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29/10/2024

Work with us! We’d love you to join our team! We are looking for two new awesome people to join Team Guardswell in 2025. A new quarter century. Two quite different roles- one being a super energetic and knowledgeable Head of Growing with (from the market garden, to help with other growing projects on the farm) and the other as our new Business Development and Events Manager (the person who thinks up and executes everything from a wicked hill top sunset supper, to a gathering of inspirational people within a business in the Steading.) Do you want to read a bit more? Can you see your feet in those boots? We’ve popped more info into our links in bio- so take a look, and get in touch if you fancy applying

28/10/2024

WORK WITH US

We are looking for two wonderful new team members to join us to start the new quarter century!

Head of Growing at Guardswell Grows

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Business Development + Events Manager

Fancy reading a little more?

https://www.guardswell.co.uk/journal/work-with-us

27/10/2024

Does anything beat cooking outside? Whether it’s a few sausages on a little barbecue, some squash slowly softening in the embers of a bonfire, beetroot wrapped in salt dough, a hogget shoulder embellished with garlic and rosemary in a then smothered in homegrown salsa verde … honestly- nothing beats it! And arguably even better at this time of year than in summer- by lantern light or the flicker of the fire. We’ll have some Hebridean hogget available next week- so hit us up if you fancy a bit of outdoor cooking yourself! Who inspires your outdoor recipes? Maybe , or .l.b.a___

20/10/2024

Storm watch. Are you getting ready for this afternoons storm? We’re checking drains and digging little back ups- although we’re on a hill and rarely sit in water, it can quite quickly go the wrong direction… and into the Steading- so just making sure everything’s clear. Checking in on the livestock- the goats are tucked up in their shed. Then it’s the perfect day to get the wood stove on and hunker down. Guardswell is an awesome place to watch storm fronts come in over the Carse.

14/10/2024

The Farmhouse is made for winter. The perfect spot to get the fire roaring, and make up an afternoon tea tray and jammy toast. You’ve been up the hill, a new view as you crest every little rise, ruddy cheeks, slightly chilly toes, satisfyingly sleepy. No wifi, no TV. Just you, some people you love, perhaps a board game and beautiful conversation.

25/09/2024

Welcome, Teddy Bears. A little different looking to the Hebrideans…! These 6 beautiful little (already bigger than an adult Hebridean ewe) ewe lambs are Shropshires. And they’re going to be put to work. has two large blocks of orchard on the farm, which are still a little young to let livestock graze freely amongst- but Shropshires have been bred specifically to not eat the bark of trees. By having them on the team, we can now graze the orchards- in little blocks like we do with our other sheep and cows. Why is this great? It reduces competition for the apple trees, the style of grazing will further improve biodiversity in the orchards (we’ll talk about orchard biodiversity some time!), reduces compaction and emissions from the tractor by not having to top the strips between the trees, and it brings those strips back into agricultural production. Agroforestry is awesome! Two crops (maybe more someday…) from the same bit of land- all whilst promoting and building diversity!

22/09/2024

Shetland cattle. A relatively small, tough, dual purpose (dairy and meat) breed, hailing from the Shetland Isles, and on the At Risk list. Solar converting, soil building, species increasing champions here at Guardswell. Since arriving on the farm, the cattle have been on a solely pasture diet- eating Perthshire sunlight through the grasses and wild plants growing- and boy are they looking good for it.

21/09/2024

Guardswell Cottage and its cute wee kitchen. We stripped the kitchen out a couple of years ago, tore down a silly wall, and opened the view up. The Cottage is a sweet, easy, cosy place to stay- with a wood burner, gorgeous big view, and sleeps 4 in a twin and double. Great for warming up before or after a bit autumnal hike, or resetting yourself a little

09/09/2024

It’s our last market this week!!! 3-8pm this Wednesday!! Pop in after work, after the school pick up (dinner sorted!), bring your baskets, fill your freezers, support the wonderful local producers and farmers who work hard to grow and make nutritious food. It’s going to be awesome- and as a treat for our last hurrah… are back!!

