Local food and drink initiatives are toasting their success this New Year after being awarded grants totalling £95,700 from the second round of the Regional Food Fund.
The funding has been awarded to 21 projects across the country ranging from smaller-scale, localised programmes to larger collaborative initiatives.
Successful projects in this round include Aberdeen's Thistle Street Market, a harvest Food Festival in Castle Douglas, and an Ethical Farming Conference set to take place in Dumfries and Galloway.
Welcoming the announcement, Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing said:
"The food and drink produced here is amongst the best in the world and there is a huge appetite for it - both domestically and abroad. The Regional Food Fund is an initiative to help increase access to that fresh, seasonal, and nutritious food and drink. By providing some financial assistance required to allow these fantastic projects to thrive we are making the best of Scotland's produce, and further adding to our credentials as a leading food tourism destination.
"And I hope that the success of these projects in applying for funding will encourage others to do the same."
Beer from Perthshire Larder
5000
Castle Douglas Harvest Food Festival
5000
Celebrating Seasonal Fife
5000
Collaborative bee farming, education and honey food tastings
5000
Eaglesham Beer Festival 2019
2500
Ethical Farming Conference
5000
First Friday Producers Market
2624
Food from Argyll /AITC Website Project
2000
Food from Fife Website
5000
Food School Scotland
5000
Halloween Harvest and more
5000
North Ronaldsay Mutton - Scotland’s first Presidium
5000
Online Materials to support small food producers
4076
Skye Food Link Van + Taste Local Awards
4500
Streetfood Zone at the Stranraer Oyster Festival
5000
Sustainable Growing of Botanicals for Scottish Gin
5000
The Thistle Street Food Market
5000
Thrumster Game & Countryside Fair
5000
