These are the things that inspire me. Find postcards from each colourful season. Happenings at home. Interviews with farmers, foragers and fishermen. And all the little things that make Shetland a pinnacle of creativity.

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Today I’d like to introduce someone very special to you – Penny Armstrong and Alan Robertson from Transition Turriefield. Since the first time I met them, back in 2013 I think, they’ve had my utmost respect and admiration for what they do. Not only they grow fruit and vegetables in Shetland’s extremely harsh and challenging […]

Meet Penny and Alan from Transition Turriefield

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The most photographed building in Shetland must be… The Lodberry. If you are one of the Jimmy Perez’s fans you will recognise this iconic scene. And for those of you who don’t know Jimmy yet, he is a detective inspector from Ann Cleeves’ drama Shetland, that has become a worldwide sensation I get often asked […]

Lodberries

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As Spring has officially arrived I thought I’d share something special with you. I wanted to introduce you to my friend and former colleague Chris Dyer who has a croft in Bressay and he is very passionate about working the land in a sustainable and sensitive way. Chris used to contribute to the 60 North […]

Meet Chris Dyer

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What an exciting year it’s been so far! We’ve been working hard on planning our tours and we just wanted to give you little update on the season ahead. The first trip is going ahead in May and we are absolutely thrilled that some of the participants are coming from as far as New Zealand, Canada and the USA. We’ll make sure […]

Our 2017 Season

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