Supporting the Project
The project is in partnership with
We have also benefited from support, advice and feedback from experts at
The Shieling Project is based on the Struy Estate, where we are very fortunate to have the support of the Spencer-Nairn family and the award winning eco-tourism business Eagle Brae.
We are a social enterprise. The project is a not-for-profit organisation and our community impact is monitored on a yearly basis. That means we charge for our services but all that money goes into running the project. During our start-up phases we are relying also on funding and donations, so far we have gathered funding support from:
Tesco has teamed up with greenspace scotland to launch its Bags of Help initiative in Scotland. The scheme will see three community groups and projects in each of these regions awarded grants of £12,000, £10,000 and £8,000 – all raised from the 5p bag charge. Bags of Help offers community groups and projects in each of Tesco’s regions across the UK a share of revenue generated from the five pence charge levied on single-use carrier bags. The public will now vote in store from 27 February until 6 March on who should receive the £12,000, £10,000 and £8,000 awards.
SSE Highland Sustainable Development Fund
The Hugh Fraser Foundation
Photos by the Shieling Project, Mhairi Baird, George Logan and David Powell
Fantastic scarecrows created by our nursery children at Summerlings! Protecting our young crops. Now all we need is rain #scarecrows #traditionalcrops https://t.co/0XRkKNoeav
Despite a brush with the frost our new basket willow is growing well! Come and learn about everything to do with baskets and more, at our Craft Camp (30th June to 5th July) https://t.co/8biGp4MxaW https://t.co/om3IpZeZIp
Pig ploughing... our pigs helped us clear this field last year. Now we have been working hard to lift the stones (adding to the old field clearance cairn) and rake up turf. Next stop bere barley and oats as part of the Intercropping Field Lab - researching traditional crop mixes https://t.co/AfNbK9jeqP
