Case Studies
Scottish Borders

Claire Wilson

Claire's roots go back to a small village called Broughton in Peeblesshire, where her family still live. Growing up in the Scottish farming industry developed Claire’s love for livestock and other animals, resulting in her graduating from SRUC with a Higher National Diploma in Agriculture in 2014. She now lives at Castle Crawford Farm, in Crawford, just outside Biggar with her partner James, who is a shepherd.

• Lanarkshire
• Scottish Borders
• Enterprise
• Connectivity

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Ella McLeister

Ella, originally from the Scottish Borders has returned home to live and work in Selkirk, after studying for two years in Sydney, Australia. She is now currently working as a freelance photographer and stylist.

• Scottish Borders
• Enterprise
• Community
• Employment

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Food Punks

Food Punks is an innovative social enterprise in the Scottish Borders empowering young people through food. Food Punks is one of Tweeddale Youth Action’s (TYA) income generating social enterprises that started as an initiative to teach simple cookery skills that would help young people learn how to cook local fresh food from scratch and lead to lower carbon lifestyles.

• Scottish Borders
• Social Enterprise
• Community

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Phil Anderson

After growing up on an organic sheep and beef farm in the Scottish Borders, Philip moved to Edinburgh to study. First BSc Agriculture, then a postgraduate in Outdoor and Environmental.

• Faith
• Farming
• Enterprise
• Scottish Borders

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