05/09/2024

We’re running a little workshop on the Farm on Friday (which is currently sold out- but we may do another)- Cooking with Fresh Herbs. A little nod back to our roots. Wonderful Papa, who’s no longer with us, planted the Kailyard garden at Guardswell, and was the Herbie mastermind behind Scotherbs- growing and selling fresh herbs across Scotland from the last 80s until the mid 2010s. Herbs in our blood. The Kailyard isn’t bursting with quite as much diversity as it was when he planted it- but that’s our 2025 planting plan. Bring back the savoury, the hyssop and the buckler leaf sorrels. The pineapple mint and the blackcurrant sage. I’m (Anna) feeling quite nervous about Friday- about doing him and his knowledge justice. This beautiful photo is of a wonderful friend- Jean from when they came for a wee team outing to Guardswell, taken by the always fantastic

27/08/2024

We’re inching our way towards the end of summer and we’re not totally sure how we feel about it. This year- many farmers have battled hard against the elements- from a very soggy spring (and summer) making sowing a challenge, or finding a window to make hay particularly hard. The best thing you can do to support them- is to buy their produce, support British grown food- no matter where you shop. You can do that in supermarkets if that’s where you are, or if you can, nipping into somewhere smaller and independent is even better. is prepping for their first big own tree harvest… the fruit is looking gorgeous, which hopefully means the cider will be too. These beautiful shiny apples were blown off our old tree above the bath at the Pendicle (pictured in May in the second photo). Isn’t nature wonderful. Those perfect pale pink blossom turn into juicy, tart, satisfying apples.

24/08/2024

Farmstand. This wee horse box fills us with so much joy. Open in the summer and autumn months, a little space for us to sell our veggies- and some of too this year. We fill it on a Friday by 4pm- with enough veggies for our local customers and those staying on the farm too- plus some awesome pasta as well!! Cash or PayPal, open 24/7! Come take a wee look.

12/08/2024

It’s Market Week at Guardswell Farm!

This Wednesday: 3pm-8pm

Join us on the farm for a market loaded with local, sustainably grown or produced food- an alternative to your weekly shop, and grab some dinner whilst with us. All of the stalls are awesome small businesses, run by passionate people- and it would be brilliant if you came along to support them.

Bring a basket, grab all of your tupperwares, and your string bags- we’re as low waste as possible.

Little Trochry
Aran
Lon
Artisana
The Cheesery
Arbroath Fish
Diggers
Arngask
Bowhouse
Southfield
Good food good feelings
Eastfield
Fender
Chocolatia
EH9
Joelato
the Tuskers
Fodder & Farm
Arbroath Quality Fish
Dundee Naturalists Society
RSPB
Bumbling Basketeer
Chris Jeffries Wood Turning

09/08/2024

There are a few subsidised places (£70) still available for young people living in Scotland. Get your application in by emailing [email protected] by Monday, 12th August explaining (1) why you are applying for a subsidised ticket and (2) why you would like to attend ORFC in the Field.

Please share this brilliant opportunity with any young people you know who may be interested. Guardswell Farm Scottish Agritourism Comrie Perthshire Scottish Land & Estates

05/08/2024

🍏 Apples apples apples! 🍏

As we approach apple season… fancy a wee last minute midweek stay? If you book a midweek date in September…all bookings will get a whole host of apple-y treats thrown in!

- An orchard walk to learn about orchard care, tree varieties and biodiversity in orchards
- A cider tasting in the Glasshouse with
- An apple cake in your house or hut on arrival

Then- if you’re staying in the Pendicle, spend your evening in our gorgeous wood fired bath tub under the two oldest apple trees on the farm. 🍎

02/08/2024

Late summer lovin’. Totally feeling hopeful for a summer that stretches a little further this year- or at least we’re owed one after the start of this one… surely. The Infield is totally kitted out- whatever the weather. In fact- a hot bath in the rain is almost better than it being gorgeous weather. You guys are keen on an October holiday- but we have some space in September for anyone who fancies some of that final burst of sun- we’d really love to see you.

