connections Contact Address
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Pam Rodway - Project Co-Ordinator

Telephone:07917 230 124
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Address:Soil Association Scotland
18c Liberton Brae
Edinburgh
EH16

Karen Campbell - Project Officer

Telephone:01599 530 006
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Address:The Scottish Crofting Federation
Unit 26/1B
Kyle Industrial Estate
Kyle
IV40 8AX
Office Hours:Monday to Thursday: 1.30 to 5.30
Friday: 2.30 to 5.00

Please feel free to phone and leave a message at any time.

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Latest News
Shetland Wool
Posted: 04/08/2010

There are lots of different colours of wool there’s moorit, black, white, katmoget, and gulmoget. Shetland wool is very soft so you get soft jumpers but most Shetland wool comes from Australia and it’s a denser fleece.  You can do lots of different things with wool like knit a jumper, scarves, make rugs, blankets, knit hats and felt.

Read full article: Shetland Wool

Dalwhinnie Primary, May 2010
Posted: 02/06/2010

The children here at Dalwhinnie Primary School had a very special experience in May when they went to the Highland Folk Park in Newtonmore to help with planting potatoes.  The children had previously planted 5 varieties of potatoes that had come as part of the crofting Connections project at school.  These they had planted in bags alongside the variety that they received as part of the RHET Grow and Count project.

Read full article: Dalwhinnie Primary, May 2010

Crofting Connections is a three-year project launched in August 2009 by Scottish Crofting Federation and Soil Association Scotland.