A special mid-summer treat from Macbeth's Butchers for lovers of Orkney Boreray mutton. All from the Lochend flock in Shapinsay who very much farm with nature www.macbeths.com/product-cate... A special taster box also available www.macbeths.com/product/bore...

It's here! For fans of Orkney Boreray Haggis and those curious about this ultimate Scottish treat for Burns Night head over to www.macbeths.com/product/bore... The care and skill of Macbeth's butchers creates a wonderful eating experience - Enjoy!

🐑 Innovative, humane, and community-focused, the #TinyTrailerAbattoir is a game-changing initiative for small-scale and native-breed farming 🚜 Please support this fundraiser 👇 peoplesfundraising.com/fundraising/... @thesoilassociation.bsky.social

Fundraiser - The Tiny Trailer Abattoir: Humane, Local Slaughter for Orkney & Highlands

Fundraiser - Since Orkney lost its abattoir in 2018, and with local abattoirs continuing to close across the Highlands, crofters and farmers are being forced to transport sheep hundreds of miles for s...

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OrkneyBoreray@orkneyboreray.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The Tiny Trailer Abattoir is under construction now! We are making exemplary sheep welfare possible with on-farm slaughter We've raised over half of the cost & are fundraising for rest Can you help us? Please can you share this link as widely as possible www.peoplesfundraising.com/fundraising/...

Here at Burnside we have snow. Where it's not drifted it's about 10-15cm deep. All sheep checked now this morning & all coping well in these challenging conditions Wind can really take it out of sheep and this current north westerly is cruelly cold, even with all the woolly layers I was wearing.

Boosting to the knitting feed, bc all the folks there love sheep and their beautiful fleece. Please consider a donation for the welfare of the sheep and their shepherds. Happy knitting, my friends. 💕 🐑 🧶

Please help us give the highest welfare to our sheep for the whole of their lives with Tiny Trailer Abattoir Anything you can give is much appreciated, as is sharing the link Many thanks to everyone who has already donated We really appreciate your support www.peoplesfundraising.com/fundraising/...

Snow falling over the isle of Shapinsay, just visible in the distance under the snow clouds.

V breezy in Orkney, ++snow forecast These windbreak hayracks provide fodder & shelter. Can be moved depending on wind direction Can be freestanding or against a fence & the sheep love them Please also remember the OB Co-op fundraiser & share it if you can www.peoplesfundraising.com/fundraising/...

The remarkable @orkneyboreray.bsky.social have developed a licensed on-farm abattoir, ideal for native breeds, significantly reducing stress on animals. #Smallholders #Crofters #Farmers Please support the fundraiser if you can.

OrkneyBoreray@orkneyboreray.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The Tiny Trailer Abattoir is under construction now! We are making exemplary sheep welfare possible with on-farm slaughter We've raised over half of the cost & are fundraising for rest Can you help us? Please can you share this link as widely as possible www.peoplesfundraising.com/fundraising/...

The remarkable @orkneyboreray.bsky.social have developed a licensed on-farm abattoir, ideal for native breeds, significantly reducing stress on animals. #Smallholders #Crofters #Farmers Please support the fundraiser if you can. www.peoplesfundraising.com/fundraising/...

The Tiny Trailer Abattoir is under construction now! We are making exemplary sheep welfare possible with on-farm slaughter We've raised over half of the cost & are fundraising for rest Can you help us? Please can you share this link as widely as possible www.peoplesfundraising.com/fundraising/...

We have some exciting news about Orkney Boreray Salami. See below :-)

Tomorrow in Kirkwall! Including the official launch of Prof. Jane Downes & Colin Richards' book on Bronze Age burials. Looks like fun & bones. Happy birthday @uhiarchaeology.bsky.social ! 🎂 @thinkuhi.bsky.social 🏺

All welcome to our tenth anniversary celebrations this Friday - Archaeology Orkney

We’re celebrating the tenth anniversary of the UHI Archaeology Institute in November and would be delighted if you could come along and join us.