18/07/2024

Farm Produce. We’re what you’d call a “small mixed farm”- lots of different little enterprises. From Digbys to our Hebridean hogget, or beautiful nutrient dense veggies and herbs, happily free ranging hens and their eggs, Shetland beef in the future and then our fibre too- the Hebridean fleece and the mohair from the Angora goats. We’re growing thoughtfully- with as much effort as can be placed on welfare, environment and breeding for our system. It’s exciting watching each rung form a ladder, which we hope will ultimately lead to beautiful produce boxes overflowing with veg, meat and- perhaps- our own dairy too, and the odd bottle of cider or apple juice thrown in to wash it all down. Big plans, small farm. In the mean time- if you’d like to know about our Hebridean hogget, or our veggies, pop your name on our mailing list and we promise to update you.

14/07/2024

Serious summer holiday vibes on the farm at the moment. What’s your best outdoor summer holiday memory? Fields, dens, potions, picnics, adventures…! It’s been so awesome to see the farm through Asters eyes this year, and hopefully that will make us on the whole an even better place for families to visit. The sort of place to hide the screens, and head outside- rain or shine (mainly rain this summer). We still have a wee smidge of summer holiday availability if you want to come and live out your own Sound of Music moment

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LIVE ON Go Rural Scotland TOMORROW (FRIDAY 15TH MAY) AT 2PM.

LET NATURE SING | Nature is in crisis and we can’t sit back and let the world go silent. Rare species are disappearing, and our best loved birds are in decline. The statistics are striking, and we can’t stand by and watch that happen. We’ll all suffer too. RSPB have organised Let Nature Sing, a Nature recovery movement. The recovery of nature needs us all to act! Whether through our food choices, our campaigning actions, our volunteering, or through appreciating nature! Head on over the www.rspb.org.uk/get-involved/campaigning/let-nature-sing to find out more. RSPB Love Nature RSPB Tayside and Fife RSPB Scotland #LetNatureSing

Maxwell String Quartet | Spring. The first in a concert series by these talented fellows... seriously beautiful sounds! Maxwell Quartet Tickets are £20 and include a little treat of a drink, and some spring bites- they’ll be preforming their own folk compositions alongside music by Joseph Haydn. It’s going to be a truly special evening, and a perfect way to welcome spring with open arms! Plus this video by FLUX VIDEO is pretty special too... tickets can be found in bio, or on the website EVENTS page. Saturday 9th March, 7.30pm #Guardswell #guardswellfarm #farm #maxwellstringquartet #fluxvideo #spring #springconcert #march #stay #play #livemusic #perthshire #scotlandisnow

Good morning from the Infield! Jamie working hard up there today... but at least he has this to look at!

Chickens | These little guys have grown so much! Doesn't seem like long ago that they were cracking through their shells... now they're practicing chicken parkour #hens #chickens #guardswell #guardswellfarm #maybeacockerel #woods #woodland #farm #stay #play #learn

Lambs | Two arrived yesterday, five today! The Hebrideans have started lambing... we think they're gorgeous... maybe a little like a baby gorilla! Fingers crossed that more are on their way #guardswell #guardswellfarm #farm #lambing2018 #lambing #hebrideansheep #hebrideanlamb #fleece #stay #play #learn

Hebridean | Chilling like a Hebridean. This little one loves a chin scratch... the happy life of sheep #guardswell #guardswellfarm #farm #hebridean #hebrideansheep #sheep #blacksheep #baabaa #baabaablacksheep

Rain | It's raining, it's pouring... we've never seen rain like it! And the flat of the Carse was bone dry too. Sweet rain drop shadows... #guardswell #guardswellfarm #rain #weather #shadow #guardswellgrey #doors #wall #light #farm

Acoustic Testing | Cousin Alexander @booothy stretching the vocal chords and belting out a tune! Thank you for the video Auntie Gillian! #acoustics #guardswell #singing #moonriver #loud #sound #musical #plays #theatre #musicaltheatre #family #guardswell #farm

Come on sheep! Good evening hebrideans... new field, yummy grass and a pretty sky #sheep #hebrideans #farm #Guardswell #evening #feeding #comeonsheep #runningsheep