by susannah | Jan 18, 2019 | JCM News
This Rock and Roll Farmer has a lot of fans, so there’s competition, but we are big fans and we love Will Evan’s latest podcast with LEAF Chief Caroline Drummond. Never did we know she was the lead singer in a rock and roll band, but we did know her...
by susannah | Sep 7, 2018 | JCM News
Hutdesking, updesking and blue sky thinking. So nearly corporate, but not quite. And so very not corporate when in the context of Guardswell, a farm with a difference on a hilltop between Perth and Dundee. Last week, the JCM team hut-desked – taking our work to a hut...
by susannah | Aug 31, 2018 | JCM News
New Zealand farmer and motivational speaker, Doug Avery, who published his award-winning book, The Resilient Farmer, last year, will be giving a series of talks across Scotland in September and October 2018, and we are delighted to be involved. The tour, Drought,...
by susannah | Aug 4, 2018 | JCM News
We hosted the first-ever Rural Youth Ideas Festival on Rebecca’s farm near Kinross last week. Against a backdrop of glamping, live music and local food, over 80 young people enjoyed a line-up of inspiring speakers from rural businesses – from Jamie’s...
by susannah | Jul 31, 2018 | JCM News
The results of a new survey, initiated by JCM, show that 72% of young people living in rural locations feel optimistic about their future despite the challenges of transport, access to services, employment and connectivity. The Rural Youth Project survey, conducted...