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It's salami time! The 2025 Orkney Boreray salami is now available from Kirkness & Gorie in Kirkwall Made by Highland Charcuterie & Smoke House Ltd the Orkney Boreray mutton is subtly flavoured with Gorse Flowers & Bog Myrtle. Best before 5/1/26 so buy now for Christmas & Hogmanay celebrations

A blurry view through wet window & horizontal rain! Getting a bit breezy in Orkney. I opened up 1 side of the electric fence so the sheep could fully access the part of the field most sheltered from the current SE wind, but over weekend will be able to access the best shelter from forecast W wind.

On a damp & breezy morning I see the sun, in its annual movement from north to south across the horizon, is now rising directly in the east. By mid winter it will be hidden from sight behind the hill to the south of the farm, never rising high enough to peek above the hill.

Another glorious day in Orkney with the sheep enjoying some visitors to the farm who came to meet the sheep and learn about their lives and history.

Waiting for the ferry to Scrabster taking sheep to abattoir. Hopefully last time we do this. Working hard on getting on-farm slaughter with Tiny Trailer Abattoir in 2026 for Orkney Boreray, North Ronaldsay & other sheep farms

Orkney Boreray mutton sheep enjoying the sun Look out for news about the Orkney Boreray mutton from Taste Tradition & the butchers and restaurants they'll be supplying. The sheep look in fantastic condition having enjoyed a wonderful life for over 2 years or more at Airy Farm in Stronsay

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Border Union Show, Orkney Boreray & Real Bread - Scottish Food Guide

I’d heard so much about the Border Union Show however I confess to never having been, so when I was invited to run the Cookery Theatre, set up competitions and generally support the Food Hall, it was ...

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While we're very busy at Burnside getting mutton sheep over from members of the Orkney Boreray Co-op Ltd on other isles in Orkney, and preparing for the big trip down to Dingwall early next week, we make time to give the ewes and lambs a welcome treat of Balfour willow to eat.

Orkney Boreray mutton is coming soon! www.macbeths.com will have it available to buy in early Sept. You can pre-order from them Limited quantities of this fabulous rare mutton, one of only 5 Slow Food Presidium products in whole of UK @slowfooduk.bsky.social ‪‪@wendybarriescot.bsky.social‬

Reason why I've not been posting much recently now revealed Orkney Boreray Co-operative Ltd are working on bringing on-farm slaughter to Burnside, plus North Ronaldsay for 2026 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Thx to BBC Radio Orkney for great coverage & Rob Flett for fantastic photos/video

Orkney farmer plans trailer abattoir to end lengthy trips

An Orkney farmer is funding her own abattoir so her sheep no longer have to leave her farm for slaughter.

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Some of the ewes and lambs at Burnside enjoying Orkney's sunshine.

Simmer dim When the sun hangs suspended behind hills to the north illuminating the northern lands in a seemingly eternal twilight But those of us in the north reaches of Britain know the #SummerSolstice merely starts the relentless cycle of drifting down to overwhelming darkness

@northwards.bsky.socialMany thanks to northwardsltd.com for getting my @edinvalefarm.bsky.social Macbeths Butchers beef order to me in perfect chilled condition - superb @PastureForLife roast beef for Sunday lunch :-)

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Glad to see our study making it on the cover of @jappliedecology.bsky.social. More results from this projects are on their way on the response of pollinator resources, pollinators and birds! #naturalgrazing #rewilding

Journal of Applied Ecology@jappliedecology.bsky.social · last yr.

Our May issue is out now! 🐂🌎🧪 Topics include: 👉The impacts of managed forests on non-native beetles in Europe 🪲 👉Year-round grazing as a driver of plant diversity 🌱 👉The effectiveness of novel hybrid mangrove living shorelines 🌊 Read more here: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13652664...

1st lamb for a lovely ewe I bred who managed to nearly tear off one horn just before joining Balaclava flock Vet gave her plenty of local anaesthetic, safely removed horn & she travelled well to Westray and made an excellent recovery under Kim's experienced care Lamb has unusual tan colouring

For those in Orkney

News from Wester House Lambing season has finally started! S.Kayleigh, 1st to lamb this year. The first out wasn't a straightforward birth & needed assistance, & both were yellow, indicating the birth was stressful, and it was long. Fortunately, both lambs seem to be doing fine