For a really fascinating read about the ecology of the Western Isles see " The Hebrides" by Boyd & Boyd. J. Morton Boyd was a protegé of the great Fraser Darling.
As an outsider, it's very difficult to divest the elements of government propaganda, environmental activism, and socialized or subsidized farming with the hard-earned economic gains realized by crofters. Under all the glitz and polish, the crofters actually work for a living, unlike these university-educated pencil pushing agronomists and activists. It's sad that their reach is even to the ends of the earth, which North Uist really is. These people have taken an historical and vital link to subsistence agriculture and turned it into a modern case study on agribusiness that is part of the Green agenda. Scotland used to be better than this.
thank you for such a wonderful film on Crofting and Uist Machair and for preserving the traditional way of Scotish Island life!
Thank you for taking the time to make and upload, it's very much appreciated. A great insight. Subscribed! 👍
good insights wildlife and crofting tickety tick
For a really fascinating read about the ecology of the Western Isles see " The Hebrides" by Boyd & Boyd. J. Morton Boyd was a protegé of the great Fraser Darling.
Thank you,so interesting.
3:54 for bird species supported by machair, 4:20 for plant species and 4:40 for rare insect species
Background piper sounds like Angus MacColl.
The piper is Chloe Steele.
As an outsider, it's very difficult to divest the elements of government propaganda, environmental activism, and socialized or subsidized farming with the hard-earned economic gains realized by crofters. Under all the glitz and polish, the crofters actually work for a living, unlike these university-educated pencil pushing agronomists and activists. It's sad that their reach is even to the ends of the earth, which North Uist really is. These people have taken an historical and vital link to subsistence agriculture and turned it into a modern case study on agribusiness that is part of the Green agenda. Scotland used to be better than this.