Rural College of Scotland (SRUC) donated a massive 1.4 tonnes of chicken to food banks, school breakfast clubs, and homeless shelters to help them during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The meat, which included 600 kg of whole chicken, 250 kg of chicken legs and 615 kg of chicken breasts, was donated by SRUC from its carcass assessment unit at Auchincruive Manor in South Ayrshire.
In the Scottish village of Fortingel grows the oldest tree in Europe - yew, which is about 5 thousand years old.
The chicken was donated to FareShare, a charitable organization whose goal is to reduce food poverty and reduce food waste in the UK by redistributing a modern and safe food chain.
Every week, he donates food to 11,000 charities and community groups throughout the UK — enough food to create nearly a million dishes for vulnerable people.
SRUC donations were sent to over 100 charitable and community groups throughout Glasgow and western Scotland, including dormitories, day care centers, dining clubs, drug treatment agencies, youth projects, and refugee centers.
Colin McEwan, Director of Commercialization and Innovation at SRUC, said: “At this difficult time, SRUC is doing its best to support and help the community through the wide range of mechanisms it has, including housing, laboratories, skills and products.”
- About 6400 hectares of land, most of which is forest land, have been converted to farms to attract new entrants to the Scottish agricultural industry.
- In Scotland, a working group has been formed to formulate future agricultural and food policy.
- Organized by four farms located in the south of Scotland - Mossgill Farm, Pilham Farm, Reinton Farm and Whitmere Organic - this event was dedicated to studying the growing public concern about climate change, biodiversity, social impact and animal welfare.
