It’s the day that we were to host the local crofters cooperative.
One Sunday each month is designated the crofting cooperative day, and a group of local crofters take it in turn to host it. The day is used to undertake tasks where extra hands might be needed on the host croft – tree planting, digging drainage, pruning bushes, scything brush, that sort of thing.
We had just taken a delivery of more heritage apple and pear trees so had planned for the extra hands to do tree planting. We’d also collected a few dozen sacks of seaweed after the recent storms to mulch the base of the trees to suppress weeds and add additional nutrients.
The day dawned wet and windy. No surprises there on Skye, I guess. The local crofters are a hardy bunch completely undeterred by rain and they turned up well dressed for the weather.
After a few hours of planting and mulching we broke for hot coffee, soup and home baked bread, and cinnamon buns. And a good natter about all matters land related.
This is such a good initiative. We all help each other, and it’s great to spend time with like-minded people who are wrestling with the same challenges that we are. It’s also heartwarming to share the celebration of this wonderful place that we all live in.
The trees are in and happily tucked up with their collar of seaweed. Winter is coming fast now on the teeth of the gales, but we’re prepared.
Ravencroft Skye 
What a brilliantly simple idea.
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What a lovely thing to do! A lot of years ago, we had a Permaculture club here in our area. We would meet once a month at someone’s house and do some small project or maintenance job. It was a great initiative and we all learned new skills every month, unfortunately, life got in the way and I had to get a ‘normal’ job to pay our way.
Your Crofting group sounds so lovely and your bread looks amazing too.
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Thank you! Loving the idea of a permaculture club. Very similar
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