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Episode 3

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie Vipond tastes the Scottish superfood taking the health food market by storm. Sarah Mack meets the animal therapist who treats sheepdogs.

Dougie Vipond tastes the Scottish superfood taking the health food market by storm. Sarah Mack meets the animal therapist who treats sheepdogs. Landward tales a look at the cattle from the French Pyrenees now residing in Moray. Plus Nick Nairn cooks up some superfood treats for the folk of Inverness in the Landward food van.

29 minutes

Last on

Sat 25 Apr 2015 17:30

Kale - the new superfood!

Kale - the new superfood!

Kale was once considered cattle fodder.聽 Now it's聽sold as聽human superfood and kale growers are struggling to聽keep up with demand.

Dougie Vipond travels to the hills above Strathpeffer to meet kale grower Jo Hunt who could sell his crop three times over!

Nick Nairn鈥檚 kale recipes:-

Gasconnes in Ecosse

Gasconnes in Ecosse

Gasconne cattle hail from the French Pyrenees but they can also be found happy at home on a farm near Elgin.

Sarah went to meet breeder Willie Hendry who thinks their mountains origins make Gasconne聽the perfect cattle for the Scottish climate.

Trapping Controversy

Trapping Controversy

The law allows crows and magpies to be trapped in certain circumstances, for example to protect gamebirds, song birds or crops.

But the RSPB are concerned that crow traps are being misused to illegally trap birds of prey. An allegation denied by gamekeepers and estates owners.

Euan finds out how the traps work and hears the arguments.

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Role Contributor
Presenter Dougie Vipond
Participant Sarah Mack
Participant Euan McIlwraith
Series Producer Simon Cousins
Series Producer Fiona Clark

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