Do you want to milk a cow, build a bothy, or plant a forest? Be an archaeologist, a poet, a weaver? Come outdoors and get stuck in to shieling life with us.
The Shieling Project is an off-grid learning centre based in Glen Strathfarrar, near Beauly in the Highlands of Scotland. The project is all about outdoor living – from looking after our livestock to making real buildings, from weaving baskets to making burgers from the meat we have raised here. The tradition of the shieling where folk lived outdoors all summer herding the cattle, gives us a window onto the past, but also helps us look forward to a sustainable future.
Want to come and work with us? We’re looking for a young person with great Gaelic to join our team as an Outdoor Learning Apprentice. More information can be found in the advert here. Please get in touch to discuss further.
Am bu mhath leibh bò a bhleoghainn, bothan a thogail neo coille a chur as ùr? Am bu mhath leibh a bhith nur n-arc-eòlaichean, nur bàird, neo nur breabadairean? Thigibh a-mach dhan àraineachd agus feuch dòigh beatha na h-àirighe còmhla rinn!
’S e ionad ionnsachaidh neo-eisimileach a th’ ann am Pròiseact na h-Àirighe, a chaidh a stèidheachadh taobh a-muigh siostaman dealain is goireasan phoblach àbhaisteach. Ionnsachaidh daoine mu dheidhinn a bhith beò air a’ bhlàr a-muigh. Bidh sinn a’ togail bothain. Bidh sinn a’ dèanamh basgaidean, agus burgairean bho mart-fheòil ar cuid sprèidh fhèin. Bha muinntir an àite a’ fuireach a-muigh mar sin, air an làrach againn, airson an samhradh air fad. Seo agaibh sealladh air na laithean a dh’ fhalbh. Tro na cleachdaidhean aca, togaidh sinn beachd air mar as urrainn dhuinne a bhith beò ann an saoghal ùr, seasmhach san àm ri teachd.
Gables done! #beautifulbothy https://t.co/yJYfkOTrkZ
Gables done! #beautifulbothy pic.twitter.com/yJYfkOTrkZ
— The Shieling Project (@shielingproject) April 18, 2018
Thanks to all the lovely volunteers who helped us this weekend - flat packing heaven (or hell - depending on your view...) https://t.co/xoc8BLpmoj
Thanks to all the lovely volunteers who helped us this weekend - flat packing heaven (or hell - depending on your view...) pic.twitter.com/xoc8BLpmoj
— The Shieling Project (@shielingproject) April 16, 2018
Nominate the Shieling Project in the Jewsons Building Better Communities fund and we could put a roof on our byre! https://t.co/7absjy0fHP With your help we can finish converting our byre into a micro-dairy - free ice cream to all those who vote for us! https://t.co/07HMjCqG2I
Nominate the Shieling Project in the Jewsons Building Better Communities fund and we could put a roof on our byre! https://t.co/7absjy0fHP With your help we can finish converting our byre into a micro-dairy - free ice cream to all those who vote for us! pic.twitter.com/07HMjCqG2I
— The Shieling Project (@shielingproject) April 11, 2018
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Photos by the Shieling Project, Mhairi Baird, George Logan and David Powell