SWHA at the Big Tent Festival, 24-25 July 2010
The next chance to talk to members face to face will be at the 2010 Big Tent festival, in Falkland, Fife, where we'll have a shared SWHA stall featuring wild-harvested products. We'll be in the Wood and Craft Zone, near to the main entrance - do come along and find us if you're going to be at the festival.
SWHA will also be represented in a programmed discussion panel on Food from the Forest, 14:30-15:50 on Saturday 24 July, in the Big Yurt in the Wood and Craft Zone.
About SWHA
The Scottish Wild Harvests Association (SWHA) was formed during the 2009 Wild Harvests of Scotland events, by a group of people working in wild harvest businesses.
The aims of the Association are to:
- provide information about wild harvesting in Scotland
- facilitate co-operation between members
- provide marketing opportunities to members
- raise public awareness of the Scottish wild harvests sector
- represent the views of the group to public bodies, as informed by the members
- promote sustainable harvesting
Over time we are developing a network of like-minded people who have skills, products, materials, services, information that are useful to each other, and who together are building a sustainable harvesting culture. One important element of that is a good working relationship between landowners and gatherers.
Full membership is open to businesses, voluntary groups and individuals in Scotland who produce sustainable, ethical products or services based on Scottish wild materials. Full membership provides full voting rights at AGM. Other benefits such as directory listings and joint marketing activities will be developed for the benefit of full members.
Associate membership is open to all organisations and individuals who support the aims and objectives of the Association.Associate members are a vital part of developing our collective knowledge and raising awareness of wild harvesting in Scotland, and they have a full role in many of the Association's activities.
We hope you will want to be a member so are offering a £10 initial year's membership for full or associate membership.
A downloadable application form is available here.
To find out more, click here to email the Secretary.