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A celebration of food from Scotland

The Country Smallholder

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November 2025

Josephine Laing was exhibiting but also found time to see what was on offer

- By Josephine Laing

A celebration of food from Scotland

With the discontinuation of The Taste of Grampian, Ross McKirdy, Manager at the Grampian Transport Museum, Aberdeenshire, spotted an opportunity for local producers to showcase their wares, so back in July the Museum decided to launch a new venture for producers and craft workers called the Best of Grampian. We were there with our Beautiful Fleece and Yarn stall, and during a break I managed to find time to have a chat with some of the 50 plus stallholders in attendance.

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