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Being a countryside ranger, and other land-based careers
Luke, Toni, Catriona and Eleanor all work in land based industries such a forestry, countryside management, conservation, and being countryside…
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Bringing barista-style coffee to the Scottish countryside
Austen recently returned to Aberdeenshire from London and is looking develop a mobile pop-up coffee and cocktail bar, tapping into…
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Cress growing and community farming in the Netherlands
Scottish rural leaders and Rural Youth Project delegates were challenged to “think different” on the urban-rural-divide in the Netherlands. Hear…
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The floating dairy farm of Rotterdam
Scottish dairy farmer Rory Christie talks about visiting a floating farm in Rotterdam. Scottish Enterprise rural leaders and Rural Youth…
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In deep, rural southern USA, what can make the young stay?
Many regions of the world that have lost young people to bigger towns and cities – and the deep, rural…
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Guns and ‘mansplaining’: Being a female gamekeeper
Megan Rowland talks to us about being a female gamekeeper in a male dominated sector and how she handles ‘mansplaining’…
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Canadian, Scottish and Dutch – life as a rural young person
We speak to four young people about the challenges of being young in the countryside and what they’re doing to…
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How nature is helping refugees in Sweden
Muin Ghulami arrived in Sweden as an Afghan refugee five years ago. Since then, the 18-year-old has learnt to speak…
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What’s the best thing about being young in the countryside?
Being young in the countryside isn’t all roses, but there are lots of good bits. We asked young people what…
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Being young, rural and dealing with adversity
It’s not easy growing up – and being in the countryside has its own set of challenges. Kendra, Christy and…
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Alana’s story: Family secrets and farming succession in Oz
Alana Black tells us about her family’s experience of losing their farm, how it could all have been avoided, and…
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Living back with my parents in the countryside
Anna Lamotte, 28, talks about living back home with her parents near Perth, Scotland, and the challenges of finding affordable…