Edinvale event

Picture the scene. Tuesday, March 22nd 2022, is likely to be the only day of the Scottish summer that sprung early! With temperatures soaring above 17, it made for a great start to the first event of the year for Women In Agriculture Scotland (WiAS). Hosted by Jock and Fiona Gibson, the power duo behind Edinvale Farm, Dallas and Macbeth’s Butchery, Forres, we tailored the event to their business by arranging a farm Walk & Talk, alongside a tour of their butchery and shop.

Starting the day off right with a coffee and the opportunity to catch up with friends old and new, the tour started with Jock giving us a brief history of the farm, their businesses and his family with their story rooted in the field to fork ethos.

We then moved on to livestock and Edinvale’s focus on the breeding and finishing of traditional Scottish native Highland and Shorthorn cattle, being sold as an end product through their award-winning butchery. The discussion got off to a great start as Jock and Fiona gave us the background of the specific breeds and why they introduced them to the farm, alongside their methods and general approach to farming. They most definitely have their fair share to juggle, working and living on the farm, the livestock, the farm shop, the butchery in Forres as well as bringing up their own family! It was incredibly humbling to hear the high points as well as the low points that keep Jock and Fiona so busy day-to-day.