Stories
Why Crofting Communities?
Crofting communities maintain distinctive food traditions shaped by local landscapes, seasonal rhythms, and intergenerational knowledge. These practices may preserve dietary patterns that support microbial diversity — patterns that are increasingly rare in modern food environments.
By working collaboratively with crofters and crofting organisations, we hope to understand:
• How traditional diets influence the microbiome
• How cultural food practices are passed down
• Whether “lost” microbiota species may be inherited or preserved through traditional lifestyles
Hector Macrae
I was born in 1947 in a small crofting area of Drumnaguie which is north of Kinlochbervie. Kinlochbervie is situated on the northwest corner of Sutherland and it is just about as far north you can travel on the west coast of Scotland. More .....
Grannie's Griddle
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Crofts & Crofting
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